January 10, 2023 Tremendous amounts of rain have fallen from the current storm. The only location in the valley to pick up less than 1.00 of rain so far is Bakersfield at .82. in the rainfall discussion below are several rainfall totals from the valley and a few from the mountains. The cold front…
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January 9, 2023 afternoon report
January 9, 2023 As of the time of this writing, flooding was occurring in several areas, most notably in Fresno and Madera Counties. Areas like North Fork, Bass Lake, and Auberry are reporting ongoing flooding. Flooding is also occurring in western Fresno County also in parts of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura…
January 9, report
We have an early morning medical appointment today. A full report will be issued this afternoon. January 9, 2023 Rain is widespread throughout the valley as of this hour. A very strong and moisture laden winter storm is making a bee line for central California. Satellite imagery depicts a wide swath of moisture…
January 8, 2023 afternoon report
January 8, 2023 Modeling this afternoon continues to show mind boggling amounts of rain on the way. This is what the estimate is for Oakhurst, for example: 6.36, 8.44 at Lodgepole with 9.44 at Shaver Lake. These numbers are for tonight through Tuesday night. On the valley floor, from Porterville north projections are anywhere from…
January 8, 2023 report
January 8, 2023 The latest in a series of Pacific storms is moving thorough this morning with widespread, mainly light showers. The showers will end by late morning with several hours of dry weather before the next big event unfolds. High resolution modeling, both for the Sierra Nevada and the valley floor, is absolutely amazing.…
January 7, 2023 afternoon report
January 7, 2023 The latest atmospheric river has been moving into northern California today from about Monterey on the south to the North Bay counties on the north. From there, it’s moving into the Sacramento Valley and the northern Sierra Nevada. This energy will move south into central California tonight with mostly light rain. It’s…
January 7, 2023 report
January 7, 2023 The elements are shaping up to one that will no doubt bring significant flooding to the area. We will be dealing with two separate storms through Tuesday night. The first is pretty weak and will spread light rain over most of the area this afternoon and tonight. The main channel of…
January 6, 2023 afternoon report
January 6, 2023 The amount of rainfall projected by the California/Nevada River Forecast Center is a sight to behold.an additional 8 to 10 inches is forecast from Shaver Lake north with 6 to 8 inches in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks Area. Three to four inches are projected for Merced County, Madera County and much…
January 6, 2023 report
January 6, 2023 A rather tranquil morning. The mammoth storm that affected us yesterday with rain, thunderstorms, and wind is now in the history books. For now, we have a weak ridge of high pressure which followed the cold front in last night and will give us a dry stretch lasting into Saturday night. This…
January 5, 2023 afternoon report
January 5, 2023 Another significant area of showers and isolated thunderstorms is currently moving over the northern 2/3 of the valley with scattered showers further south. The cold front has now cleared the Sierra Nevada with the colder sector now arriving. Thunderstorms will be possible through the early evening hours. Rainfall amounts from the current…