SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 1 p.m. update:
More than 60,000 customers are without power in several rural Northern California counties as heavy rain and snow hit the area, flooding roads and toppling trees.
Paul Moreno, a spokesman with Pacific Gas & Pacific Gas, says 45,000 of their customers are without power in Shasta, Tehama, Butte and Glenn Counties.
Another 16,000 customers of Redding Electric Utility are also without power in Redding. The utility says the storm has caused major damage to their system.
Moreno says crews are working to restore power, which is expected to be back online by later Wednesday.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort spokesman Kevin "Coop" Cooper says the Sierra have been receiving rain and snow since Tuesday. He says strong winds have subsided but they are forecast to return.
Original story
An atmospheric river aimed at California is bringing a new round of stormy weather to the state.
Rain is falling widely in Northern California early Wednesday and is expected to spread south, feeding on the deep plume of moisture that stretches across the Pacific to near Hawaii.
PHOTOS: Fallen trees caused by overnight storm
The National Weather Service says small creeks and streams have been rising rapidly through the morning, and there are reports of localized roadway flooding.
Much of the state is blanketed in wind warnings and advisories, and a winter storm warning is in effect across the Sierra Nevada.
In the Fresno County city of Sanger, police posted on social media photos of wind damage to the roof of school along with snapped trees.
Flights into San Francisco and Sacramento International Airport have either been delayed or canceled.
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