Places like California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada are (somewhat) used to this sort of phenomenon. You can see how this week's "river" grabs all that moisture from the Pacific and flings it onland.

A persistent trough of low pressure has parked itself along the Pacific Northwest. As it spins counterclockwise it is pumping in a lot of moisture from the West

As a result, over 13,000 employees with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found their inboxes stuffed with spam. Some users signed the NOAA up for newsletters from entities like the Church Officials in California have revealed that President Donald Trump nearly flooded the region’s farms when his administration tried to send an excessive amount of water south,

Here is a look at rain and snow totals. Here is a look at rain totals from Friday and Saturday. These totals aired Sunday at 7 a.m. Here is a look at snow totals from Saturday. These totals aired Sunday at 7 a.