Heavy rain hits Bay Area

A major storm that battered western Alaska over the weekend has churned through Northern California after bringing early-season snow to mountains and dropping rain that helped firefighters increase containment of a huge wildfire.

Heavy rain in the Bay Area on Sunday caused some power outages in San Jose.Snow and ice in the eastern Sierra Nevada led officials to close State Route 108 high up over the Sonora Pass.The 119-square-mile Mosquito Fire in Sierra foothills northeast of Sacramento is 38% contained after downpours on Sunday, allowing sheriff's officials in two counties to lift or downgrade some evacuation orders.Scattered rain is expected throughout Monday from Sacramento north to Redding.