The first in a new series of atmospheric rivers flowed into California on Thursday, and forecasters warned that widespread heavy rain would raise the threat of flooding in a state still digging out from earlier storms.
Rain spread across the north by early afternoon. But forecasters said the heart of the atmospheric river wouldn't arrive until late in the day. The heaviest rains were expected to last into early Friday, followed by lesser precipitation.
The California Department of Water Resources activated its flood operations center, Director Karla Nemeth said. “The spillway has been reconstructed to modern standards, and we're very confident that it will be able to pass the flows that are coming into Lake Oroville,” he said. California appeared to be “well on its way to a fourth year of drought” before the early winter series of storms. “We're in a very different condition now,” he said.
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