Most of the storm's windy punch will remain over the eastern Pacific Ocean since the intensification of the low-pressure system will happen well off the Northwest U.S. coastline.
That may be followed by another storm system in the late Wednesday - Thursday timeframe that may target Washington and Oregon more than Northern California.Many areas of Northern California especially north of Interstate 80, will likely pick up at least 3 inches of additional rain through Monday. Much of the central and southern Sierra could pick up 1 to 3 feet of heavy, wet snow through Monday. This could make travel difficult and prompt road closures, including Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 50, among others.Despite a long-term drought , there is a danger in this wet pattern.
It also doesn't have to rain a long time. Even brief moderate to heavy rain can trigger debris flows. While snowpack is most critical for water supply in California and other parts of the West once it melts in spring, this rain will dampen soil and vegetation and lower what can often be aThe latest drought monitor analysis shows much of the West in either extreme or exceptional drought.
seems odd to me, warm moist air moving north and westward up the west coast (alaska) for several consecutive days in late october. i suspect that the new term 'atmospheric river' means, best not to explain this in terms of jet stream, low and high pressure systems and, cyclones.
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I wouldn’t mind seeing it wiped off into the ocean
Fukushima
It’s sunny down in Southern CA. Most people don’t realize how big CA is. It’s like from Boston MA to Raleigh NC. The on site weather channel guy in SF is like in Washington DC covering a storm in NYC, too far south.
Your on site news person is too far south for the CA storm. You need to be up in Sacramento or Redding. The Ironman has been cancelled in Sac. It’s pouring in Sac and hardly raining in SF. You are 90 miles too far away.
We live in Ukiah and bought a rain gauge yesterday. We put it up around 5pm and by this morning at 8am it already has 3.5 inches 🤪. Many of our TV channels are not working but we're getting the Weather Channel 😊
What happens to all the cargo ships that are sitting offshore around the area?
Woke network. Use to watch the Weather Channel daily. Now can hardly stand it.
Man, people wanted rain and it's like the weather just went 'FINE I'LL GIVE YOU RAIN' all angry. Hope they'll be okay over there.
I guess this was the super sonic missile that China let go a few days ago
🙏🙏🙏🙏
We lived in LA for 13 years this happened every year they burned up every year and the people just rebuild on same spot. We loved LA but it's gonna fall into the ocean.
Fake
Hope it puts out the fires!
Can it go a little bit further south, yes? 🥺
That looks like the Pineapple Express that came from Hawaii to Seattle that flooded me out in 2007.
How come the public is hearing of this “Category 5” terminology-in regards to atmospheric river events-just now?
Cat 5 atmospheric river eh?😂😂👍
Everyone in Cali be like... 😅
They need the rain
Wow! Oh wait, same thing been happening in California for centuries, nothing new.
Californians can stop praying for rain now.😜
Yikes, will this affect the beach areas where the oil spill happened? A friend of mine is out there helping to clean that up.
Thanks JoeBiden your climate change is killing Americans… more Americans died under joe then trump
I guess this might be good to help with the drought?
If its not one thing its another, Rosanna Danna
You guys are just makin’ stuff up at this point. Category 5 river event? C’mon.
•Wetter pattern will remain in the West thru at least early next week •This will bring periods of rain/mountain snow to the drought-stricken West •The stronges/wettest storm will arrive Sun, continuing into Mon •Dangerous flash flooding/debris flows off burned areas expected
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