The National Weather Service warned that an atmospheric river is expected to bring strong winds, moderate to heavy rain, and a small chance of thunderstorms across the Bay Area beginning late Wednesday and lasting through Thursday. In an advisory Tuesday, forecasters said widespread wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph are likely, with stronger gusts possibly exceeding 60 mph along the coast, mountain ridges, and passes. The weather service issued a High Wind Warning for some coastal areas north of the Golden Gate, where gusts may reach 65 mph, making travel difficult for high-profile vehicles and possibly downing trees or power lines. Most of the Bay Area is expected to receive between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain, while the North Bay Mountains, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Santa Lucia Range could see 2 to 3 inches. The heaviest rainfall is expected late Wednesday night into Thursday, with minor flooding possible in low-lying and urban areas. There is also a slight chance of thunderstorms from Wednesday night through Thursday evening, particularly up to 25% over the Central Coast on Thursday morning. Storms could produce brief heavy downpours, gusty winds, lightning, and small hail. Winds are projected to weaken by late Thursday, with light rain lingering into Friday. Breaking waves up to 20 feet and strong rip currents are also expected along coastal areas, prompting a beach hazard warning for Friday. The weather service said another weaker storm system could bring light rain late this weekend into next week.
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Rather than “atmospheric river” why not just like we used to – a series of storms? … or storm fronts?
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An “atmospheric river” used to be called a cloud band, moisture plume, tropical connection, tropical plume, water vapor surge, Pineapple Express, and Rum Runner Express. We shouldn’t be accepting of the media constantly changing our language.
hard for the media to capitalize, or politicians to incite fear allowing further govt intrusion using the term we all grew up with, rain.
We’ve all heard that before!
Excessively dramatic weather terminology aside, who needs weather forcasts anymore? Just look up and watch it being sprayed on.
It might rain and the wind possibly blow. Around here news channels spend way to much time yaking about boring weather. Every few years they all try and think of a new meme name for a front coming thru to get people all jittery.
Forecasts call for about 0.75 inches of rain around Claycord.
That’s not rain, that’s a sprinkle over total “Atmospheric River” . amount.
They claim “Atmospheric River” so when it doesn’t happen they can scream climate change.
Then spend a bunch of money they don’t have on green projects that will never, ever, come to fruition. With the exception of providing money laundering services on a grand scale.
Gotta sell the fear to the huddled masses.
Drained gas out of gardening equipment, started, ran carb dry and stored.
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For those who’d like to keep track,
https://www.ccflood.us/raintable.html
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=RES
https://www.windy.com/-Rain-thunder-rain?rain,37.492,-122.871,5
we call it rain… and in November we should have rain
Yeah if Axl would have sang about the cold atmospheric river, the song would not have been half as good.