The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 13, 2023 Winter Storms Put 15 Million Under Flood Watch in California and Nevada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- California residents are bracing for more extreme weather as another "atmospheric river" has put some 15 million people in California and Nevada under flood watches. In Northern California's Monterey County, the Pajaro River breached a levee over the weekend, triggering an "uncontrolled flow" of water into the surrounding areas and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. .