California: powerful ‘atmospheric river’ storm prompts evacuation warnings
by Gabrielle Canon in Oakland from US news | The Guardian on (#71FNN)
Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties prepare for deluge and possible landslides this weekend
A powerful storm doused California with heavy rain on Friday, prompting evacuation warnings as the state braced for the potential of floods, mudslides, thunderstorms and even the chance of a tornado over the weekend.
More than 4in of rain fell over coastal Santa Barbara county as the storm moved south toward Los Angeles, according to the National Weather Service.
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