Most of California is under a severe weather alert amid snow and another atmospheric river dumping heavy rain.
California state emergency officials have deployed crews across the state to respond to the potentially damaging impacts of yet another atmospheric river that is slamming the storm-fatigued state,More than 35 million Californians -- most of the state's population -- were under some kind of weather alert Tuesday afternoon.
The heavy rain and snow could worsen conditions for communities still flooded from the previous atmospheric river that pummeled the state -- and ended just days ago. "This is going to be yet another challenging event -- probably not an extreme storm individually by historical standards -- but once again, another significant event that, on top of everything that has come before, it's going to cause some major problems," UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said in a video.
The Weather Prediction Center raised the flood threat to a moderate level Monday for areas of Southern California, covering more than 15 million people in coastal areas from Los Angeles to San Diego. In the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains, as much as 3 to 4 feet of snow could be piled on top of already buried communities, likely straining infrastructure and making travel difficult, the weather service said.
With more rain on the way, protecting people near vulnerable wildfire burn scar areas is among the top concerns for crews.
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