Rain from an atmospheric river was falling in parts of California early Monday, as a new storm began to test the state’s preparedness weeks after a deadly deluge caused power outages and destructive mudslides. Flood watches were in effect for millions of people, mostly in California, through Wednesday as the possibility of thunderstorms, strong winds…
Two weeks after back-to-back atmospheric rivers delivered powerful rainstorms up and down California, another series is poised to bring yet more excessive rain to the state over the next few days, potentially leading to flash flooding and deep snow that could make driving treacherous. The first of the storms, which is expected to begin Saturday…
A powerful storm known as an atmospheric river swept over California on Thursday, soaking the state with rain and leaving a trail of damage that has become familiar to residents in recent years: fallen trees, flooded roads and snarled travel. Though the storm was not expected to cause the kind of chaos that was sown…
SAN FRANCISCO — California residents piled sandbags outside their homes and anxiously watched stream levels as the season’s 12th atmospheric river arrived Tuesday morning, threatening to bring another round of flooding and chaos to the beleaguered state. An unrelenting series of storms this winter have already shattered some weather records in California and prompted Gov.…