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Bill Chappell

A third atmospheric river storm is set to add to misery in California's flooded areas

A truck drives through a flooded intersection in Salinas, Calif., last Tuesday, Dec. 27. A sequence of "atmospheric river" storms are hitting California, raising the risks of floods, mudslides and other threats. (Nic Coury/AP)

Forecasters in Northern California have a sobering new-year message for people who are reeling from floods and mudslides: the situation could get worse before it gets better.

Parts of the state remained under flash flood warnings Monday morning, after a weather phenomenon known as an atmospheric river dropped historic rain levels on San Francisco, Oakland and other areas. But a second atmospheric river is predicted to arrive soon — and it will be as bad or worse than the New Year's Eve deluge, forecasters warn.

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