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California Storm Watch: Emergency officials pre-position crews ahead of storm bringing heavy rain, strong wind

A Winter Storm Warning and Flood Watch kicked into effect Sunday and will last through Wednesday.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — First responders across California are bracing for the arrival of heavy rain and snow along with gusty wind and thunderstorms, bringing threats for hail and even tornadoes over the holiday weekend and into next week.

A Winter Storm Warning, Wind Advisory and Flood Watch kicked into effect for parts of the Sacramento region Sunday and will last through Wednesday morning.

California's Office of Emergency Services prepositioned emergency officials in multiple Northern California counties including Colusa and Calaveras Counties.

Forecasters predict that the valley between Yuba City and Modesto will have a 5% chance of tornado or funnel cloud development during the day on Monday.

On Sunday, the state's largest power utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, encouraged customers to prepare for potential power outages by stocking up on emergency supplies and charging devices.

The California Highway Patrol told drivers to be prepared for potential chain controls with more snow incoming after a smaller, less powerful storm moved through the region Saturday evening.

See below for a radar to track the storm and a traffic map to help you find the best ways around this weekend. 

Traffic map

Sacramento region traffic map:

Radar

Radar map from ABC10.comAdjust the layers with a filter on the bottom right corner to show rain, snow, wind and current temperatures:

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