California faces threat of heavy snow, rain and floods that could put lives in 'great danger'

California is facing a fresh battering of severe weather this weekend, with a winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, rainfall and the threat of flooding to parts of the state.

California is facing a fresh battering from severe weather this weekend, with a winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, rain and the threat of floods to parts of the state, potentially putting "lives and property" in "great danger," forecasters have warned.

The storm is expected to affect the West Coast, particularly California, through Friday, bringing a "burst of heavy precipitation," the National Weather Service said.

The weather service’s Weather Prediction Center has issued a High Risk of excessive rainfall over California through Saturday morning, with severe, widespread flash flooding expected with the storm.

“Areas that normally do not experience flash flooding will flood,” the weather service said. “Lives and property are in great danger from Friday into Saturday morning,” it warned.

People walk down a path at the Golden Gate Overlook in San Francisco, on Thursday.Jeff Chiu / APAn “atmospheric river” already began moving into California on Thursday, raising the risk of floods, forecasters and other officials said.

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