El Niño weather event may bring mucho rain to CA this winter

[steve...]

It's not a sure thing yet, but this is definitely good news.

San Jose Mercury News

...the trend is significantly increasing the chances that storms will drench the state this winter, according to a new report released by federal scientists Thursday. And scientists say the conditions are lining up in ways not seen since the winter of 1997-98, when downpours filled reservoirs and sent rivers raging during the last major El Niño.

[vision63]

See, my left knee told me earlier that it was going to rain too much this winter in California.

[Seacrest]

Actually, snow is what we need.
Snowpack in the Sierras is where our water supply comes from.

But it's all good if it's precipitation.

[Pam]

If storms drench the state that should mean snow for the higher elevations.

[hal]

Seems to me that EVERY YEAR they say there is a good chance of a big el nino event...

yep - here they predicted el nino for last winter (DID NOT happen)
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25...ould-bring

[vision63]

hal wrote:
Seems to me that EVERY YEAR they say there is a good chance of a big el nino event...

yep - here they predicted el nino for last winter (DID NOT happen)
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25...ould-bring

I remember the massive drought of 1977. Never stopped raining the next winter. It's going to simply because I say so. Forget the computers, prognostigators, meth heads, money changers. Me. If I fail, I will change my name to Reek.

[freeradical]

Pam wrote:
If storms drench the state that should mean snow for the higher elevations.

Maybe.

And if we have a good base of snow from storms that originate in the Northern Pacific, the El Nino rains will melt that snow creating a flood risk.

[Buck]

I hope you're not getting our Pacific Northwest rain! We need it here where it belongs.

[bfd]

Somebody needs to put some money on this and take a chance:

A Cali4nia Pass for Mammoth, Bear, June and Snow Summit is on sale now for "only" $799.

Feeling lucky?

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[lost in space]

vision63 wrote:
[quote=hal]
Seems to me that EVERY YEAR they say there is a good chance of a big el nino event...

yep - here they predicted el nino for last winter (DID NOT happen)
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25...ould-bring

I remember the massive drought of 1977. Never stopped raining the next winter. It's going to simply because I say so. Forget the computers, prognostigators, meth heads, money changers. Me. If I fail, I will change my name to Reek.
Ah, yes, the drought of '77. It ended for me when I met Valerie. Sigh . . . .