Storm Watch for California

1/14/2019 (Permalink)

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), A deep Pacific trough off the West Coast will remain in place over the next few days with a frontal boundary approaching southern California Monday night, and additional shortwave impulses arriving through Tuesday.

The result will be widespread rain with some localized flooding issues possible for the coastal mountain ranges.  Heavy snow is likely for the
Sierra Nevada and Siskiyou mountains of California, with amounts possibly exceeding a foot at the highest elevations.

This is especially critical for those areas such as Woolsey, who in the past year have suffered from wildfires. The excessive amount of precipitation added to an already loose soil base has already caused some mud slides on the Pacific Coast Highway. 

source: NOAA.org