A sweeping flood watch stretching more than 800 miles along California’s coast and interior plains is in effect this week atmospheric rivers move through.

Heavy rain and flash flooding have soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues and at least one confirmed death. Authorities say police in the city of Redding received numerous

Heavy rain and dangerous flooding have left one individual dead in Redding, California, the mayor announced on Sunday.

Redding Mayor Mike Littau said in a Facebook post that a person alerted 911 when they became stuck and water entered their vehicle. Though a Redding police officer was able to swim to the vehicle, break the windows, bring the individual to shore and perform CPR, the person did not survive, and an investigation into a cause of death is ongoing.