California braces for more storms following Saturday’s flood

By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Northern California residents are bracing for another round of powerful storms. A weather phenomenon known as an atmospheric river dumped up to 5 inches of rain in the Sacramento region on Saturday. More rain was expected to move into the area Monday night. But bigger storms were forecasted to hit Wednesday and again over the weekend. Saturday’s storms killed one person and washed away a section of a levee that protects mostly farmland in south Sacramento County. Forecasters say the coming storms could again cause widespread flooding and power outages. Crews were rushing to repair the levee before the next storm hits.