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Pineapple express brings potentially historic flooding to Southwest

An atmospheric river referred to as the "pineapple express" is bringing heavy rain to parts of the Desert Southwest and Southern California over Halloween weekend, just over a week after destructive flooding plagued parts of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. These atmospheric rivers often fuel heavy rain events in the West, especially in a stronger El Niño winter. We'll discuss more about this pattern after laying out the important forecast details through this weekend. New: Mandatory evacua