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Air and road travelers will confront weather delays in the West, including California, as a potent atmospheric river storm slams the region.
Southern California is bracing for heavy rain, gusty winds and cooler temperatures as a Pacific storm, fed by an atmospheric river, moves inland through the region.
A multi-day atmospheric river event soaking Southern California is expected to bring several inches of rain to many locations before skies begin to clear next week. Meteorologists expect two significant rainfall events: the first began Friday morning and continues into Friday afternoon.
With an atmospheric river set to arrive in Southern California, precautionary evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.
The storm could trigger dangerous flash floods and mudslides, but it may also extinguish California’s wildfire season.
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Officer suffers minor injuries after tree crushes CHP vehicle traveling Highway 17 during storm
In separate incidents that occurred at the tail end of Thursday’s atmospheric river storm, a California Highway Patrol vehicle was crushed by a falling tree along Highway 17 and a woman
An atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rainfall and mountain snow, gusty winds and thunderstorms to California mainly Friday and Saturday in Southern California.
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