2nd Atmospheric River in Days Blows Into California, Knocking Out Power and Flooding Roads

2nd Atmospheric River in Days Blows Into California, Knocking Out Power and Flooding Roads
Waves crash over a breakwater in Alameda, Calif., with the San Francisco skyline in the background on Feb. 4, 2024. Noah Berger/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES—The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers battered California on Sunday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to nearly 850,000 people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the state braced for what could be days of heavy rains.

The storm inundated streets and brought down trees and electrical lines across the San Francisco Bay Area, where winds topped 60 mph (96 kph) in some areas. Gusts exceeding 80 mph (128 kph) were recorded in the mountains.