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 brunt of the storm will pummel Southern California into Saturday with the most severe conditions arriving late Friday. A flash flood warning was in effect for parts of Los Angeles County until ...

The storm packed a wallop across California, including flooding, water rescues, damaging winds and knocking out power in the San Francisco Bay Area and down the Central Coast. About 1.4 million ...

Hurricane Season: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast a range of 13 to 19 total named storms during ...

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 ...

UPDATE: Go here for our latest live coverage of California storm. The atmospheric river event bringing heavy rains and strong ...

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 ...