What is an Atmospheric River? Second atmospheric river makes landfall, severe rain and wind expected

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 2nd atmospheric stream has arrived successful Central California. Stay with ABC30 for unrecorded updates.

An evacuation informing is inactive successful spot successful Madera County for the country of Cavin Lane, Mattie Fhy Road and Holly Lane. Officials accidental the informing is owed to imaginable precocious rainfall from the incoming atmospheric river. Residents are urged to show the concern and hole to instrumentality enactment successful the lawsuit an evacuation bid is issued.

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Accuweather Alerts are successful spot for the adjacent 3 days. The adjacent storm, coming up from the southwest, volition dispersed greater amounts of Valley upwind and rain, positive dense precocious Sierra snow.

The strongest time is expected to beryllium Sunday. Sustained upwind connected Sunday volition beryllium from 20 to 30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph.

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Fresno County Office of Emergency Services (OES) is stressing the value of idiosyncratic preparedness earlier the adjacent tempest arrives.

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While the bureau is not anticipating an emergency, it is prepared and wants residents to beryllium arsenic well.

Some tips from Fresno County OES: marque definite your gutters are cleaned out, cheque connected your trees to spot if they're snug oregon if roots are exposed, hole them up of the storm, and thrust safely.

In the South Valley, tiny businesses successful downtown Fresno are already feeling the interaction of the archetypal atmospheric river.

At slightest 2 section businesses had to adjacent their doors Friday due to the fact that of Thursday's flood waters.

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The City of Hanford does person sandbags disposable for anyone who whitethorn request them astatine 900 S. 10th Avenue.