While one atmospheric river is still pumping rain toward California, another storm is waiting in the wings.

A third winter storm is on its way to California, with forecasts anticipating that it will hit the Golden State on Friday, only days after a bomb cyclone unleashed hurricane-force winds across the Pacific Northwest and an atmospheric river brought a deluge of rain and snow.

A bomb cyclone over California's shores was captured in a satellite image, showing the dramatic swirling clouds that have caused winter storm conditions.