Bomb cyclone and ‘atmospheric river’ pummel California
California bore the brunt on Sunday of what meteorologists referred to as a “bomb cyclone” and an “atmospheric river,” a convergence of storms that brought more than half a foot of rain to parts of the Bay Area, along with high winds, flash floods and the potential for heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada. … The convergence of storms comes at a challenging time for California, which has been besieged by wildfires and drought, the result of extreme weather brought on by climate change.
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- NBC Southern California: Get Ready For Rain in SoCal, Starting Monday Morning
- Record Searchlight: ‘Atmospheric river’ to bring up to 9 inches of rain to North State, but ease off by Wednesday
- CBS Bay Area: Atmospheric River Drenches Northern California With Historic Rainfall
- Mendocino Voice: The atmospheric river is here: SR 1 closed at Garcia River, flooding, accidents and rising rivers in Mendocino County and Northern CA (updated 12:30am)
- Washington Post: An ‘extreme and possible historic atmospheric river’ is battering California
- The Associated Press: Drought-stricken California pounded by massive storm
- Weather West: Strong atmospheric river to bring fire season-ending and drought-mitigating heavy rain to NorCal, but also high risk of burn area flooding/debris flows
- KTLA 5: Storms, severe weather to bring hazardous conditions to SoCal’s burn scar areas