The latest in a barrage of destructive atmospheric rivers that've caused widespread power outages since late last month began unleashing more powerful winds and heavy rains on California.
"In this weather pattern, additional rain on saturated soils will lead to considerable flood impacts, including rapid water rises, mudslides and burn scar debris flows," the NWS said in an update Sunday evening.The California Department of Water Resources noted in a
announcing that the agency was working with local county emergency services on preparations, "We're working under conditions of intense saturation such that even moderate levels of rainfall can produce significant flooding impacts."There's a moderate risk of excessive rainfall in most of central California on Monday, extending southward towards the Transverse Ranges of southern California, per the NWS.
"As moisture continues to sink southward on Monday night and another push of rainfall enters on Tuesday, flash flooding is increasing likely over the southern California coastal ranges through early this week," the weather service said. "Susceptible terrain and areas near recent burn scars will be most at risk for debris flows and rapid runoff.
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