Weather report shows back-to-back storms set to slam California this weekend
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More than 37 million people across California are currently under flood warnings with up to 10 inches of rain and possible tornadoes expected in parts of the state.
The National Weather Service forecast that strong winds, rain and high elevation of snow will hammer parts of California from Monday through Wednesday.
Californians were warned to prepare for power outages, mud or rock slides and coastal flooding, with the agency urging people to avoid flooded roadways and make flood preparations in their homes.
The Storm Prediction Center said on Monday morning that this latest storm may also bring tornadoes in the Sacramento Valley region while there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of inland northern California.
This latest atmospheric river began slamming the state on Sunday – marking just the latest in a series of storms in recent weeks.
Although conditions are not expected to be as severe as the impacts of last week’s storm, officials say there is cause for concern. Many parts of California are already saturated from the heavy rain and there have been hundreds of landslides so far.
Watch: Rock landslide covers street with trees and debris in California
Rock landslide covers street with trees and debris in California
Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 13:00
In pictures: Scenes of destruction in California
Across California, residents were still battling the impacts of last week’s atmospheric river-driven storms which caused flash flooding and hundreds of devastating mudslides.
An SUV sits buried by a mudslide, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in the Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles
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The remains of a piano and a collapsed carport are what’s left of a house demolished by mud flows caused by heavy rains in the Beverly Glen section of Los Angeles
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Cars are seen buried by mud in the garage of a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024
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A local resident checks the damage to her neighbor’s house after heavy rains and mud flows caused it to slide down from the hill in Beverly Glen
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A woman stands among the wreckage of a house that was abruptly destroyed by a landslide as a historic atmospheric river storm inundates the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, California, on February 6,
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Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 12:00
Flood watch in LA County to start at 4am on Monday morning
Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 11:00
Second atmospheric river weather system to stay until Wednesday
The second atmospheric river weather system to hit the West Coast in recent weeks is expected to last until Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) has said.
A forecast on Sunday said that following a brief period of isolated, light showers across the region, a stronger storm system moves into the area by the afternoon.
“This second system will stick around into Wednesday and bring periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, cooler temperatures, high-elevation snow, and a slight chance of thunderstorms,” the NWS said.
“Dry weather with warming temperatures are expected to follow on Thursday and Friday.”
Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 09:00
Sodden blankets, swollen hands and police sweeps: Surviving on the streets during LA’s historic storm
Devastating storms have battered California this winter, bringing death and destruction to major cities including Los Angeles. Members of the homeless community, some of the most vulnerable people during extreme weather events, shared their stories of survival with Mike Bedigan.
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Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 07:00
On the edge
Aerial images show homes along Scenic Drive standing on the edge of a cliff above the Pacific Ocean after a landslide following heavy rains in Dana Point, California, on February 15.
An aerial image shows homes along Scenic Drive standing on the edge of a cliff above the Pacific Ocean after a landslide following heavy rains in Dana Point, California, on February 15
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Multi-million-dollar homes crouched on a California clifftop got a little bit closer to the edge when a landslide brought tons of rock and soil crashing into the sea
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Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 05:00
Dark skies, bad weather could have led to fatal California helicopter crash that killed six people
US safety investigators are looking into what caused last week’s helicopter crash that killed the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest banks and five others.
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Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 04:00
Conditions ‘not ideal’ for atmospheric river weather system
Weather officials say that the latest storm in California is expected to move through quicker than the devastating atmospheric river that parked itself over the south of the state earlier this month, turning roads into rivers, causing hundreds of landslides and killing at least nine people.
“It’s not the ideal setup for an atmospheric river, but it does have some of the characteristics,” including a band of subtropical moisture bringing up the rear of the storm, said Brayden Murdock, meteorologist for the National Weather Service (NWS).
“Otherwise it’s just a cold front.”
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Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 02:00
Dark storm clouds loom over Genesis Invitational golf tournament in LA
Storm clouds loomed on Sunday during the final round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament in Los Angeles.
The competition took place at Riviera Country Club, in the Pacific Palisades area of the city.
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Mike Bedigan19 February 2024 01:00