Storm pounds Monterey and Santa Cruz counties
Floods, mud, accidents in another day of heavy rain
Heavy rains fell across the Bay Area and beyond, creating havoc on the roads and leading to some evacuations.
The storm struck the entire Bay Area and beyond. But it seemed to let most of its anger out on Monterey County.
Heavy rains saw the Carmel River Lagoon start rising. By 9:00 a.m. Thursday, the sheriff's department issued an evacuation order for about 2,500 people in the area.
Deputies went door to door in the Mission Fields neighborhood of Unincorporated Carmel.
"This isn't how I planned to start my day," said one woman.