A powerful winter storm that has drenched NorCal and threatened to turn small communities into islands as raging rivers flood is beginning to weaken as it heads toward Los Angeles
An atmospheric river-fueled storm is expected to hit Los Angeles by Wednesday afternoon. In this file photo, people walk in downtown Los Angeles on a rainy day in early February.
“It’s already weakened a lot and it’s supposed to continue to weaken as it moves south,” said Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “We’re just not expecting a lot of accumulation with this system.” In 2016, a series of intense atmospheric rivers helped ease California’s epic drought by producing record rain and snow in Northern California. While the storms can be beneficial for water supply they also can create hazards like flooding and mudslides.
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