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Massive Winter Storm Expected

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February 22, 2023
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As a rule, the snow level in my area never drops much below 1500 ft level. I can can count on 2 fingers the number of times it actually snowed here and it didn't last long. A BLIZZARD warning in Southern California is a very rare event.

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We're preparaing for our second Bomb Cyclone. We haven't fully recovered from the last one 2 weeks ago.

Second bomb cyclone in two weeks crashing into California (msn.com)

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Drone footage.

Drone Video Shows Buried Highway After California Landslide (msn.com)

HINT:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ipcc-climate-crisis-report-delivers-final-warning-on-15c

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What 50 feet of snow looks like in California.

And the atmospheric rivers just keep coming...

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Chuck Uebele

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That's just crazy! We used to have a small cabin, 50 miles south of Tahoe. I'm curious how it's holding up. The new owners put a new metal roof on, with hopefully has helped with all this snow.

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Yeah it's crazy. Roads in & out of Tahoe are mostly closed. Yosemite is closed. For everyone below, it's flooding and landslides.

This is one of many red tagged homes in the OC.

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As if the last two weeks of weather weren't epic enough, now we're bracing for another atmospheric river event that's expected to cause early snow melt and high potential for massive flooding in California. It's one extreme storm after another and then another...

Big Sur, a scenic coastal community off Highway 1, is telling residents to prepare enough food, supplies & prescription meds for 2-3 weeks. It could be that long before anyone can get in or out due to road closures.

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It's getting dire for people stuck in area mountains above Los Angeles. They've been trapped in cabins for several days with no way to dig themselves out. Heavy equipment can't reach them until the snow plows cut through 10 ft walls of snow. And with food & wood supplies running out, people are desperate for rescue teams to reach them.

One guy couldn't wait any longer. He climbed out of his vacation rental cabin from an upstairs window. The snow was so high, he could touch the top of a power pole. An elderly mountain resident has been sleeping on her kitchen floor and using her gas stove to stay warm at night.

The weight of the snow has caused widespread structural damage, too. Big Bear, Arrowhead and Crestline are dotted with fallen trees & collapsed roofs. And it's not over yet, more snow is on the way...

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Jill_C

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Wow, hope they get to these people soon...

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Chuck Uebele

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Having now moved out of CA, I still see all my friends' post about the weather there. Really crazy!

Jill_C

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And here in the SF Bay Area, specifically Redwood City on the peninsula, we had a power outage that lasted from mid-day Tuesday to Thursday evening due to windstorms that knocked over trees and took down power lines. Over 50 hours for me in the cold and dark. This is the longest power outage I've ever endured after living nearly 50 years here!

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Another atmospheric river here only colder.

We're in a flood watch (again).
Tornadoes have touched down in some areas.
The mountains have another 2 feet of snow so far; great skiing if you can get there.

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We've had almost 5.5 inches of rain since yesterday.

Patio table & ratty door mat covered with weird white stuff. Not sure what to call it -- slush/hail/graupel.

Glad I picked the citrus fruits when I did. Ice and citrus don't mix except in a glass. 🙂

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John T Smith

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Every morning while having coffee I check the weather forecast for the day... this morning it said 'scattered snow showers'

We now have about 6 inches of snow in Vancouver WA (across the river from Portland OR)

Added - 8 inches when it stopped last night and I went to bed, MAY have more today 2/23

PaintedKitty

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Well that was fun. We had ice covered everything for Ash Wednesday. So no going to service that day. All night electricity fluctuated and arced outside all night. Lots of fun colours. Lots of people lost their electricity lots of limbs and trees down. One 13 year old in hospital. She's doing alright. Over all, we at home were pretty lucky.