'Deluge' in a drought: Millions of Californians warned of flash flooding risk on Sunday
Posted on AllSides October 23rd, 2021
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NWS Weather Prediction Center
Drought-stricken regions of Northern California could see "excessive rainfall" — as much as 8-10 inches of rain — when an extreme weather system hits the West Coast this weekend, the National Weather Center warns.
Millions of people in Northern California were at some risk for flash floods on Sunday due to the system, known as an "atmospheric river," the Weather Prediction Center said Saturday. Meanwhile, residents of a small swathe of coastal Santa Barbara County were told to evacuate Friday due to mudslide concerns.
The weather system is expected to begin hitting the coast on Saturday night....
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