A massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and heavy snow across California for a second day on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and threatening much of the state with flash flooding and mudslides.
The deadly storm was powered by two overlapping phenomena - an immense airborne stream of dense moisture flowing off the ocean called anThe blast of extreme winter weather marked the third atmospheric river - and the strongest - to strike California since early last week, with at least two more back-to-back storms forecast over the next several days.
The NWS also warned of likely flash flooding and mudslides, especially in areas still saturated from previous storms and with fire-ravaged hillsides stripped of vegetation from past wildfires. As many as 180,000 homes and businesses were without power early on Thursday, according to data by Poweroutage.us.
A short drive farther up the coast at Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, professional urchin diver Grant Downie said he moved his boat out of the water ahead of the storm as a precaution. , producing atmospheric river storms with increasing frequency and intensity in the midst of extreme, multi-year drought.Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, and state officials urged Californians to avoid travel.
Evacuation warnings were also in place in coastal communities such as Santa Cruz. Officials shut down a 55-mile stretch of Route 1, a scenic highway that runs along the coast, due to flooding and debris.
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