Come again some other day
Looks like yet another Pineapple Express is headed our way - from Cliff Mass:
Triple Atmospheric River Event to Hit the West Coast
Probably the most significant West Coast heavy rain event of the winter will occur during the next few days, with Northern California being the hardest hit. Three "atmospheric rivers" will strike the coast between now and Sunday, with the middle one possibly being the strongest in years.
A microwave satellite image taken around noon today shows the first (and weakest) atmospheric river of the three. This graphic shows the total amount of water vapor in the column, or more exactly what depth of precipitation it could form. Atmospheric rivers are narrow but long currents of moisture and warmth, with roots in the tropics and subtropics.
Several inches here - as much as ten inches in Northern California all as water - they need snowpack, so do we.
The National Weather Service has a Hydrologic Outlook posted with snow levels up to 7000 feet - say goodbye to skiing for this year.
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