CALIFORNIA — A powerful Pacific storm system is forecast to move into California late Wednesday, November 12, bringing widespread rain, flooding risks, and even mountain snow as it intensifies through Thursday, November 13.
Heavy Rain Expected Across Central and Southern California
Meteorologists say the system will tap into an atmospheric river, a narrow corridor of moisture streaming in from the Pacific Ocean, leading to prolonged and heavy rainfall across the state.
The flood risk begins Wednesday across Northern California’s coastal areas, then spreads south into the Central Coast and Southern California by Thursday morning.
Forecast models highlight Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Diego Counties as areas with a higher potential for localized flooding and mudslides, particularly near recent wildfire burn scars…