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February 27, 2006
California Bases For Another Round of Storms
California expects 8 to 10 inches of rain over the next 24 to 72 hourrs –three storms are lined up out in the Pacific and headed for the west coast over the rest of the week.
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Last Thursday and Friday February 23rd & 24th, 2006, the temperature was 60 plus, here in Central California, a clear spring day--yet people were frantically filling sandbags in anticipation of the coming storms–surreal?
Hard to believe they were bagging sand, hard to look back just two months at the new years floods, with the sun shining down on a seemingly spring day–the mustard and fruit trees all ah bloom.
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Here’s a graphic representation of the Russian River at Guerneville bridge from January 1 and 2, 2006.
This graph shows the speed at which the Russian river can rise January 1, 2006. The right half (in green and pink) illustrates how fast the flow can decrease:
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This next illustration is showing just how fast the Russian River is going up today:
RISING at 3.5 ft. an HOUR!
Down stream flows increase over time.
The heaviest rains were last night and earlier this morning. By 8:30 am flood warnings were being issued for western slope and central valley streams–5 inches have already fallen in some counties.
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Forecast for the next couple days:
Today: Windy with rain...heavy at times. Isolated thunderstorms. Highs 55 to 60. Southeast wind increasing to 20 to 40 mph with local gusts to 60 mph possible...especially in heavier showers.
Tonight: Windy with rain and isolated thunderstorms. Heavy rain possible in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Southeast wind 20 to 40 mph with local gusts to 60 mph possible... especially in heavier showers. Wind decreasing late.
Tuesday: Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Southwest wind to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. South winds to 15 mph. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Clearing on Wednesday. Rain likely. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. South winds to 10 mph...increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Is there’s another one due in on the the heals of these two? We’ll keep you posted!
Weather Service?
Posted by fortna at February 27, 2006 03:21 PM
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