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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“Lake Meade is about a third full. It is at ~10M acre feet now. Full capacity is ~30M.”
Well, I was told by the media that due to global cooling/warming/change/chaos, Lake Mead would never hold water again. Lake Mead was to evermore be a dry lake bed.
Therefore, I’m going to need a confirmation from CNN as to your claim.
Further upstream, Lake Powell is at a similar capacity. The Colorado River water shed is a heck of a lot better off than it was a year ago...
As a Californian Freeper thank you for your kind words. I’m glad there’s at least one Freeper outside California who doesn’t judge us for LA and San Fransicko’s choice of governor.
*Get stuffed ‘ MO.*
Keep holdin’ on to yourself.
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