Though the rain dwindled Sunday, the state is bracing for another atmospheric river expected to make landfall as soon as Monday night.
Atmospheric rivers form when a long channel of wind transports water vapor from the tropics, and they produce heavy rain or snow when they make landfall.
As of Sunday afternoon, about 13,000 California customers were without power, according to the outage tracking siteThe outages are concentrated in hard-hit Monterey County, which saw about 13 inches of rain and the devastating Pajaro levee breach. The Bay Area in northern California was hit with about 10 inches of rain.
Starting late Monday through early Wednesday, the next atmospheric river"is likely to produce additional very heavy rainfall," especially in northern and central California, and"very heavy mountain snowfall and periods of strong winds,"That could worsen the already severe flooding. In addition to flash flooding, the extra rain and snowmelt could cause streams and rivers to overflow in lower elevations throughout central and northern California.
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services urged residents to clear their drains and gutters, check roads online before traveling and be ready to evacuate if notified to do so.
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