Another Pineapple Express has been bringing massive April showers to California since Thursday. And this one is so big it may set records.

A Pineapple Express is an example of an atmospheric river, a channel in the atmosphere that moves vast amounts of moisture. This kind forms over Hawaii (hence “pineapple”) and directs moisture toward the West Coast. Daniel Swain, a University of California Los Angeles climate scientist, told Vox last month that it channels “more water than the Mississippi River.”

The last Pineapple Express hit the West Coast in late March, bringing torrents of rain that caused flooding and mudslides and triggered evacuations in Southern California.

Now, the National Weather Service is expecting up to 8 inches of rain through Saturday further north — in the Santa Clara Valley and parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s also calling for 6 to 8 inches snow parts of the Sierra Nevada. The ongoing downpour has already caused accidents and spin-outs on freeways.

Incoming #AtmosphericRiver (aka #PineappleExpress with moisture origins from Hawaii) will continue to impact California over the next 24-36 hours. Could see some lulls in the rain during the day, but expect more overnight. ️☔️ #CAwx #CAstorm pic.twitter.com/ATX8nuXRyr — NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) April 6, 2018

For California, which has suffered years of drought and is still reeling from its worst fire season ever, rain is a welcome relief.

But getting so much at once can be disastrous. The fire-charred landscape, denuded of vegetation, does little to retain water and is vulnerable to deadly mudslides. California has already seen 21 deaths from mudslides this year.

Here is the latest storm total rainfall forecast Thursday through Saturday. Could see some high spots of 7-8" in the coastal mountains. #cawx #castorm #AtmosphericRiver pic.twitter.com/dvpsET6kja — NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) April 4, 2018

“The main concerns we have with this atmospheric river include moderate to heavy rain across the region, urban flooding and ponding of water on roads, flooding of creeks or streams, and also the possibility of mudslides and debris flows for recent burn areas,” said Scott Rowe, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s San Francisco Bay Area office, during a briefing.