The first storm was forecast to linger into the weekend and produce an additional 6-12 inches of rainfall, the weather service said. An atmospheric river prompted a high-risk warning for excessive rainfall along the Northern California coast.

The atmospheric river impacting northern CA and southwestern OR could bring up to 5 feet of snow in the mountains and up to 15 inches of rain in parts of the Golden State.

A third winter storm is on its way to California, with forecasts anticipating that it will hit the Golden State on Friday, only days after a bomb cyclone unleashed hurricane-force winds across the Pacific Northwest and an atmospheric river brought a deluge of rain and snow.