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Batten down the hatches, Humboldt. We’re about to get soggy.

The trusty meteorologists over at the National Weather Service are warning of “strong mid-level troughing over the Northeast Pacific.” Translation: A big ol’ atmospheric river is likely heading our way, bringing the potential for heavy rain, high winds and copious snow starting late next week and into the following one.

As shown in the map above, Humboldt County finds itself square in the crosshairs of this thing, with a “high risk” of both heavy rain across the county and heavy snow in the hills.

Expect the lowlands to flood, and avoid travel if you can. For the kids’ sake, let’s hope this thing passes by Halloween.