It comes after central and eastern parts of the US were struck with a US bomb cyclone, bringing huge snow storms and cold blasts as low as -45C.
Heavy rain and snowfall have hit parts of California, just days after a brutal bomb cyclone struck the US., officials issued evacuation orders for some northern areas of the US state due to the risk of flooding.
Photographs show major roads closed due to flooding, while a section of the famous US 101 Highway to the south of the city was also shut off on Saturday. The National Weather Service in Sacramento warned about hazardous driving conditions and posted photos on Twitter showing traffic on snow-covered mountain passes.The wet weather pattern is being labelled an"atmospheric river storm", pulling in a long and wide plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean.
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