Southern California, Atmospheric River
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The heaviest rain came on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, which prompted several flash flood warnings. Adam Roser, a meteorologist with the weather service, told SFGATE that Saturday’s rain broke numerous records set during a Nov. 15, 1965, storm system.
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Atmospheric river douses Southern California, threatening rockslides in LA’s fire-ravaged areas
An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river is dousing Southern California. More than four inches of rain fell over coastal Santa Barbara County early Friday as the storm moved south toward Los Angeles.
Rainfall records were broken in locations across Southern California on Saturday, topping previous records dating back to the historic floods of 1952. Downtown Los Angeles and airports in Long Beach, Burbank, Santa Barbara, and Paso Robles all topped their highest rainfall for the day.
The storm has already killed six and continues to produce heavy rain, thunderstorms and snow across the state.
A strong atmospheric river is bringing impacts across California, including flooding rain to Los Angeles later this week.
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Map shows SoCal burn zones under evacuation warnings as atmospheric river storm targets region
With an atmospheric river expected to arrive in Southern California, precautionary evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.