Extra rain is coming to California this week.
A low-pressure system coming from the Gulf of Alaska is ready to carry rainfall throughout Northern California early within the week and slowly transfer south, stated Chelsea Peters, a meteorologist with the Nationwide Climate Service in Sacramento.
Although it will sometimes be thought-about one of many extra run-of-the mill storms, on prime of such an already moist winter, the rainfall and gusty winds might trigger hazardous driving situations, roadway flooding, energy outages and fallen timber or branches, climate officers stated.
Forecasters count on southerly winds throughout the Sacramento Valley, with potential gusts of as much as 50 mph.
“Usually this might be type of a helpful system,” Peters stated. “However due to how excessive this winter has been, it’s extra impactful than it will have been possibly two months in the past.”
Forecasters predict 0.5 to three inches of rainfall in Northern California beginning Monday night time by Wednesday, with the heaviest rain anticipated Tuesday within the northern Sacramento Valley and within the foothills. Increased elevations will see 1 to 4 toes of snow.
“This quantity of snowfall including to what we have already got is simply compounding the problems,” Peters stated. Officers are “operating out of locations to place the snow.”
Storm warnings had been issued in a number of counties, together with Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas and Sierra.
Climate officers urged residents to keep away from journey: “You can be caught in your car for a lot of hours. For those who should journey, put together for lengthy delays and carry an emergency package with further meals, water and clothes. For those who keep residence, have a backup plan in case of energy outages.”
