Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006 — Pacific storms brought flooding to Northern California and windy, dangerously dry conditions fed grass fires in Texas and Oklahoma and near Hobbs, N.M. The fires were blamed for four deaths last week in Texas and Oklahoma.Water levels in rain-swollen rivers in Northern California are expected to subside today, allowing cleanup efforts to accelerate, but the brush fires show little sign of letup between Oklahoma City and Dallas.