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Deadly atmospheric river slams California

04:22 PM
February 5, 2024

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Atmospheric river slams California

Task Force California Flooding

Weather & Radar's Task Force is activated. California is reeling as a powerful atmospheric river continues to bring flash flooding, landslides and life-threatening conditions to the southern half of the state.

All hands are on deck today as we see a rare high risk of excessive rainfall over southern California for the second day in a row. Meteorologist James West has the latest forecast, while Becca Parker will be live later today with the latest updates. Meteorologist Mary Mays will be running the live blog, while meteorologist Irene Sans will have the latest for both the English and Spanish-speaking communities. Finally, meteorologist Federico Di Catarina will have multimedia covered throughout the day. Find everything you need in the resources below.

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