Debris flows have already been reported in Northern California as a powerhouse storm arrives on the West Coast. Forecast:
less than an hour agoDangerous flash flooding and debris flows off recently burned areas are expected.A powerhouse storm tapping into a strong atmospheric river has arrived in California with threats of flash flooding and debris flows over areas recently burned by wildfires.
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of Northern and Central California, including several burn areas in Northern California and the southern Sierra including the Dixie and North Complex burn scars. If you live near and especially below such a burn area, you should have a plan to quickly evacuate and escape the area on a road that isn't likely to be impacted by flooding. Follow the advice of local officials if you are ordered to evacuate.Heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada will likely start out above pass level. Snow levels will then fall below pass level late Sunday into Monday as the storm pushes farther inland.
Windward locations in the coastal ranges of Northern California, as well as the Sierra foothills below snow level, should see over 5 inches of rain. Locally, a foot of rain could fall. While snowpack is most critical for water supply in California and other parts of the West once it melts in spring, this rain will dampen soil and vegetation and lower what can often be aThe latest drought monitor analysis shows much of the West in either extreme or exceptional drought.
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