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An atmospheric river is slamming portions of California, with multiple inches of rain expected to drench the area until the storm runs out of moisture Wednesday morning, forecasters say.
At least one vehicle was swept off a road and some neighborhoods were evacuated. Here's the latest weather news from California and around the nation today. (10:04 AM EST) Emergency Vehicle Swept Away
Areas charred by last month's wildfires in Southern California now face a new threat from a powerful, but fast-moving Pacific storm. Here's what you need to know about this threat.
Potential evapotranspiration is expressed in terms of a depth of water or soil moisture percentage. If the actual evapotranspiration is considered the net result of atmospheric demand for moisture from a surface and the ability of the surface to supply moisture, then PET is a measure of the demand side (also called evaporative demand).
Monthly estimated potential evapotranspiration and measured pan evaporation for two locations in Hawaii, Hilo and Pahala. Potential evapotranspiration is usually measured indirectly, from other climatic factors, but also depends on the surface type, such as free water (for lakes and oceans), the soil type for bare soil, and also the density and diversity of vegetation.
Near Dublin, the California Highway Patrol reported two interstate closures due to flooding. Southbound Interstate 680 to Westbound Interstate 580 was closed due to water on the roadway.
The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) is a multiscalar drought index based on climatic data. It was developed by Vicente-Serrano et al. (2010) at the Institute Pirenaico de Ecologia in Zaragoza, Spain . [ 1 ]
Photos shows mudslides, floods after storm in Southern California Mud lies on a street, following a mudslide, in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole