A strong, wet storm was set to deliver gusty winds, heavy snow and drenching rains across California beginning Wednesday evening, and forecasters are growing increasingly concerned about its potential to bring flash flooding to Southern California in the coming days. This complex system will bring potentially the most widespread and heaviest precipitation to the state so far this fall, and the heavy soaking is expected to bring a decisive end to the state’s wildfire season. … Pulling in moisture from the tropics, this storm is warm. Rain is forecast at lower elevations and snow will fall only at the highest elevations.

Other atmospheric river news:

• Los Angeles Times: Major SoCal atmospheric river storm threatens flooding and mudslides but could snuff out fire risk
• The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.): Atmospheric river set to drench California. See expected rainfall totals by region
• KTLA (Los Angeles): As Southern California storm approaches, evacuation warnings issued near recent wildfire burn scars
• KQED (San Francisco): Rivers in the sky: What you need to know about atmospheric river storms