The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Northwest California. Heavy rain is expected tonight (March 22) through Sunday (March 27):
...RIVERS AND CREEKS TO RISE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
RAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH RAPID RISES ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON CREEKS AND SMALL RIVERS TWO STRONG SYSTEMS WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHWESTCALIFORNIA. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTOMENDOCINO COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTH TONIGHT.THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY...MOVING INTO THE REGIONWEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WITH BOTH SYSTEMS WILL BE NEAR 3000 FEET.
If you were planning a backpacking trip to the Lost Coast this week you may want to reconsider. Over 5 inches of rain is expected to fall over the next 5 days. If you have not already, read my last blog post in which I talk about creek crossings on the Lost Coast during periods of heavy rainfall. I will be out in the field possibly today and tomorrow and will return with pictures. In the meantime, enjoy the graphic above from NOAA that displays the 5 day precipitation forecast.
...RIVERS AND CREEKS TO RISE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
RAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH RAPID RISES ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON CREEKS AND SMALL RIVERS TWO STRONG SYSTEMS WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHWESTCALIFORNIA. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTOMENDOCINO COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTH TONIGHT.THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY...MOVING INTO THE REGIONWEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WITH BOTH SYSTEMS WILL BE NEAR 3000 FEET.
If you were planning a backpacking trip to the Lost Coast this week you may want to reconsider. Over 5 inches of rain is expected to fall over the next 5 days. If you have not already, read my last blog post in which I talk about creek crossings on the Lost Coast during periods of heavy rainfall. I will be out in the field possibly today and tomorrow and will return with pictures. In the meantime, enjoy the graphic above from NOAA that displays the 5 day precipitation forecast.
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