US EditionAtmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods in fire-ravaged areas, coast
- On Friday, an unusually strong atmospheric river doused Southern California, prompting flood warnings along the coast and in coastal Los Angeles County.
- On Wednesday, a long plume of tropical moisture formed over the Pacific and began drenching the San Francisco Bay Area, with forecasters warning rain could continue through Sunday and intensify Friday and Saturday nights.
- The National Weather Service reported rain fell at rates as heavy as an inch per hour in coastal flash-flood zones, coastal Santa Barbara County saw more than four inches early Friday, and a Carpinteria mobile home park was damaged affecting about 25 residences.
- Authorities issued evacuation warnings for parts of Ventura County while law enforcement went door-to-door urging residents at select properties to leave, with mandatory evacuation orders in the Palisades and Eaton fire burn areas from Friday evening to Sunday morning.
- Early next week, forecasters expect more wet weather with another storm predicted days later, threatening Topanga Canyon and neighborhoods ravaged by wildfires earlier this year with mudslides and debris flows while the Sierra Nevada could see over a foot of snow.
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