Deadly Storms , Continue to Slam, Into California.<br />On January 10, thousands of Californians <br />were forced to flee their homes as severe <br />weather continued to batter the state.<br />NBC reports that the extreme weather <br />has left one dead, a child missing and <br />huge numbers of people without power.<br />Heavy rains were forecast to continue<br />as a fresh low-pressure system approached <br />the state as part of a "parade of cyclones.".<br />The endless onslaught <br />of potent systems with <br />atmospheric rivers of <br />moisture continue to <br />inundate California, The National Weather Service, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that the storms have <br />flooded homes, transformed roads <br />into rivers and overwhelmed cars.<br />According to Anita Konopa, an official with the San Luis <br />Obispo County Office of Emergency Services, one <br />person was killed when a vehicle was overtaken by water. .<br />Scott Jalbert, another official with the agency, said that <br />a child is missing after being swept away when <br />floodwaters overwhelmed a vehicle near Paso Robles.<br />Tony Coppola, a spokesman for the San Luis Obispo <br />County Sheriff's Office, said that extreme conditions <br />forced the search for the child to be called off.<br />According to PowerOutage.us, <br />as of January 10, over 232,000 residents <br />were without power across California. .<br />On January 9, parts of Santa Barbara and other nearby <br />towns, including the entire community of Montecito, <br />were issued immediate evacuation orders
