An atmospheric river is slamming portions of California, with multiple inches of rain expected to drench the area until the storm runs out of moisture Wednesday morning, forecasters say.

A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough to potentially rival some of the extreme storms that have walloped Southern California in recent winters — is barreling toward the coast ...

A flooded street in Santa Barbara, California, is shown on February 4, 2024, exactly one year ago, as a potent atmospheric river storm ... place across California, Washington and Oregon.

The truncated end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is battered by waves this week as a series of atmospheric river storms ...