and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Aug. 21. Tropical Storm Hilary — downgraded from a hurricane — hit the Golden State last night, bringing heavy rain ...

As the storm hits central California, some urban flooding along with flooding from the smaller creeks and streams is likely. Eventually, more roads are expected to flood as the main rivers rise ...

Approximately 34,000 people are under evacuation orders across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a news conference Tuesday, adding the number is “dynamic and will change.” Approximately ...

An atmospheric river blasting California will continue to dump rain and heavy snow on much of the state Saturday. The storm, known as a “Pineapple Express” because it is fed by moisture ...

The worst conditions were expected across the southern Plains and Gulf Coast regions, including Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and ...

Officials across Southern California are warning residents to prepare for what could be “life-threatening and damaging flooding” beginning Sunday, as a storm system fueled by a massive ...

A growing chorus of climate scientists now says the next U.S. mega-storm may strike California. Fueled by warming oceans and shifting jet streams, this potential atmospheric event could unleash ...

JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images An evacuation order remains in effect for Planada after the Central California town was hit with severe flooding from the last storm. Streets across the small ...

Forecasters are concerned the storm could bring mudslides in and near areas scorched by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A deadly Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" weather system to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, dumped torrential rain over Southern California on ...