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Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP)
California’s coast bore the brunt of an atmospheric river, a heavy corridor of moisture in the air that came to ground in the form of some diluvian rains. Atmospheric rivers are becoming somewhat routine on the West Coast, as moisture from the tropical Pacific turns into a “Pineapple Express,” rolling in from the west and wreaking havoc across California.
Heavy winds and rain are causing widespread damage on the California coast, inundating roads and causing mudslides. According to the National Weather Service, more than 10 inches of rain has fallen in the Los Angeles area since Sunday (for the record: it’s only Monday.) Here are some photos from the recent—and ongoing—storms.
Photo: Noah Berger (AP)
Waves crash on a breakwater, with downtown San Francisco in the background.
Photo: Ethan Swope (AP)
A bus drives toward a downed branch in the road in Goleta, California, on February 4.
Photo: TK (AP)
A large tree fell on a home in San Jose.
Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP)
Two atmospheric rivers hit Southern California this week, causing flooding and mudslides.
Photo: David Crane/The Orange County Register (AP)
Rock, wood, and stone debris in Studio City, California, on February 5.
Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP)
Snapped branches, mud, and debris were washed into a Studio City road by the heavy rains.
Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP)
A car damaged by the storm, which apparently turned a hunk of bricks into a weapon.
Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP)
Boulders sit in a driveway in Studio City, California.
Photo: Ethan Swope (AP)
A man clears debris from a road, inundated by rainfall and covered in earth from a mudslide.
Photo: Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
A tree with broken limbs on San Francisco’s Fillmore Street. The storm’s heavy winds have toppled trees and broken branches across the state.
Photo: Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
A pedestrian hurdles a fallen tree blocking Fulton Street in San Francisco.
Photo: Ethan Swope (AP)
A truck drives in a flooded street in Santa Barbara, California.
Photo: Noah Berger (AP)
Workers cut limbs off a tree that fell on a house in San Jose, California.
Photo: Damian Dovarganes (AP)
The Los Angeles river carries stormwater through the city, as seen on Sunday, February 4.
Photo: Ethan Swope (AP)
Floodwaters rise near a house in Santa Barbara, California, as a resident works to mitigate the potential damage.
Photo: Ethan Swope (AP)
A drift boat that washed ashore in Santa Barbara, California.
Photo: Ryan Sun (AP)
A fallen tree blocks a road in Pebble Beach, California.
Photo: Noah Berger (AP)
Turbulent waves rock an anchored boat near a breakwater in Alameda, California.
Photo: Rich Pedroncelli (AP)
A man walks his dog in Pacific Grove, California, as a faint double rainbow touches the ocean in background.
