An already flooded area of the U.S. is now experiencing high winds and power outages, according to the Associated Press. Toppled trees and downed power lines across Washington and Idaho critically injured two children as winds topped out at 100 mph on Wednesday.

After one of the driest Decembers in decades, Northern and Central California began to see rain again on Tuesday as a strengthening series of storms was set to soak the region, forecasters said.