End to storms is near but California braces for two more atmospheric rivers

A home on agricultural land is seen amid flooding from the Salinas River in Salinas, California, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson

(Reuters) - California's parade of atmospheric rivers may be nearing an end but not before at least two more of the rainstorms are due to drench the waterlogged state starting on Saturday, forecasters said.

A series of atmospheric rivers rarely seen in such frequent succession has pounded the state since Dec. 26, killing at least 19 people and bringing floods, power outages, mudslides, evacuations and road closures.