More ‘atmospheric river’ storms to sweep across California after days of rain and floods

Since Christmas the state has faced an exceptionally wet winter after being plagued far more by drought in recent years

Californians are bracing for the arrival of another atmospheric river" storm on Monday after a weekend of heavy rainfall and flooding forced thousands to evacuate, washed out roads and knocked out power.

Rains are expected to ramp up on Monday night, and impact increasingly sensitive portions of central California that were hit hard by the rainfall on Friday and early Saturday", according to the national weather prediction center.