12 dead, a foot of rain and ‘catastrophic’ flooding possible as storms batter California: Live updates

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The death toll from an onslaught of violent storms sweeping across California rose to 12 as “two major episodes” promised more devastation and up to a foot of rain. The National Weather Service warned that parts of … Read More

Storm leaves California coastal towns badly damaged — with more danger on the way

SANTA CRUZ —  The latest in a series of atmospheric river storms pummeled Northern California on Thursday, toppling trees, battering the coastline and swelling rivers and streams into furious torrents as residents braced for more intense weather set to arrive in … Read More

70 million are in the path of ‘bomb cyclone’ set to strike the central US, bringing snow, hail and rain

(CNN)An intense and ferocious winter storm — a “bomb cyclone” — is expected to bring hurricane-force wind gusts, blizzard conditions and a flood threat across a swath of the US heartland Wednesday. A bomb cyclone occurs when there is a … Read More