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Atmospheric river to stall over Southern California posing potentially deadly flood threat for millions
Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, on the newest of 2 developments
By Ashley R. Williams, Rob Shackelford and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages and the potential for mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow.
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Atmospheric river aimed for California, floods likely
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Atmospheric river to stall over Southern California posing potentially deadly flood threat for millions
A powerful atmospheric river is set to bring potentially life-threatening flooding across Southern California on Sunday after an earlier storm already unleashed record rainfall in some parts of the region.
The National Weather Service warns the storm could drop unprecedented rain over a wide area from Saturday night through early next week, with the period of most concern from Sunday into early Monday.
A stronger and longer-lasting atmospheric river event is set to hit California this weekend, bringing a considerable risk for flash flooding, mudslides, damaging winds, and heavy mountain snow. Nearly 40 million people are under flood watches including San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San…
KABC, CNN By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow.
KABC, CNN By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow.
The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers is drenching Northern California, flooding roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leading forecasters to warn of possible hurricane-force winds and mudslides
Forecasters warn the storm will bring "impactful and dangerous flooding rains, heavy snow, strong winds, coastal flooding, and high surf" to California.
By Ashley R. Williams, Rob Shackelford and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages and the potential for mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow.
CNN By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our live coverage here.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers churned slowly through California early Monday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the already soggy state braced for another day of hea…
The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers churned through California, flooding roads, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and leading forecasters to warn of possible hurricane-force winds and mudslides. The
By Ashley R. Williams, Rob Shackelford and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages and the potential for mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow.
CNN By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our live coverage here.
An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is bringing the potential for life-threatening flooding to California from Sunday through Tuesday. Follow here for the latest.
Winter storms that strike the US West Coast can dump rain non-stop for days, in the worst cases triggering floods and mudslides. The strongest of these are usually a phenomenon known as atmospheric rivers, weather patterns notable for their shape and the sheer volume of water they can deliver.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California on Sunday, flooding roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leading forecasters
LOS ANGELES — The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers battered California on Sunday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to nearly 800,000 people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the state braced for what could be days of heavy rains.
Forecasters have highlighted Southern California, including downtown Los Angeles, for a rare "high risk" of flash flooding on Sunday and Monday due to a potent atmospheric river.
The Santa Monica Mountains and Hollywood Hills are under a flash flood warning until 3 p.m. local time as an atmospheric river hits California, and nearly 7,000 people were without power in Los Angeles County.
