A Pacific storm approaches the West Coast and moisture from the tropics flows north in this NOAA WeatherView animation that runs from approximately 4:15 pm today, February 1, to 8:00 am February 2, 2017. According to the National Weather Service, Pacific storm systems will work their way toward the California coast over the next day or so, bringing moderate to heavy rain back to central and northern California, as well as into Oregon. One to 3 inches of rain is possible in these areas, with up t