Jeff Masters -El Niño-Related Rains Take Aim on California--and Arkansas

[malaise]

https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3258
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The Pacific wave train set to bring a much-anticipated storm to the West Coast this weekend looks like it has a second destination in mind. Parts of the south-central U.S., especially Arkansas, are in line for what could be some of their heaviest March rains on record next week, once the Pacific storm cuts off and settles in for a spell.

Lower-elevation rains and mountain snows will push inland on Friday and Saturday from Washington to central California as the powerful Pacific jet stream slams into the coast. Initially, snow levels will be on the high side across the Sierra Nevada--above 7000 feet on Saturday--but as colder air filters in, the snow level will drop to the 3500-5000 foot range, which is good news for replenishing the critical Sierra snowpack. Many parts of the Sierra will receive one to two feet of snow by Monday, with even more across the higher peaks. As the jet stream continues plowing inland, a second wave at its base should goose the rains and mountain snows across southern California, which has missed out on many of this winter’s wet storms. Coastal SoCal can expect widespread 1-2” amounts, with 2-4” possible in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Stay safe DUers

[bkkyosemite]

1. It rained night before last sunny right now some clouds coming in from the ocean

in S. Or.