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Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency as Northern California braces for another storm

Daily briefing from the California Nevada River Forecast Center.

Northern California is bracing for yet another powerful storm that’s expected to bring strong winds and drench the already-battered region with heavy rain on Wednesday, prompting Gov. Newsom to declare a state of emergency to “support response and recovery efforts.”

A moisture-rich atmospheric river — fed by a plume of subtropical water vapor at the lower and middle levels of the atmosphere — is expected to bring wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and more than 6 inches of rain in some parts of the Bay Area. The Sacramento Valley can expect up to 4 inches of rain, and some areas in the foothills could see up to 6 inches.

Wednesday’s storm is the third atmospheric river that’s hit California

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