Posted on 02/04/2024 8:28:58 PM PST by Libloather
The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers battered California on Sunday, prompting the first-ever warning for hurricane-force winds in the state's history.
California is bracing for what could be days of heavy rains, flooding on roads and knocking out power to nearly 800,000 people, with 97 percent of the state's population under flood warning.
The current 'bomb cyclone' - a term denoting a storm that rapidly intensifies over 24 hours - could dump more than 8 trillion gallons of precipitation on the state.
The storm inundated streets and brought down trees and electrical lines across the San Francisco Bay Area, where winds topped 60 mph in some areas, blowing what looked like a white flag of tarpaulin off a building. Gusts exceeding 80 mph were recorded in the mountains.
A video out of Los Angeles caught chilling images of planes flying into the city as they tried to navigate the terrible conditions.
In Southern California, officials warned of potentially devastating flooding and ordered evacuations for canyons that burned in recent wildfires that are at high risk for mud and debris flows.
The National Weather Service office for Los Angeles warned that 'all systems are go for one of the most dramatic weather days in recent memory.'
One Home Depot in Santa Barbara, which saw some of the worst of the chaos in videos posted online, sold out on sandbags and was instead offering customers potting soil and fertilizer.
'This storm is predicted to be one of the largest and most significant in our county´s history, and our goal is to get through it without any fatalities or any serious injuries,' Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters Saturday.
Classes were canceled Monday for schools across the county, which was devastated by mudslides caused by powerful storms in 2018.
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And the climate cultists have been telling us the drought in California was permanent.....
If a tidal wave were to hit LA, would we consider it devine retribution for its decadence?
For the record, 8 trillion gallons of water is enough for 12 years of water for every residence in California.
No more so than Pittsburg or Philly. There's more than enough decadence in this country to go around.
“If a tidal wave were to hit LA, would we consider it devine retribution for its decadence?”
Same problem Putin has: If he threatens to nuke American cities, half of the country will ask what he’s waiting for.
It may God answering the prayers for the poop to be washed off the sidewalks.
well, they took away all the gas stoves, now, when the power goes oit ...no food!
second, I wonder how the Oroville dam will be after all this?
A tidal wave would take out some Blue voters in Laguna Beach, Venice and Belmont Shore, but it would also take out Red voters in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Balboa Island and Costa Mesa.
Should wash the poop off the streets, right?
Prayers up for my California FReeper brothers and sisters.
The real question is will Taylor Swift be able to take off in the storm and get to Japan on time. Uh oh!
Amen.
Huh! Well just over the Sierra on the east side, we got about a foot of wet snow today. We’re about 5,200 elev. Down in town (4,500 ft?) the roads are wet but not snow packed. Might get icy later. Lucky we got no place to go for now.
No doubt they’ll dump a bunch into the Pacific come spring time.
It was super duper windy today. Im a few miles north of SF. The wind whistled, moaned and shrieked.
Almost tropical in style. a warm storm.
So glad I didn’t need to drive today.
California: where the weather is perfect, until it decides to kill you.
The idea of mudslides terrifies me!
I pray to the Lord to protect the people of California, and elsewhere, from this dangerous weather. It sounds like it is pretty bad already.
south of sacto with nasty gusts, mostly warm, losing many branches, no trees. Had to walk with a heavy lean this afternoon. Right now, howling outside, glad the walls are not moving!
Stay safe and don’t fly any kites yet. Mother Nature will kick a hole in it, or snatch it away from you.
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