Massive California storm brings flood and triggers evacuations.
California lieutenant governor tells Golden State residents to prepare for more rain.
California Leftenant Governor, Eleni Kounalakis is asking residents to stay alert as the Golden State continues to face battering rainstorms.
Heavy rain floods intersection and homeless encampment in Los Angeles.
Drivers drove through flooded streets with floodwaters that reached a homeless encampment near the intersection of Willoughby and La Brea Avenues.
Heavy rains and mudslide bring down tree in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Atmospheric rivers are storms that draw an incredible amount of moisture from the tropical Pacific to the West Coast.
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They are essentially a conveyor belt of moisture in the atmosphere emerging from the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.
While California is prone to floods from these storms as they come ripping off the Pacific Ocean, and major floods from them have happened before, the climate crisis is making these storms worse.
Rainfall totals continue to rise as rain moves through California today. Southern California has been hit particularly hard the last 24 to 48 hours with more than a foot of rainfall.
Forecasters are keeping watch over flooding triggered by massive waves along the coast and in inland areas where water continues to rise along creeks, streams and rivers. Another series of storms is expected to hit the region over the weekend and into next week, bringing the potential for more strong winds and heavy rain.
In Capitola, high tides and massive waves inundated businesses with water and prompted officials to evacuate thousands of residents. Police Chief Andy Dally said during a news conference that the flooding was triggered by a 5.6-foot high tide combined with a swell and rain runoff from the storm.
The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory for the section of coast north of Monterey Bay through early Friday, warning of waves up to 22 feet and hazardous ocean conditions.