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The West Coast has been hit by what is described as extreme weather for 2 weeks. The California storms are forecasted to continue until January 19th.

More turbulent weather continued in the Northern part of the state through Sunday. Snow in the mountains and heavy rain in the coastal regions began late Friday night. And it spread to Central California on Saturday.

The Northern part of the state experienced thunderstorms and damaging winds.

The National Weather Service is forecasting residents will see a “relentless parade of cyclones” from the Pacific where 30-foot waves are battering the coastal towns. It is anticipated that the incoming storms will increase the risk of flooding and make travel difficult in parts of the state.

A flood watch remains in effect for the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and nearby foothills until 4 p.m. Wednesday. The weather service has issued a flood watch for most of Northern California. And the potential for roads to be flooded and mudslides to occur remain very high.

The “atmospheric rivers” appear as long plumes of water stretching out into the ocean and toward the coast. 

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said in a statement, "We are gearing up for the next wave of storms and urging all of those still outdoors to please go to a respite center or at least get to higher ground away from trees and bodies of water." 

The radar shows the second of five approaching “atmospheric rivers” is approaching the coast. And expect the California storms to continue for the next 10 days.

Today residents began clean-up activities and damage estimates. Forecasters expect the next storm to move into the area on Sunday night. And warn that it will be more powerful than the last one

California Storms wreak havoc

"We are just getting repeatedly pounded by storm after storm," said PG&E spokeswoman Tracy Correa Lopez. "Flooding is an issue. The number one issue right now is access to a lot of these areas."

More than 375,000 customers lost power in Northern California overnight Saturday. The city of Sacramento still has half the residents without power. And the latest powerful storm has left fallen trees and downed power lines in its wake.

Pacific Gas & Electric, deployed around 4,000 crew members to help with the storm restoration effort. Local personnel and contractors are joined by crews from Southern California, Oregon Wyoming, and even as far away as Canada.

The Poweroutage.us app that “tracks, records, and aggregates power outages across the United States” shows a breakdown of power companies and counties experiencing a loss of power in the beleaguered state.

State of Emergency

Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a statewide state of emergency last week. And he is asking the Biden administration to declare a federal emergency as soon as possible.

Speaking at a news conference Sunday, Newsom said his office is in “active communication with the White House to get the full support of the federal government in preparation for this week's storms.”

Newsom believes conditions will worsen within the next 48 hours.

"We expect to see the worst of it still in front of us," he said. "We're anticipating very intense weather coming in tomorrow and Tuesday morning."