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La Nina on the horizon? California's wild weather year could get even weirder

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LOS ANGELES — Storm-soaked California is still in the clutches of a wet El Niño winter, but in an unexpected plot twist, La Niña could be hot on its heels.

The El Niño-La Niña Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific that can influence weather worldwide and across the Golden State, although its outcomes ...Read more

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Snow storm likely to follow record warm weekend in New York

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NEW YORK — Things have been heating up in New York City ahead of Valentine’s Day, but forecasters warn the warm weather isn’t here to stay.

Temperatures in the Big Apple on Saturday hit the high 50s, and even low 60s in some spots, tying the all-time high for the day, according to AccuWeather. The previous record, set just last year in ...Read more

Two tornadoes, the strongest in more than 74 years, hit San Luis Obispo during last storm

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Two tornadoes touched down Wednesday along San Luis Obispo County's coast, hitting Grover Beach and the Los Osos area with 95-mph winds that uprooted trees, snapped power lines and took part of a roof off at least one building, according to the National Weather Service.

After initial reports of the tornado, meteorologists confirmed that the two...Read more

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Recent snowstorms may bolster California hydroelectric output this summer

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All the rain that has led to swollen rivers and flooding in parts of San Diego and large portions of Southern California has coincided with multiple snowstorms that blew across the Sierra Nevada in the northern half of the state.

That may translate to a second consecutive year of robust output from the state's hydroelectric power plants, which ...Read more

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Recent snowstorms may bolster California hydroelectric output this summer

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All the rain that has led to swollen rivers and flooding in parts of San Diego and large portions of Southern California has coincided with multiple snowstorms that blew across the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the northern half of the state.

That may translate to a second consecutive year of robust output from the state's hydroelectric power ...Read more

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Monster storm triggered hundreds of mudslides across LA. Why do they happen?

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LOS ANGELES — Steven Golightly woke up Monday morning and walked down his street in Beverly Crest to find a mudslide had entombed two of his neighbor's cars.

The 71-year-old, who lives on North Beverly Drive, had spotted a social media post online about the mudslide but wanted to see it in person.

"It was a mess," he said. "I can't imagine ...Read more

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President Biden approves disaster declaration for August tornadoes in Michigan

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LANSING, Mich. — President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration Thursday and ordered federal assistance to help with recovery efforts from tornadoes and flooding that hit Michigan in late August.

The decision made funding available to individuals impacted by the severe storms in the counties of Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Kent, ...Read more

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Historic storms knocked out power for record number of Californians

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LOS ANGELES — An atmospheric river storm that pummeled California with record amounts of rain knocked out power for a record number of Californians.

The storm, which dumped more than a foot of rain in some parts of Los Angeles County since Sunday, also damaged electrical equipment, resulting in the highest number of outages of Pacific Gas & ...Read more

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Southern California is finally starting to dry out. The next storm may come in 9 days

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LOS ANGELES — After five days of drenching rain and heavy snow, primarily driven by a relentless atmospheric river storm that caused widespread flooding, mudslides and power outages, Southern California should finally start to dry out.

"For the next week or so, it looks like it's dry," Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist in...Read more

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Forecasts for Southern California are finally rain free, after days of drenching weather -- and a possible tornado

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LOS ANGELES — After five days of drenching rains and heavy snow, primarily driven by a relentless atmospheric river storm that caused widespread flooding, mudslides and power outages, Southern California should finally start to dry out.

"For the next week or so, it looks like it's dry," Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist ...Read more

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Avalanche warnings issued throughout Colorado mountain ranges Wednesday through Friday

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DENVER — Avalanche warnings were issued across Colorado mountain ranges Wednesday afternoon lasting through Friday morning, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

The forecast warned of “very dangerous avalanche conditions” in effect for the Park Range and Flat Top mountains; the San Juan, La Plata, La Garita, and Sangre ...Read more

'I was flooded out': LA shelters near capacity as the unhoused seek refuge from storm

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Rain poured into Toni Willis' small tent Monday night as a historic storm drenched Southern California, soaking her belongings and leaving her cold, wet and miserable.

That same night, outreach workers stopped by her tent at Century Boulevard and Main Street, offering her a bed at a nearby winter shelter.

Smoking a cigarette outside the ...Read more

Forecasters said LA would get monster storm. It was even worse than expected in some areas

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Southern California has a complex relationship with the rain.

Many years, we get very little of it. But when the big storm hits, it can bring devastating deluges that instantly alter the landscape and put people in harm's way.

And that brings us to "Stormwatch," the vital but sometimes mocked warnings about dangerous weather headed our way.

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The good news, bad news on California's water supplies, drought after record rainfall

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Let’s start with the good news.

The record-setting rain that’s pummeled Southern California over the past few days, coupled with solid water storage from last year’s wet winter, has Harvey De La Torre, head of the Municipal Water District of Orange County, offering this reassuring prediction:

“I’m very confident that we will not need...Read more

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Death toll and destruction mount as storm pounds Southern California

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LOS ANGELES — Rainfall from a deadly atmospheric river storm has already smashed records in Southern California, but the severe weather did not let up Tuesday, as more mud and debris flows inundated roads and forced evacuations.

The death toll from the storm climbed and included the first storm-related death in Southern California. Officials ...Read more

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'Do not let your guard down': Relentless rain in Southern California causes more debris flows, evacuations

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LOS ANGELES — Rainfall from a relentless atmospheric river storm has already smashed records in Southern California, but the torrential weather has not let up, with even more mud and debris flows inundating roads and forcing evacuations.

On the fourth day of the punishing storm, Hacienda Heights and La Habra Heights in eastern Los Angeles ...Read more

Pacific Coast Highway closed in numerous areas due to storm

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California's Pacific Coast Highway was closed in numerous areas in both directions Monday night due to the fierce storm battering the state.

PCH was closed in eight separate parts of the state late Monday because of factors including flooding, rock slides, downed power lines and road damage, according to Caltrans.

In Ventura County, a long ...Read more

Amazon truck hangs on hillside, threatening home below

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An Amazon delivery truck was hanging delicately in the "soft soil" of a hill, threatening to fall on a home below, as firefighters worked to secure the vehicle Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Around 8 p.m. Monday, amid Southern California's continuing stormy weather, the truck became "precariously perched" on West ...Read more

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Death toll at 3 as California storm brings heavy rain, flooding, mudslides

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LOS ANGELES — The toll from the atmospheric river poised over California climbed tragically Monday, as three people were killed by falling trees. The storm has spawned flooding and mudslides as it has blazed a damaging trail across the state.

All three people died Sunday in Northern California in separate incidents of downed trees, according ...Read more