Rain and snow are on the way. A series of storms, known as an atmospheric river, are lined up starting Friday through Wednesday bringing heavy rain and a threat of flooding to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, and beneficial rain to Southern California.
![GOES-West image of U.S. west coast on March 4, 2016. (Image credit: NOAA) GOES-West image of U.S. west coast on March 4, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-latestfull-horizontal-goeswest-800x450-030416.jpg?itok=1Fg5DpVL)
GOES-West image of U.S. west coast on March 4, 2016. (Image credit: NOAA)