Instead of major fires the Golden State will be delt with major rainfall with precipitation amounts that could reach over half a foot over the next week.

A strong Pacific storm will begin to uncoil across Oregon, Washington and Northern California through the weekend, promising heavy rain and snow that will replenish water supplies but could also unleash destruction.

It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Water Resources said no military entered the state.

President Donald Trump claimed that the military entered California and turned on the water, but state water officials say the president's claim is false.

The flooding rains arrive after weeks of bone-dry winds fanned wildfires that killed at least 29 people and burned more than 16,000 structures around LA

A massive cold front churning off the Pacific Northwest is expected to bring more rain to Southern California next week. The incoming precipitation is forecast from Tuesday to Thursday next week, though the predicted rainfall amounts – a quarter of an inch to an inch,

On his way to California on Friday, President Trump made some statements about the water situation here during the recent fires. He said, “The water from the north was turned off”; that

California leaders are disputing a claim from President Donald Trump about the state's water resources.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he ordered the U.S. military to divert water from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California as part of his presidential action of “Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California.

Light precipitation will begin to move inland on Friday morning, mainly impacting the northern and central Sierra with rising snow levels initially around or above 5000–6000 ft. Steadier snowfall will develop late Friday into Saturday as a surge of Pacific moisture arrives.

President Trump heightened his battle with California over water policy by suggesting troops arrived in the state to turn on water pumps — which state officials quickly denied.