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The California Report

Pictures of the Deluge: Storm Sweeps Southern California

Dan Brekke
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July is typically the driest month in California's long dry season. But not this year, especially in Southern California. Moisture streaming north from Tropical Storm Dolores fed downpours over much of the state's southern third and broke rainfall records across the region. (See a comprehensive list of rainfall totals from the National Weather Service in San Diego.)

The impacts ranged from the dire -- the collapse of a bridge on Interstate 10 some 180 miles east of Los Angeles -- to extremely rare rainouts for both the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres.

Here are some images from Sunday's Southern California storm:

Water surges under the threatened but intact westbound bridge on Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center on Sunday. The bridge on the eastbound lanes collapsed.
Water surges under the threatened but intact westbound bridge on Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center on Sunday. The bridge on the eastbound lanes collapsed. (Geoff Pemberton/Riverside County Fire Department via Quartzsite Fire and Rescue)
Firefighters and paramedics rescue the driver of a pickup truck that crashed off a collapsed bridge on Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center.
Firefighters and paramedics rescue the driver of a pickup truck that crashed off a collapsed bridge on Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center. (Geoff Pemberton/Riverside County Fire Department via Quartzsite Fire and Rescue)
Firefighters and paramedics treat the driver of a pickup truck that crashed off a collapsed bridge on Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center.
Firefighters and paramedics treat the driver of a pickup truck that crashed off a collapsed bridge on Interstate 10 near the town of Desert Center. (Geoff Pemberton/Riverside County Fire Department via Quartzsite Fire and Rescue)
A tarp covers the field at Petco Park during a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres July 19, 2015 in San Diego, California. Play was suspended in the fifth inning.
A tarp covers the field at Petco Park during a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres July 19, 2015 in San Diego, California. Play was suspended in the fifth inning. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
Fans with umbrellas sit in the stands in Anaheim, waiting for the start of the game between the Angels and Boston Red Sox. The game was postponed -- the Angels' first rainout in 20 years.
Fans with umbrellas sit in the stands in Anaheim, waiting for the start of the game between the Angels and Boston Red Sox. The game was postponed -- the Angels' first rainout in 20 years. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Members of the grounds crew at Angels Stadium in Anaheim tries to clear the outfield of excess water before Sunday's game with the Boston Red Sox. The game was eventually postpone -- the Angels' first rainout since 1995.
Members of the grounds crew at Angels Stadium in Anaheim tries to clear the outfield of excess water before Sunday's game with the Boston Red Sox. The game was eventually postpone -- the Angels' first rainout since 1995. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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