After a record-breaking New Year’s Day downpour in Southern California, more rainfall is expected across the region.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center forecasts a strong system approaching California and the Pacific Northwest, bringing additional heavy rain and mountain snow. AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said the “rain through Friday will occur with the main storm hovering well offshore over the Pacific.”
Heavier rainfall is expected early next week in Northern and Central California. “An atmospheric river may form, further enhancing the rain with the potential for widespread flash flooding and mudslides,” Sosnowski reported…