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Converging Storms Drive Weekend Alerts Across California, Mexico and Spain

Forecasters say the most dangerous phase arrives through Saturday, bringing flooding, debris flows, damaging winds, a sharp cooldown.

Overview

  • An atmospheric-river storm is soaking Southern California with a stronger second pulse expected Friday night into Saturday, prompting flood alerts and warnings for landslides and debris flows near recent burn areas.
  • Mexico’s Front No. 14 is entering the northwest with strong winds, high surf and a pronounced temperature drop, while deep tropical moisture sustains heavy rains in the southeast, especially in Quintana Roo and Chiapas.
  • Civil protection officials in Tijuana report rains that began November 13 could persist up to five days, with nightly downpours likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
  • Atlantic low ‘Claudia’ continues to drench Galicia with AEMET rain and wind advisories, as Meteocat issues orange and yellow alerts in parts of Catalonia for showers, storms and gusty conditions.
  • Additional weekend hazards include an SMN yellow alert for strong storms across parts of Argentina and a National Weather Service watch for freezing rain risks in portions of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.