1 of 6 | Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are visible at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) 2 of 6 | The damaged Santa Cruz Wharf is visible in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) 3 of 6 | Skiers go up a lift in a snowstorm on Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Dec. 14, 2024. (Christian Pondella/Mammoth Mountain Ski Area via AP, File) 4 of 6 | Water from the San Francisco Bay spills onto the Embarcadero as a result of high tides and storm-driven waves Dec. 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) 5 of 6 | The Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) 6 of 6 | Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif., Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Record-setting flooding over three days dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of northern California, a fire left thousands under evacuation orders and warnings in Los Angeles County, forecasters issued the first-ever tornado warning in San Francisco and rough seas tore down part of a wharf in Santa Cruz. All of this extreme weather has hit California in the past several weeks, showcasing the state’s particular vulnerability to major weather disasters. Strong storms Tuesday produced waves that forecasters said could reach 35 feet (10.7 meters) around Santa Cruz. The National Weather Service issued a high surf warning until early evening, cautioning people to stay out of the ocean and away from piers. The damaged Santa Cruz Wharf is visible in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) For Chandler Price, meteorologist with the National […]