An atmospheric river is forecast to dump warm rain over California’s massive snowpack, raising concerns that snow melt could cause flooding.
’s massive snowpack on Thursday and Friday, raising concerns that a rush of snow melt at lower elevations could cause flooding. Roadways in the Sierra Foothills are especially at risk for flooding.
There are all types of atmospheric rivers, and this one is an example of a “pineapple express” as it's pulling moisture from near the Hawaiian Islands. The storm is raising concern as the state has seen a rash of cold storms in recent weeks that brought snow to unusually low elevations across California. Elevations as low as 2,000 to 2,500 feet in the coastal ranges and the Sierra Foothills have a couple feet of snow piled up. These areas are likely to be drenched in warm rain in coming days, and Rowe said that by Friday afternoon most of the snow below 4,000 feet will likely have melted.
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