NWS Hanford

@NWSHanford
A special weather statement has been issued for Visalia CA, Tulare CA and Lindsay CA until 1:30 PM PST

NWS Hanford
A special weather statement has been issued for Visalia CA, Farmersville CA and Woodlake CA until 2:15 PM PST

NWS Hanford

@NWSHanford
Aviso de Tormenta Severa incluye Exeter CA, Three Rivers CA, Lindcove CA hasta las 2:30 PM PST

A read if you are in 👀

"A *Series* of s will continue to significantly impact California next week"

NWS Weather Prediction Center
@NWSWPC
Here are the latest Key Messages highlighting the series of atmospheric rivers that will continue to significantly impact CA into next week. Considerable flood impacts & dangerous mountain travel will resume over northern & central CA Saturday, and carry into Tues.
3:32 PM · Jan 5, 2023

's been water-activated!

NWS Sacramento

@NWSSacramento
👀📷 Check out this awesome picture of the Phantom Falls in the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve north of Oroville, CA! All the rain over the last week has led to these normally dry creeks becoming waterfalls.

Photo Credit: Mike Manzone

😳 🧐 😭

Here we can see what's in store, love how each one is named Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.

Has this happened before?

Is going to be worse?

There goes pesky making extremes more frequent.

NWS Hanford
@NWSHanford
A Flood Watch is in effect for most of Central California from late Saturday night through Tuesday night. Creeks and streams are running high and could flood during prolonged periods of heavy rainfall, especially Monday and Monday night.
11:24 AM · Jan 6, 2023

NWS Hanford
@NWSHanford

Flood Watch for most of Central California from late Saturday night through Tuesday night. Creeks and streams are running high and could flood during prolonged periods of heavy rainfall, especially Monday and Monday night. Bear Creek may reach major flood stage.
12:16 PM · Jan 6, 2023

NWS Hanford
@NWSHanford
A strong storm system will impact Central California Monday through Tuesday night, resulting in snow in the Sierra Nevada above 8,000 feet and heavy rain in the San Joaquin Valley. Most of this precipitation will fall Monday and Monday night. A Flood Watch is in effect.

1:57 PM · Jan 6, 2023

not sure how to get this video posted here, but it's worth a look

Stormy Pattern Locked In

Rob Mayeda
@RobMayeda
Stormy 7 Days Ahead: no major changes (yet) across the Pacific with an intense zonal jet stream sending fast moving, rapidly strengthening storms toward California, a pattern likely to continue through mid-month (4/5) 1/6/2023
5:03 PM · Jan 6, 2023

twitter.com/RobMayeda/status/1

nitter.net/RobMayeda/status/16


"Atmospheric rivers can transport volumes of water many times that of the Mississippi River, doing so all in the air above your head," says Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and the Nature Conservancy of California.

NPR KQED
SHORT WAVE
An Atmospheric River Runs Through It
January 6, 202312:15 AM ET

npr.org/2023/01/04/1146963688/


SWAIN: There is a lot of evidence that climate change is dramatically altering atmospheric rivers, especially the intensity and the amount of moisture that atmospheric rivers can hold.... So there is a climate change component to the atmospheric river story

transcript of the above link:
npr.org/transcripts/1146963688


Rob Mayeda
@RobMayeda
As noted by
@NWSWPC
the next 7 days carry extremely high precip forecasts where impacts will be compounding as fast moving intense storms don’t allow much time for recovery, likely increasing regional flooding risk and severity. Stay tuned. 1/6/2023
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5:05 PM · Jan 6, 2023


Peter Gleick 🇺🇸
@PeterGleick
Many CA snow sites are at >150% of normal, or at record high levels and more major storms are coming. The nightmare scenario is the continued buildup of massive mountain snowpack followed by large, wet, /warm/ storms that rapidly melts the snow and floods the Central Valley.
12:15 PM · Jan 6, 2023

Get ready for Monday.



Joshua Wisel
Strong wording this morning from the WPC regarding the excessive rainfall outlook for Monday. WPC says they’re considering a high risk for excessive rainfall on Monday as another significant moves into early next week. Stay tuned
8:42 AM · Jan 7, 2023


NWS Hanford
@NWSHanford
Here is the updated rain and snowfall totals expected for the storm that is moving in currently from tonight to tomorrow night.
6:08 PM · Jan 7, 2023

A good explainer on the different terms & how affects the severity & frequency of storms.

Vice
US Government Predicted a Devastating California ‘ARkStorm’ in 2010—Is It Happening Now?

“While earthquake risk always exists, the risk of mega flood increases with each passing year,” Swain said.

vice.com/en/article/88qjpz/us-


@TybeeMedia

well we know what i'll be binge-watching as long as i have internet!

@TybeeMedia

Thank you.

I do confess I have a pet peeve about that phrase, some of these things are beyond my control. I have already tried and failed because of situations that were beyond my control.

Situational Awareness *is* something I strive to have during any emergency. That's the best I can do.🙏

@peeppeepcircus Totally understand. Keep us posted if you can and we'll check in on you over the next few days.

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