Atmospheric Rivers Lash California

In 2022–2023, unrelenting storms delivered torrential rain to the state, increasing the risk of flooding and mudslides.
Tulare Lake Grows
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Tulare Lake Grows

Flooding in the California lakebed continues to spread as spring brings snowmelt from the Sierras.

Published May 4, 2023

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A Boom Year for Sierra Nevada Snow
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A Boom Year for Sierra Nevada Snow

Atmospheric rivers delivered a huge amount of snow to the California mountain range.

Published Apr 19, 2023

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Return of Tulare Lake
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Return of Tulare Lake

Heavy precipitation has flooded communities and agricultural fields in the former lakebed.

Published Apr 4, 2023

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A Surge of Floodwater For Owens Lake
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A Surge of Floodwater For Owens Lake

The normally dry lakebed is wet again after an atmospheric river unleashed torrential rains.

Published Mar 31, 2023

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Precipitation Piles on in California
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Precipitation Piles on in California

Successive atmospheric rivers in March dropped even more rain and snow throughout the state.

Published Mar 17, 2023

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An Outpouring of Color
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An Outpouring of Color

Following a siege of atmospheric rivers, sediment billowed into the Pacific Ocean along the California coastline.

Published Jan 18, 2023

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Storms Soak California
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Storms Soak California

Unrelenting storms have inundated the state, delivering soil-saturating rain.

Published Jan 11, 2023

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Atmospheric River Lashes California
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Atmospheric River Lashes California

The latest in a series of atmospheric rivers drenching the state was accompanied by hazardous winds and left thousands of people without power.

Published Jan 5, 2023

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Floodwater Inundates North-Central California
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Floodwater Inundates North-Central California

Heavy rain and levee breaches triggered flooding in parts of Sacramento and the Bay Area.

Published Jan 3, 2023

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