SoCal sees two ‘thousand-year’ storms within weeks. More could be coming
11 months ago

SoCal sees two ‘thousand-year’ storms within weeks. More could be coming

LA Times  

Weather officials had been warning Californians about the wrath of El Niño for months — even as some residents had begun to think the typically soaking climate pattern had gone AWOL. “The idea that climate change is causing the wet and dry periods to become more extreme for California — that’s what the models have been predicting, and that’s what’s been happening,” Ralph said. “In winter, we’ll see these big storm systems that are moving in from the northern Pacific … but by the time they get to Southern California, a lot of that moisture is gone,” Adams said, pointing to last winter’s epic stream of atmospheric rivers that pounded the North and Central Coast. An “impactful atmospheric river event” is expected to move south along the West Coast from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, bringing heavy rain, significant snow and high winds, said Brad Pugh, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. “California and the southwest U.S. has far more variable annual precipitation than anywhere else in the country, and these atmospheric river storms are the primary storm type that determines whether it’s going to be wet or dry,” Ralph said.

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California’s rainy season begins with a bomb cyclone bang. Are we in for a third record wet winter?
1 month ago

California’s rainy season begins with a bomb cyclone bang. Are we in for a third record wet winter?

LA Times  

Truckers hole up along the side of I-5 to let the storm pass before the highway is reopened in Weed, Calif. Supercharged by that dramatic bombogenesis and warm Pacific temperatures, which together pumped up the system’s winds and moisture, the storm could cause life-threatening flooding and damaging high surf north of the Bay Area, with prolonged, heavy rainfall, strong winds …

Ready for more rain in SoCal? Rare late-season storm to hit during Easter weekend
9 months ago

Ready for more rain in SoCal? Rare late-season storm to hit during Easter weekend

LA Times  

Ian Romash, 7, jumps over a rain puddle as his sister, Mara Romash, 4, runs behind him at Santa Monica Pier on Saturday. A potentially significant storm could arrive in the region this weekend — a rare sight for this time of the year, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to land in Los Angeles County …

Recent storms pushed California’s yearly rainfall, snowpack even higher — and more could be coming
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Recent storms pushed California’s yearly rainfall, snowpack even higher — and more could be coming

LA Times  

People cross the street amid wind and rain as they visit the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach on Wednesday. Downtown Los Angeles received 0.72 inches from Wednesday’s storm, bringing its total rainfall to 18.99 inches since Oct. 1 — the beginning of the water year. “We’re about 7.5 inches above average for this time of year,” said Kristan …

Rain, snow hit SoCal, with chance for flooding, landslides, hail and even a tornado
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rain, snow hit SoCal, with chance for flooding, landslides, hail and even a tornado

LA Times  

Southern Californians have been hit Wednesday with another round of rain and snow, with precipitation picking up later in the day, prompting concerns about possible flooding, landslides and even a tornado. Wednesday afternoon weather officials upgraded much of central and southwest Los Angeles County, and Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to a flood advisory, warning of minor …

Another wet weekend as new storm hits Southern California. How long will it rain?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Another wet weekend as new storm hits Southern California. How long will it rain?

LA Times  

Float fisherman Johnathan O. Skinner casts his line near one of the submerged docks at Launch Pointe on Lake Elsinore. Another winter storm hit Southern California this weekend, but it is expected to be milder than previous rain events. The cold storm was forecast to bring “steady light to locally moderate rain and mountain snow to the area,” the weather …

Another storm is coming to Southern California early next week. How big will it be?
10 months ago

Another storm is coming to Southern California early next week. How big will it be?

LA Times  

Sam Hale of Garden Grove looks for driftwood he can use in landscaping projects Wednesday in a debris field left by the rain-swollen Santa Ana River in Huntington Beach. Southern Californians can brace for another round of wet weather, with a storm expected to hit the region early next week to cap off a month of historically wet weather. “This …

The rain’s not over — a new storm is brewing for SoCal next week. How much rain could we get?
10 months ago

The rain’s not over — a new storm is brewing for SoCal next week. How much rain could we get?

LA Times  

A member of the track team practices the hurdles in the pouring rain Tuesday at Riverside City College. California As rain pelts soggy Southern California, residents are urged to stay vigilant for mudslides Authorities, fearing the effect of additional rain on hillsides and creek beds already saturated by a massive storm earlier this month, issued flash flood warnings for a …

Record rain saturates SoCal landscape, heightening fears of more landslides
10 months, 1 week ago

Record rain saturates SoCal landscape, heightening fears of more landslides

LA Times  

Workers dig through the mud at one home where multiple mudslides damaged three homes in Hacienda Heights on Feb. 8. Already inundated by record rainfall, Southern California is facing another major storm Presidents Day weekend that could bring new risks for mudslides and flooding in vulnerable areas saturated with water. The most likely scenario as of Wednesday is that the …

Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The slow-moving atmospheric river that was finally moving out of California on Wednesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. While just missing the December 1995 record of 103 mph at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, “102 is very, very impressive,” said meteorologist Nicole Sarment at the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office. The …

L.A.’s monster storm was even worse in some areas than the alarming forecasts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A.’s monster storm was even worse in some areas than the alarming forecasts

LA Times  

A grand piano lies upside down in the middle of Caribou Lane while SoCalGas workers investigate a Beverly Crest home that was pushed off its foundation by a mudslide early Monday near Beverly Glen Boulevard. The National Weather Service warned of an astonishing 6.37 inches of rain for downtown Los Angeles, and, incredibly, 8.66 inches fell for the four-day period …

Some rain, snow still on tap for SoCal, but worst of deadly winter storm has passed
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Some rain, snow still on tap for SoCal, but worst of deadly winter storm has passed

LA Times  

Saeed Fardin, part owner of Superhero Toys n More, clears the sidewalk as a shipment of goods is delivered during a snowstorm in Big Bear. In the Los Angeles area, the next storm could bring another half-inch of rain Wednesday night to the metro area and up to an inch in the foothills and mountains, said Mike Wofford, a National …

Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the …

‘There’s still a lot of rain to come’: Storm-battered SoCal faces two more days of pain
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘There’s still a lot of rain to come’: Storm-battered SoCal faces two more days of pain

LA Times  

A man walks under an umbrella Sunday along Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Malibu as heavy rain falls. Outlook “There’s still a lot of rain to come,” Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said Monday morning. “There’s a lot of rain left.” The storm has hit Los Angeles County particularly hard, especially in hillside communities including …

Atmospheric river inundates roads, forces water rescues across SoCal. The next storm looks worse
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Atmospheric river inundates roads, forces water rescues across SoCal. The next storm looks worse

LA Times  

A car is submerged in the 2300 block of West Willow Street in Long Beach on Thursday morning. Heavy rain from a major atmospheric river storm moved across Southern California on Thursday, causing significant flooding and road closures — as well as several water rescues. That storm started battering the Southland on Thursday morning, with heavy downpours causing widespread flooding …

Slow-moving Pacific storm threatens to bring California flooding and mudslides
1 year ago

Slow-moving Pacific storm threatens to bring California flooding and mudslides

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rains drenched parts of California on Wednesday, bringing the threat of flooding and mudslides as millions of people geared up for holiday travel, the National Weather Service said. “I guess buying presents for the holidays is just that important.” At Whiskey & Leather in Montecito, near coastal Santa Barbara northwest of Los Angeles, manager Karina Cota …

Slow-moving storm to bring heavy rain and flooding to Southern California before Christmas
1 year ago

Slow-moving storm to bring heavy rain and flooding to Southern California before Christmas

LA Times  

People brave a morning downpour as they make their way across a Santa Monica intersection on Wednesday. A tightly wound and well-defined low-pressure storm system about 300 miles off the San Francisco Bay Area is slowly making its way south, according to the National Weather Service. Residents in San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties should be …

Storm Hilary: Over half a year’s rain in one day knocks out 911 lines in California
1 year, 4 months ago

Storm Hilary: Over half a year’s rain in one day knocks out 911 lines in California

The Telegraph  

The Palm Springs police department said on Sunday night it was experiencing a widespread 911 outage and urged those in need of help to send a text or reach out to the nearest police or fire station. Grace Garner, the mayor of Palm Springs, told CNN there had been a “temporary fix” for 911 lines in Palm Springs. Forecasters warned …

Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars
1 year, 4 months ago

Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Sunday before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads and downed trees, as concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho. “I can’t remember a storm like this.” The weather service said tornadoes were possible in …

Major storm caps California’s wet season with more rain, winds, snow
1 year, 8 months ago

Major storm caps California’s wet season with more rain, winds, snow

LA Times  

David Jannesn takes a selfie next to the raging Los Angeles river near Los Feliz Boulevard during a break from Wednesday’s rain. More rain, wind and mountain snow pelted California on Wednesday as a cold storm swirled over the soaked state, capping a soggy March and one of the most prodigious wet seasons in recent memory. The weather service has …

SoCal sees record rainfall as storm brings flooding, evacuations and power outages in NorCal
1 year, 9 months ago

SoCal sees record rainfall as storm brings flooding, evacuations and power outages in NorCal

LA Times  

Residents look at the damage as a swollen Tule River crumbled parts of Globe Drive in Springville, Calif., in Tulare County. At least 90 flood watches, warnings and advisories were in effect statewide, as were avalanche warnings in portions of Mono and Inyo counties and the Lake Tahoe area, according to the National Weather Service, which said the storm would …

California Readies for Another Big Storm, Parts Could Receive over 180mm Rain
1 year, 9 months ago

California Readies for Another Big Storm, Parts Could Receive over 180mm Rain

News 18  

Another big storm was headed for California on Thursday, the latest in a winter parade that has already brought near-record snowfall and heavy rains. Over the coming days, two atmospheric rivers — moisture-laden weather systems chugging in from the Pacific — were expected to dump heavy snow on already-buried mountain ranges, and bring torrential rain to lower elevations. Forecasters said …

SoCal storm: When will snow, rain hit this week? When will it end?
1 year, 9 months ago

SoCal storm: When will snow, rain hit this week? When will it end?

LA Times  

With a break in the rain, surfers are silhouetted by a dramatic sunset and cloudy skies after new winter storms brought more precipitation to Southern California on Monday and will continue through Wednesday, after last week’s epic storms dumped record-breaking rainfall and brought historic snow to the Southland. California Photos: Two atmospheric river storms descend on California California’s deadly storm …

Rain, snow, high winds batter SoCal; 5 and 14 freeways closed, roads flooded
1 year, 10 months ago

Rain, snow, high winds batter SoCal; 5 and 14 freeways closed, roads flooded

LA Times  

Traffic diverted from Interstate 5 makes its way along a flooded street in L.A.’s Sun Valley neighborhood on Friday. “It’s just wild to see snow in the hills.” The unusual system rivals a storm that hit the region in 1989 — the first and only other time the weather service issued a blizzard warning in the L.A. area. Firefighters had …

Timeline: When will it rain and snow in SoCal over next five days
1 year, 10 months ago

Timeline: When will it rain and snow in SoCal over next five days

LA Times  

A light snow falls along Painted Cave Road in the mountains above Santa Barbara on Thursday. Over the coming days, forecasters predict periods of intense rain, snow falling at low elevations, dangerous conditions along the coast and blizzard conditions in some local mountains. Meteorologist David Sweet, at the Oxnard National Weather Service office, said the storm was drawing comparisons to …

Snowmaker storm of epic proportions moving into SoCal: ‘We’re getting the full brunt’
1 year, 10 months ago

Snowmaker storm of epic proportions moving into SoCal: ‘We’re getting the full brunt’

LA Times  

Storm clouds drift over Angels Gate Park in San Pedro on Tuesday. “It’s bringing all of that cold air down to Southern California — we’re getting the full brunt,” said meteorologist David Sweet of the incoming system. Should forecasts manifest, the L.A. and Ventura County mountains could receive the “largest amount of 24- 48-hour snowfall seen in decades,” rivaling the …

‘Dry’ California got big rains. Was it really an epic weather forecasting fail?
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Dry’ California got big rains. Was it really an epic weather forecasting fail?

