[JustPiper]

This is not good, leaving CA vulnerable. If FR went down to this storm and we didn't see this, could you imagine our panic?!

PG&E Preps For Biggest Storm of Season [Northern/Central CA]
kron4 ^ | February 24, 2004 at 5:25 p.m.

Posted on 02/24/2004 11:45:41 PM CST by vikingchick

SAN FRANCISCO -- According to meteorologists, the most powerful winter storm of the season is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to northern and central California, beginning early Wednesday morning and continuing through Thursday evening.

At its most intense period, the storm is expected to carry winds gusting between 50 - 70 mph for six to eight hours. The sustained winds are expected to impact all of PG&E's service area - which stretches from Bakersfield to near the Oregon border. This storm is also expected to deliver between 1 and 3 inches of precipitation, depending on the area. These winds will diminish slightly by late Wednesday, but still remain strong through Thursday evening.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1084950/posts

[JustPiper]

Weather Channel

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A powerful Pacific storm will sweep into California today resulting in high winds, heavy rain and, in the mountains, significant snow. High wind warnings and watches already are posted for much of California and southern Oregon, and winter storm warnings are posted for the Northern California Mountains and Sierras. Snow levels will be rising during the day, however, probably ending up around 4500 feet in Northern California and near 7000 feet in the southern Sierras. Showers, mountain snows and strong winds will extend northward into the Pacific Northwest and, by late in the day, eastward into Nevada and Idaho. Rain will reach the Los Angeles basin later in the day and some significant rainfall totals are expected in that region, especially in the surrounding mountains. The Southwest will remain warm and sunny, at least for one more day.