I love that Weather Street thing. Not sure how accurate it is but it’s neat anyway :)
Being in the desert I’m sure looking forward to the rain... though I am fearful for some of the people down in the basin.
I have seen heavy rain....one night in Kansas City a front stalled out and dumped 11 inches overnight....man that caused some problems....
I had not heard anything about this system having the potential to bring in the heaviest rains in several years until I read the following at NWS/NOAA.
Note the text I put in bold in the following National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook Statement:
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1212 PM PST Fri Jan 15 2010
San Luis Obispo County Central Coast-
Santa Barbara County Central Coast-
Santa Ynez Valley-
San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys-
Cuyama Valley-
Santa Barbara County South Coast-
Ventura County Coast-
Los Angeles County Coast Including Downtown Los Angeles-
Ventura County Interior Valleys-
Ventura County Coastal Valleys-
Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-
San Luis Obispo County Mountains-
Santa Barbara County Mountains-
Ventura County Mountains-
Los Angeles County Mountains Excluding The Santa Monica Range-
Antelope Valley-
Catalina Island-
Santa Clarita Valley-
Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley-
Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley-
1212 PM PST Fri Jan 15 2010
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southwestern California.
.Day One... Today
While surf will continue to subside along exposed west facing shores today...Moderate to strong rip currents will likely continue in the vicinity of the largest breakers and make swimming or surfing potentially dangerous.
* High rip current risk......See fzus56 Klox -
Srflox for details *
.Days two through seven... Saturday through Thursday
An extremely wet pattern is expected to develop on Sunday and continue through next week. A series of very strong Pacific Storms are expected to rake the region.
Rainfall totals from these storms will be excessive... probably the heaviest rains to hit the region in several years.
There is the potential for fairly widespread flooding...Debris flows...Coastal flooding...Strong winds.. and heavy snows in the mountains.
* Special Weather Statement..See wwus86 Klox -
Spslox for details *
Spotter information Statement
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures.
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Thompson/Meier
National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook