An already drenched California is bracing for a second storm as a multiday atmospheric river is projected to bring rainfall, wind and snowfall to the Golden state Sunday and extend through Wednesday.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for nearly the entire coast of California — from Redding to San Diego and the Mexico border — putting about 37 million residents on alert.
The first storm hit central California on Saturday, dumping less than half an inch of rain at lower elevations and around an inch at higher elevations.
contributes to the atmospheric rivers slamming the West Coast
The next storm starts Sunday afternoon, bringing stronger rainfall, wind and snowfall across the state.
The flood watch includes Northern California cities such as San Francisco, Monterey, Chico and Fresno; Central California cities including Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Temecula; and San Diego in Southern California.
Total rainfall throughout the flood watch area includes two to five inches in the lower elevations and up to eight inches in the higher elevations.