Back-to-back storms to refresh a precipitation windfall in California

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Several feet of snow are predicted in the Sierra Nevada through the weekend; flooding rains could hit Southern California.

March is a notoriously fickle month for California precipitation, but the storm door remains open for the Golden State, where precipitation has been plentiful for a second straight year. The month began with a, and it looks like it will close with a solid dose of Sierra snow — and a potentially significant rainstorm in Southern California.

The active spring weather caps an El Niño winter that has been volatile at times, with torrential downpours, localized flooding and frequent thunderstorms.A modest system will deliver rain, snow and wind to Northern California beginning Wednesday, with winter storm warnings in effect for a swath of the Sierra Nevada into Thursday.

The storm could deliver 1 to 3 inches of rain on the region’s populated coast and valleys and up to 6 inches on the coastal mountain slopes — along with a risk of thunderstorms. Because there is some uncertainty in the forecast, the storm’s track could change and precipitation totals could trend up or down.

As much as 3 feet of snow could fall in Southern California’s coastal ranges at the highest elevations.

 

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