California Prepares for Next Round of Heavy Rains, Possible Flooding

Published on January 20, 2024

Two approaching storms are expected to bring heavy rain and strong wind gusts to Northern California starting Jan. 19. The wet weather could last until Wednesday in some regions of the state as atmospheric river systems deliver warm air and moisture from the tropics to the Golden State, according to the National Weather Service. Some mountain areas could also drop “Sierra cement”—or heavy wet snow—to higher elevations above 6,000 feet, according to Meteorologist Kate Forrest, with the weather service’s Sacramento office. Engineers from the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit prepare to conduct a snow survey in the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado County. Calif., on Jan. 2, 2024. (Xavier Mascareñas/California Department of Water Resources) “We’re definitely going to be expecting a couple of inches up to one foot [of snow] at the higher peaks with these storms,” Ms. Forrest told The Epoch Times....

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