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Forecasters say rain-soaked California will see several more rounds of stormy weather through the weekend and into next week. The ongoing atmospheric river pattern brought showers into Northern California early Friday, and additional stronger surges of moisture are expected to again spread rain and snow elsewhere in the state over the coming days. Flood warnings are in effect for the Salinas River in Monterey County where thousands of acres of farmland could be inundated. California has been drenched by atmospheric river storms since late December, putting a dent in the state's long drought but also causing flooding, power outages and at least 18 deaths.

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A powerful storm is bringing drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California as the state gets ready to usher in a new year. Flooding and rock slides have closed portions of roads in northern California. In the high Sierra Nevada, as much as 2 feet of snow could accumulate into early Sunday. Chains or four-wheel drive are being required for vehicles on many roads through the mountains. The National Weather Service in Sacramento says the atmospheric river storm is pulling in a long and wide plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean. One ski resort south of Lake Tahoe closed a chair lift because of flooding.

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If Labor Day weekend was the last call for summer activities then anticipate the sun to be joining this year. A heat wave is expected to roll …