California Towing tow truck driver Fernando Silva high steps his way through a flooded area of Valley Blvd. east of Mt. Vernon Avenue to get to a vehicle stuck in flood waters in Colton, Calif., today. The first wave of a powerful Pacific storm spread rain and snow early Friday through much of California, where communities endangered by a wildfire just weeks ago now faced the threat of mud and debris flows. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Terry Pierson)