A powerful atmospheric river is expected to strike northern California and the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday evening, bringing damaging winds, up to 15 inches of rain and heavy snow in the mountains. The National Weather Service said wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph are expected along the coastlines of northern California,

SEATTLE (AP) — Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power outages and flash floods.

A powerful winter storm brewing near the Pacific Northwest known as a bomb cyclone is dragging an atmospheric river.