Polar Vortexes!
Now Atmospheric Rivers!
Posted on 12/27/2022 1:32:39 AM PST by blueplum
Southern California is set to experience a drastic drop in temperatures on Monday while a powerful winter storm is expected to hit Northern California starting late Monday and bring several inches of rain and heavy winds.
An atmospheric river, or a weather system that moves high concentrations of water vapor outside of the tropics, could on Tuesday bring up 1 to 3 inches of rain to the coastal areas, with higher elevations receiving upward of 3 to 5 inches, the National Weather Service told CBS San Francisco. The atmospheric river could be as strong as a Category 3, with a scale that tops out a 5.
"Locally up to 7 inches are possible over favored peaks and higher terrain ....
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Polar Vortexes!
Now Atmospheric Rivers!
LOL, because calling it a “rainstorm” instead of the confusing and stupidly inane “atmospheric river” won’t create in people the fear and anxiety of global warming they need!
I guarantee we will soon see this term become commonplace on local weather reports all over the country.
Uttered by “bubble-headed bleach blondes with a gleam in their eye”.
Read ‘ State Of Fear ‘ by Michael Crichton.
He Nailed this Evil Propaganda Scam years ago .
Here’s the satellite loop in IR:
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector_band.php?sat=G17§or=wus&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?west
This s the current drought map.
Yes! It’s going to be used constantly, like it’s common and always been there. Just like polar vortex.
This used to be called “The Pineapple Express”, not to be confused with the other stuff.
Cat 3 Atmospheric River! OMG, run for your lives! Drought, who cares about drought? I think I saw a Cat 3 Atmospheric River on the Day After.
Yup
Many of the terms have been used in meteorology for decades so they were not developed for scare tactics.
However, the LSM just loves the fear porn and the ratings it provides and throws these terms around willy nilly for sensationalism.
NOAA and the NWS have no control how their terminology is co-opted and abused.
The six weeks snow cover and deep freeze just ended here in North Idaho. Temps are in the 40s and we’ve had a steady day of rain with more to com. The foot of snow on the ground is melting away quickly.
There’s been a huge system moving off the Pacific.
I saw that. A new numbering system for “atmospheric rivers.” Just what we were missing.
But the important thing is the names. Did this one get christened yet?
GMTA
Plus I type slow
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The 1970s had some crazy weather. Crazier than what we are having today.
That’s an interesting glossary. I never knew about the “Beaver(’s) Tail” until you gave us that handy reference.
“Now we have categorized atmospheric rivers on the loose!”
Yep, everything is Hollywood now, including real wars.
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