LA Times  

Gabriell Lambert cleans out her car, which was flooded by muddy water that came down a hillside in Studio City on Jan. 10. For instance, during La Niña seasons since the 1950s, coastal Southern California got just 80% of its average annual rainfall, while the San Francisco Bay Area got 93%, according to Null’s website. “The bottom line is that …

California sees extensive storm damage as weather calms
1 year, 11 months ago

California sees extensive storm damage as weather calms

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Key roadways remained closed and officials estimated thousand of homes were seriously damaged in California as weeks of wild weather that flooded roadways, collapsed hillsides and toppled countless trees finally became calm Tuesday. “Some roads are completely washed away.” There is no estimated reopening date for State Route 154, a key north-south artery in the county that …

More rain, snow in California from ninth in series of storms
1 year, 11 months ago

More rain, snow in California from ninth in series of storms

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on Monday, leaving mountain driving dangerous and the flooding risk high near swollen rivers even as the sun came out in some areas. The University of California Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Monday morning that it had recorded 49.6 inches …

Last in series of deadly California storms dumps 50 inches of snow in just three days
1 year, 11 months ago

Last in series of deadly California storms dumps 50 inches of snow in just three days

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The last in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on …

California gets more rain and snow, but dry days are ahead
1 year, 11 months ago

California gets more rain and snow, but dry days are ahead

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento. Bands of gusty thunderstorms started Saturday in the north and spread south, with yet another atmospheric river storm following close behind Sunday, the National Weather Service said. The University of …

New storms move into Southern California, bringing wet, hazardous holiday weekend
1 year, 11 months ago

New storms move into Southern California, bringing wet, hazardous holiday weekend

LA Times  

A woman watches a wave crash over the Redondo Beach breakwater Wednesday as storms in the Pacific created big swells. The first of two holiday weekend storms delivered a solid punch Saturday to an already beaten and soggy Southland, battering the coast with high surf, threatening more flooding and stretching emergency services. “It’s been a wild couple of weeks,” said …

Timeline: When will California storms hit hardest and how long will they last?
1 year, 11 months ago

Timeline: When will California storms hit hardest and how long will they last?

LA Times  

Traffic stacks up on the rain-slicked 405 Freeway in Long Beach during rush hour on Tuesday. Beyond: “As we get into Sunday and early next week, there’s still potential for some wet events, just not as strong as what we’re expecting Wednesday and Thursday,” said Eric Boldt, a National Weather Service meteorologist. “We’ll continue to see rainfall going into next …

Southern California storm to unleash pounding rain for days due to atmospheric river
1 year, 11 months ago

Southern California storm to unleash pounding rain for days due to atmospheric river

LA Times  

Southern California should expect another round of significant rain beginning Wednesday morning through late Thursday. The region saw heavy rains early this week but was spared widespread disruptions — even with the Los Angeles area recording 2 to 5 inches from the New Year’s storm, then another quarter-inch from a smaller storm that rolled through late Monday. Intense rains Rich …

Storm shatters rainfall records in Southern California. Who got the most?
3 years, 1 month ago

Storm shatters rainfall records in Southern California. Who got the most?

LA Times  

Rain didn’t stop Cristina Henriquez from taking Obiwan for his daily walk in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Rocky Butte, tucked in the Santa Lucia Mountains of northwestern San Luis Obispo County, was walloped with 5.71 inches — the highest amount recorded in the forecast area. Rocky Butte 5.71" SLO Cal Poly 5.46" San Marcos Pass 4.54" Santa Margarita W …

Forecasters: California storm could bring 'historic' rain
3 years, 2 months ago

Forecasters: California storm could bring 'historic' rain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful storm roared ashore …

A historic storm brings heavy rain, flooding and mud flows to Northern California
3 years, 2 months ago

A historic storm brings heavy rain, flooding and mud flows to Northern California

NPR  

A historic storm brings heavy rain, flooding and mud flows to Northern California Enlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Noah Berger/AP SAN FRANCISCO — A powerful storm referred to as a "bomb cyclone" and "atmospheric river" walloped Northern California late Sunday into Monday morning, causing flooding, power outages and mudslides. Enlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Noah Berger/AP …

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