Atmospheric River California January 2024. The national weather service (nws) shared details of the atmospheric river on monday, and said it was expected to hit the west coast next week from january 30 through. The storm, driven by the season’s first major atmospheric river, inundated the region, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages.

After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in january 2023, california set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild. The storm, driven by the season’s first major atmospheric river, inundated the region, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages.