Southern California prepares for severe weather brought by “atmospheric river” : NPR

A major rain and wind storm has begun to smash into the Southern California coast today, just days after a separate storm drenched the area. But meteorologists and local officials are warning residents in Los Angeles and beyond to prepare for potentially life-threatening conditions this time. “All systems are go for one of the most dramatic weather days in recent memory,” the National Weather Service said Sunday morning. The storm — known as an atmospheric river — could drop as much as eight inches of rain along the coast and...