Yup, and if the rainfall predictions pan out, we could be in for a rough ride. I remember the problems we had in 1986 and 1997 very well.
[size=83]Excessive rain, melting snow may cause worst California flooding since 1997
An onslaught of excessive rain and mountain snow will threaten lives and property in northern and central California into next week.
“There is the potential for excessive rain, combined with melting snow to trigger the worst flooding in northern California since 1997 and perhaps 1986,” according to Senior Vice President of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions Mike Smith.
The storm rolling ashore this weekend will not be in a hurry to leave. Another will quickly follow Tuesday into Tuesday night.
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Yes, it was 1982. I remember that very well. Ten people died at Love Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains (2 of the victims were never found) and another 12 died in another part of the county, don’t remember where. The landslide at Love Creek was massive, a 1/4 mile of the hillside gave way. All toll, 36 people died from that storm, 25 due to landslides. That has got be one of the deadliest, if not THE deadliest, storms we have ever had.
WOW! That’s incredible! I’m seeing a lot of reports of downed trees and powerlines, and street flooding around here.
I just discovered a nice resource from Iowa State University that you may find useful. They are always coming up with some great stuff. You can select by state or WFO to see the current situation of rivers around you.
The rain has finally ended here for now. The front has moved to the south. Now we are getting ready for the next storm with a new round of advisories. And if all the wind and rain wasn’t bad enough, we going to have the King Tide to contend with which could cause coastal flooding. Whoopee!
I’m pushing the inch mark already with .98" with a lot more rain to go. I thought they said this storm wasn’t supposed to be as bad as the last one. Ha! This just in:
Event: Flash Flood Warning
Alert: The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued
a
Flash Flood Warning for…
Southwestern Napa County in northern California…
Until 800 PM PST
At 205 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Most stream gaging sites in the area are indicating
that water levels are quickly rising, and many sites have reached
Monitor Stage. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly, and
rainfall is expected to continue through the afternoon and evening
hours.
Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena, Calistoga, Yountville, Deer Park
and Angwin.
The front for this storm finally went through at 7:49 pm with one last gasp of a gust of 32 mph. The baro bottomed out at 29.67 in and is now rising. The wind has gone down and changed direction to the SW.
Amazing! That certainly wouldn’t be my idea of a good time. We have another chance of heavy rain tonight and then it is supposed to be clear cool the rest of the week.