Northwest, N. Calif., Braces For More Rain and Snow!!!

Jim Cantore‏@JimCantore

The Hose RT @theCIRESwire: "Atmospheric River Storm" heading for CA coast: Cool visual [link to www.esrl.noaa.gov]

Weather Underground‏@wunderground

Wind advisories and flood watches in effect for northern California as storm approaches: [link to wxug.us]

hard to tell since the map is not zoomed in, but concord looks like it's in the 3-5" rain total range (over 5 days)

here's MSM on what's in store for the BAY AREA (northern california is another story):

A series of powerful rainstorms is expected to hit the Bay Area beginning Wednesday morning, dumping up to 8 inches of rain on parts of the region, a National Weather Service forecaster said.

The storms will start around the time of the morning commute Wednesday and continue through the weekend, bringing winds of 40 to 50 mph and 1 to 3 inches of rain to most parts of the Bay Area, forecaster Steve Anderson said.

“This is certainly the biggest storm of the season so far,” Anderson said. “Typically, we get our big rain events in December and January.”

The rainfall will be most intense in the North Bay, where 2 to 3 inches of rain are expected in lowlands and as many as 8 inches in the hills, Anderson said.

“It’s mostly going to be a North Bay event, the heaviest rainfall,” Anderson said.

Smaller creeks in the North Bay are likely to fill to bank level, although the larger Russian and Napa rivers “don’t seem to be getting too out of hand,” he said.

Streets throughout the Bay Area will be soaked, and fallen leaves from trees are expected to clog storm drains, so some roads and intersections will see some flooding and the usual traffic delays, Anderson said.

Bay Area residents should also get ready for possible downed trees and power outages.

Fifteen- to 18-foot waves are expected along the coast during the stormy weather, he said.

[link to www.sfexaminer.com]

Last Edited by tarfonwxx on 11/27/2012 02:20 PM

The first graph means "You be hosed, man." The second graph means, "You be REALLY hosed!"

The colors stand for amounts of rain in a 3 hr period superimposed over a map of North America. In the second graph, the lightest colors mean the most rain and 3 little light cells are sitting on top of San Jose and the Santa Cruz Mts.

I just moved to Denver from Sac last summer and have spent 20 yrs. in the Monterey Bay area.

Northern CA is my heart's home, and I wish you all the best!

Here is a little more info, 1991 was a EL Nino year..
[link to www.stormfax.com]

Hmmm. It started to rain here a little on Sunday and have had some good downpours Monday and today. I should check out the satellite radar to see what's up.

Image: [link to www.nws.noaa.gov]
Not too bad now.

However, it looks like California is in for a lot of flooding. Full moon on Wednesday will create high tides. Earthquake window for the next 4-6 days. With this much precipitation there is likely to be mud slides by the weekend. Having lived in California for 50 years and lived through the '89 quake - not too worried about quakes. More concerned about mudslides closing down highways and flooding. LA never was the best when it came to a lot of water being primarily in drought most of the time. I pity the Highway patrol as the roads will be slick along with a high volume of drivers on packed freeways with folks not used to driving in the rain. Usually, Central Valley (Bakersfield on up to Modesto) ends up being filled with fog when the weather gets cold and tends to be notorious for mega car pile-ups. All-in-all... lots of water on its way and snow in the high mountains.


San Francisco
[link to forecast.weather.gov]

7-DAY FORECAST
This Afternoon Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 8 mph.
Tonight Rain and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 52. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 66. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Rain. High near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night Rain. Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Rain. High near 67. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Night Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy.
Saturday Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy.
Sunday Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy.

That 2nd pic says I'm lookin at 7-9 in rain in the next 5 days.

so, take care!!! Prepare yourself!!!

i will pray for you all!!!

GFS 12z showed 5-day rain totals for N. California from San Fran north 6-12'' (+ at elevation, all liquid). Amazing

Quoting NiNzrez: stan deyo has his quake forecast set for southern cali right now
[link to standeyo.com]

TheWeatherSpace.com‏@TheWeatherSpace

Rainfall Amount Wednesday through the Weekend in CA/OR/WA. Look at the massive amounts in Northern California.... [link to fb.me]

M1 solar flare earlier today as well

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e Weather Space.com


Rainfall Amount Wednesday through the Weekend in CA/OR/WA.

Look at the massive amounts in Northern California. Some areas, as stated in the article below, will receive 14-20" of rainfall near the Western Foothills of the Sierras.

Urging all residents to take precautions in the Northern California Central Valley and Foothills zones, extending up to Southwest Oregon.


For Southern California's impacts (minor) visit Southern California Weather Authority Facebook Page [link to www.facebook.com]

FOR DOOM

It's starting allready today north of california state!

2.5 Hawaii

from another thread:

HaarpStatus.com saw this 6 days ago so screw the wannabee weather people.

Also TWS is on it -

The ARKstorm was what would be predicted as a major rainfall event that would consist of a lot of snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, followed by a tropical air mass that melts all the snow.

Such a scenario might actually be coming, with the first round hitting on Wednesday, then Thursday into Friday, another on Saturday, and then lasting through Sunday as well. A full five days worth of heavy rainfall in Northern and Central California.

This will bring heavy mountain snow to the higher elevations, but below 8,000 feet it should be all rain. This will melt a lot of the snow that is already up there and cause major flooding in the Central Valley zones.


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here is my warning...also a wind warning: Your's wasn't there anymore.

Local Weather Alert

Flood Watch for Northern San Joaquin Valley, CA

From 4:00 PM PST, Thu., Nov 29, 2012 until 4:00 PM PST, Sun., Dec 02, 2012

Issued by The National Weather Service
Sacramento, CA

Tue, Nov 27, 2012, 11:12 AM PST

Local Radar Map
Updated Nov 27, 2012, 12:20pm PST

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During a Flood
After the Flood
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... FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... SACRAMENTO VALLEY... WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA... NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS... CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA... CLEAR LAKE AREA... SHASTA LAKE AREA... LASSEN PARK... MOTHERLODE... NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND EAST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER SHASTA COUNTY ALONG WITH BUTTE AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES WHERE A LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY BY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS: DEBRIS FLOWS LIKELY... ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENT BURN SCARS IN SHASTA... TEHAMA... COLUSA... AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WITH RIVER FLOODING EXPECTED ON THE UPPER SACRAMENTO RIVER. MOUNTAIN RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING ABOVE THE RESERVOIRS IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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[link to www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov]

Pinned and 5 stars for you!

Twilight zone music all day today

Twilight zone music all day today

Central California update calls for 5 straight days of rain, and we are 200 miles south of San Franciso/Sacramento. Starts tomorrow. Batten down the hatches.

[link to www.ecmwf.int]