Western US battles rain and flooding as ‘atmospheric river’ storm hits

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Portions of northern California, Oregon and Washington could see an inch of rain an hour, spurring mudslides and debris flows

In Olympia, Washington, officials reported a record high tide of 18.4ft. Parts of the city were submerged,

. “Jellyfish washed over the shoreline and into our streets,” Eric Christensen, Olympia water resources director, was quoted by CBS News as saying: “There was a woman who was kind enough to rescue them and put them back into Budd Inlet.”, noting that severe coastal flooding was predicted until 1pm local time on Wednesday.to California. In the Sierra Nevada mountain range, some ridge-top winds have already reached 120mph, USA Today said.

While there might be a brief reprieve on Wednesday, the system is poised to “regain momentum”, the New York Times said, dumping still more rain and snow on parts of central California through the Pacific north-west. Three more storms are “lining up” over the Pacific Ocean and are headed toward the US’s west coast through 1 January,California’s Central Valley was plagued by dense fog early on Wednesday, as one storm left the state and another lined up to enter.

In southern California, the next big storm was predicted to hit on Saturday and extend into Sunday. “New Year’s Eve celebrations planned for outdoors should include contingency plans,” the Los Angeles-area weather office wrote.

 

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We have a new terminology for the fake climate crap 'atmospheric river'. They just don't give up! To much money to be made. Pisses me off as it is always about the $$$$$$.

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