Posted on 01/03/2023 7:56:39 PM PST by libh8er
Just three days after a record-breaking storm brought significant rain, widespread flooding and significant mountain snow to much of California, another, perhaps even more powerful double whammy of an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone is targeting the region this week that could become one of the more impactful storms to strike the state in years. Mandatory evacuation orders have even been issued ahead of the storm for neighborhoods with a high risk of flooding.
In this case, the developing storm will tap into abundant tropical moisture available in the Pacific Ocean, creating a reasonably strong "atmospheric river" that will carry copious amounts of moisture from Hawaii to California.
Basically, an (atmospheric river) is a river in the sky of water vapor, and when it hits the mountains, (the moisture) is forced up over the mountains," Marty Ralph, Director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, told FOX Weather. "That upward motion causes clouds and precipitation to form, and the faster the flow of air and water vapor is hitting the mountains, the faster the rain is falling, so you get more and more rain with the stronger ARs hitting the mountains."
This specific type of atmospheric river, known as the "Pineapple Express," in a nod to the storm's fuel source due to its Hawaiian origins, is set to bring significant moisture to California. Think of this as a narrow pipeline of moisture that originates in the tropics.
Flood Watches span much of the state, from near the Oregon/California border to just north of the Los Angeles area.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxweather.com ...
Thanks very much.
Of course they’ll still say we are in a drought.
how many inches of rain would it take to fill up all the reservoirs in california?
how much rain/snow would it take to fill the reservoirs in california?
No. The Delta Smelt still has priority. And the snail darters. And the Nurovian leaping lemurs.....
He had been arrested in college for possession of Weed and they cut his hair in jail. He swore he would never support the school after that.
Still snowed in from the last storm. Dang.
Wasn’t Pineapple Express something on Sponge Bob ?
Did you know that oleanders are poisonous?
I’m reluctant to answer because I don’t want to be alarmist. All I’ll say is that Boulder Creek and the surrounding area is subject to mudslides and they should keep their eye on the news, and take all advisories and warnings from the authorities seriously
Didn’t the Boulder Creek area burn two years ago?
I don’t recall Boulder Creek in particular, but there was a major fire in that area. The area is gorgeous, but it’s in the mountains. Rugged and lots of small winding roads. It has historically been very dangerous as far as mudslides and fire damaged areas may be even more susceptible
You forgot the three toed sloth and the spotted owl. Some environmentalist you are. Climate Change will get us all. I believe!!
You can’t really say because you’re talking about reservoirs scattered over hundreds of miles, subject to very different rainfall patterns, and of vastly different sizes. Shasta and Oroville, for example, are massive, at 4.5 million acre feet, and 3.5M, respectively. Right now they’re at 34% and 39% capacity. They have a long way to go. Filling the reservoirs is obviously important, but the talk in the next couple weeks will be focused on smaller reservoirs filling and spilling. I’m going to go out in a limb and say that New Bullards Bar and Comanche, maybe Folsom, are going to fill with a risk of downstream flooding, and numerous others are going to far exceed the average fill to date. Here are the current status of the major reservoirs
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=rescond.pdf
Lol…. The overdramatization of the weather continues. More climate bombs.
Our power was shut off inrolling blackouts in TN during the coldest week of last year.
I thank every CA leftist for making this the new normal. In red states too.
Their leftist ideology is a cancer for the entire nation.
Sigh. I'm a bit rusty on my true believing. And I am behind on my almsgiving to Mother Earth. Guilty as charged...
In 2014 the people voted to spend $2.4 billion on water storage projects. The one that gets the most attention is the Sites reservoir project. It has been held up in court over supposed threats to salmon populations. If Sites was built it would solve most of the water storage issues in the North State.
Time for a Pele sacrifice :>)
I'm sort of sorry your children are starving and have had no meat for two months. But you did a good job turning those burlap potato sacks into clothes for them. Bravo! And I'm sure little Timmy will soon get over that cough he has had for four months. Be of good cheer! Mother Earth is proud of you and the snail darter habitat is pristine and peaceful. And the Nurovian leaping lemurs are being fruitful and multiplying beyond all understanding.
California people don’t know how to drive in rainy weather I can park on high ground by a freeway and count the wrecks.
When it sprinkles the TV stations call it a storm watch body shops much happy.
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