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California braces for 'once-in-10-year' storm amid fears of flooding, avalanches, blizzards
The Los Angeles Times ^ | January 5th, 2017 | Joseph Serna and Matt Hamiltonv Contact Reporters

Posted on 01/05/2017 8:46:06 PM PST by Mariner

ierra travelers trapped by back-to-back storms that dropped more than 2 feet of snow have a brief window to pass before the arrival of a weather system Saturday so wet forecasters are calling it an "atmospheric river."

Up to 12 inches of rain below 8,500 feet is expected, and massive amounts of snow — up to 6 feet — above that elevation. A fifth, colder storm two days behind will drop yet more heavy snow.

“It’s a once-in-10-year event,” said Zach Tolby, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno. “It’s the strongest storm we’ve seen in a long time, the kind of setup we look for to get significant flooding.”

The atmospheric river, or “Pineapple Express,” will be felt across much of California this weekend, though rains will be much heavier in the north than in the south.

Tolby said the storm is packing the same wallop as an atmospheric river that hit Northern California a decade ago that caused $300 million in damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; climatechangehoax; doomage; globalwarminghoax; lofan; snow; storm; weather
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To: Mariner
Oh please. The weather people have made it all so BIG and SCARY. We've had winter storms for EONS.

The weather people WHINE when there is ONE drop less than normal and WHINE when there is ONE drop more than normal.

WHEN did "weather" replace real news?
It ALWAYS storms in winter. North Dakota is ALWAYS a zillion degrees below freezing every winter. Weather patterns are know entities. Tornados, hurricanes, storm = weather. Big deal.

21 posted on 01/05/2017 9:03:45 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Mariner

Supposedly, it would take 40 days and 40 nights of extreme blizzard snow for California to get out of this record drought, provided the Sierra snow does not melt too quickly.


22 posted on 01/05/2017 9:04:53 PM PST by TauntedTiger (Political correctness analyst/expert/victim)
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To: ConsCA
"I like my 3 gallon per flush toilets ..."

All fine until you wish to sell your house in California, then you would be required to replace all toilets with ultra-low flow toilets per California regulations prior to the sale.

23 posted on 01/05/2017 9:05:08 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: dfwgator
...as an atmospheric river that hit Northern California a decade ago that caused $300 million in damage

...so basically 3-700 sq. ft. fixer-uppers and a Prius?

24 posted on 01/05/2017 9:06:23 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (FUMSM)
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To: ConsCA

I plan to hike down to the Santa Ana River and watch the (huge) homeless camp float down to the Pacific. Not that shopping carts float very well.

No one has yet figured out why these clowns don’t push their carts to high ground when the river rises.


25 posted on 01/05/2017 9:07:26 PM PST by Pelham (the refusal to Deport is defacto Amnesty)
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To: CatOwner
Dumbass state I live in.

So MOVE. No one FORCES you to live in California.
Or do you just enjoy complaining about something you can't change? Move to where they have 10 feet of snow. Move to where it's 110 degrees in the summer. It's your very own choice to stay in California where taxes are high.

SURELY you can get another job in ONE of the other 49 states! Why not leave this "dumbass state" and stop complaining?

By the way, I LOVE kittykats!

26 posted on 01/05/2017 9:08:07 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Mariner
Officials and experts say that widespread flooding, overflowing reservoirs and rivers does not end the drought.

Exactly. I've been hearing about this stupid drought for the entire 35 years since I moved here. (If it's yellow, its mellow. If it's brown flush it down.)

They are too stupid to capture the water flowing down the LA River & Santa Ana River into the ocean.

Drought gives them a reason to hype the panic & raise our taxes. But we still have funds for that Browndoggle slow-train to Fresno and hiring Holder to keep criminal illegal aliens, and money for the homeless and, and, and.......

27 posted on 01/05/2017 9:09:53 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: fortes fortuna juvat
My recollection is that collection of rain without a government license is a crime, and a tyrannical organization called the EPA will assess very costly fines for doing so.

You be right, and we are especially blessed, we have the CAL EPA!

28 posted on 01/05/2017 9:12:55 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Mariner

That does explain why Folsom and Natomas Dams have opened their spillways and they’re testing the gates at Sacramento Weir to open it up fast in case this storm causes a fast rise in both the American and Sacramento Rivers.


29 posted on 01/05/2017 9:16:56 PM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Eddie01

Great! I would have ocean front property...err nearly ocean front property.


30 posted on 01/05/2017 9:19:50 PM PST by crz
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To: Mariner
At least the Sierra snow pack will get rebuilt.


31 posted on 01/05/2017 9:19:55 PM PST by Rebelbase (ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
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To: ConsCA

Totally agree. Everything the government does is all about controlling the masses. Unfortunately there are many idiots out there that believe the government.


32 posted on 01/05/2017 9:24:12 PM PST by Tamatoa (Fight for our America, Fight for our Country I fought to defend!!!)
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To: Mariner

Damn those Russians! Now you’re telling me they got into Rove’s weather machine? Did HRC sell it to them?


33 posted on 01/05/2017 9:32:12 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Mariner

In CA we are in a permanent drought of intelligence. And once in a while it rains a lot.

Seriously, though, this is supposed to be a whopper of a storm.


34 posted on 01/05/2017 9:33:29 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Pelham

I have been accused of being a smeltist. Can you imagine?


35 posted on 01/05/2017 9:35:21 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Mariner

..Tornados, hurricanes, storm = weather. Big deal......”

That’s probably what Noah’s neighbors said years ago?


36 posted on 01/05/2017 9:36:41 PM PST by EnglishOnly (Fight all out to win OR get out now.)
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To: CatOwner

“I like my 3 gallon per flush toilets ...”
All fine until you wish to sell your house in California, then you would be required to replace all toilets with ultra-low flow toilets per California regulations prior to the sale.”

t’s not a big deal, its easy to replace with low flow when the time comes. And I can swap out all the toilets in the house in a couple of hours myself. So, what’s the issue?


37 posted on 01/05/2017 9:40:08 PM PST by ConsCA
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To: cloudmountain

I left California in 1992, moved to Alaska.

Problem is a lot of trash has been going to Alaska in recent years.


38 posted on 01/05/2017 9:40:13 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (MAGA)
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To: Tamatoa

“Totally agree. Everything the government does is all about controlling the masses. Unfortunately there are many idiots out there that believe the government.”

Exactly. People have become sheep. And they don’t realize they are being controlled and our thinking influenced...I imagine I am victim too.


39 posted on 01/05/2017 9:43:59 PM PST by ConsCA
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To: Mariner

California seasons include: Burning, mud slides, flooding, and shaking with long dry periods in between sometimes.


40 posted on 01/05/2017 9:48:16 PM PST by Boomer (You can't shame a fascist leftist (liberal) because they don't understand the concept of honor.)
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