National Weather Service satellite images show a dramatic, churning cyclone approaching California's coast as parts of Northern California get battered by the atmospheric river.

A bomb cyclone and corresponding atmospheric river are bringing precipitation to Northern California. See satellite photos and videos of the storm.

Behold, the majesty and terrifying power of the extratropical cyclone that swept over the Pacific Northwest this week.

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.