Northern California, wind and Pacific storm
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An atmospheric river pounds Northern California during a supermoon event, leading the state to dispatch emergency services; Southern California is largely unaffected.
Portions of Northern California are bracing for a powerful atmospheric river storm beginning Tuesday night, with forecasters warning that the system is expected to be more disruptive due to its intense winds than its rainfall.
Millions of people in California are expecting stormy weather this week, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain.
Wind gusts hit 82 mph on a fire road in Marin County at 1,100 feet elevation, according to Brayden Murdock at the National Weather Service, with other high elevation locations seeing wind speeds top 70 mph. Lower level areas, including those along the coasts, have seen gusts hit 45 mph.
Gusts exceeded 80 mph near Woodacre and 70 mph elsewhere in the county during the system that arrived during the night.
A brief but substantial storm is expected to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flooding to Southern California beginning as early as Monday night, prompting evacuation warnings for residents near recent burn areas.
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