A major storm continues to drop heavy snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets

Heavy rain from a major storm prompted evacuation warnings for communities near a Northern California river that forecasters say could break its banks Friday, as the system continued to dump heavy sno

The storm arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, mostly in the Seattle area, before moving through Northern California.

Storm Bert is battering the country with strong winds, heavy rain and snow and ice with amber warnings coming into force bringing a "potential risk to life and property".

Weather warnings are in place across the island of Ireland until later on Saturday morning.

The Met Office has warned Brits to prepare for a weekend of rain, wind and snow as Storm Bert sweeps the country. Weather warnings are in place every day until Sunday – including seven on Saturday – as the country braces for more wintry weather after temperatures plummeted earlier in the week.