Flood threat high in Northern California after storm kills toddler, forces evacuations
by Summer Lin and Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times
Jan 05, 2023
3 minutes
A powerful winter storm that blasted Northern California with strong winds and heavy rain, knocking out power, toppling trees, including one that killed a young child, and leading to flooding concerns that triggered evacuations will continue its march through the region Thursday.
Scattered showers will linger through the northern swath of the state Thursday as the atmospheric river — fed by a plume of subtropical water vapor at the lower and middle levels of the atmosphere — moves east. Forecasters are keeping watch over possible flooding as water continues to rise along creeks, streams and rivers.
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