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A deadly atmospheric river is dumping rain over southern California, and flooding is quickly inundating the area. Los Angeles and its surroundings were put on a Level 4 Flood Warning (very likely) by the National Weather Service over the weekend, as a river of storms is sweeping through. Rivers and creeks are overflowing and murky water from the ocean is washing into low-lying areas, as over half a foot of rain has already fallen. Hundreds of millions of people are out of power and parts of San Diego have even been evacuated ahead of the storm. Meanwhile, the same storm is delivering multiple inches of snow father inland in the mountains, but the worst threat is the rain and flooding closer to the coast.
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