California’s historic wildfire season may come to an early end this week as an atmospheric river drenches the state, but the much-needed rain is bringing new hazards.

The storm arrived in California on Wednesday. Forecasters at the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles office expect it to intensify on Thursday night and Saturday, warning of “periods of moderate to heavy rain” during these times. By Friday, 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 centimeters) of rain could fall across Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. Higher rainfall totals of 2 to 4 in (5.1 to 10.2 cm) are possible in the mountains and foothills.

That said, there’s a lot of uncertainty around the current forecast. Meteorologists expect the atmospheric river to move quickly across Northern Californi

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