Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
"The jet stream that is going to hit Southern California is as powerful as has ever been recorded on this planet before, over 230 mph. The jet is at
an extremely unusually low altitude, not 30,000 to 60,000 feet, but coming as low as 8,000 feet. This jet will be traveling over the unusually warm El
Nino waters of the eastern pacific, and will be carrying freakish amounts of energy and moisture. A huge series of storms is going to slam into Los
Angeles and the surrounding areas just one after another for day after day for up to two weeks.
The initial storms will be very cold, with snow levels as low as 3,000 feet. Heavy rain and snow will be hitting California from San Diego to Eureka.
Next week, the driest places will see at least 3 inches of rain, the Los Angeles basin and northern parts of the county andVentura will see 6 to 10
inches. The wettest areas and cells within the system will hit with up to 20 inches of rain. Snowfall in the Sierras will be measured in the TENS of
feet. Powerful winds will be associated with this storm--like a powerful Santa Ana but blowing in the opposite direction, west to east. Gusts up to 80
mph are forecast. But it gets worse. For the first time that I'm aware of, ALL of the various models are in agreement about the second week of the
storm. Normally, beyond a week, the models diverge. But due to the extreme strength of the weather producing factors, this time all of the models
produce the same results for the 8-14 day period. For the week of the 24th, we will be hit with a powerful and WARM series of storms, as strong as
any we've seen. This heavy warm rainfall will fall onto the newly laid snowpack and what will be totally saturated ground, especially in the burn
areas of LA and will produce tremendous melting and runoff, and the potential for record flooding. Due to the low altitude of the jet stream, 200+
mph winds will slam directly into the Sierras, producing tornado strength winds over a 200 mile wide front. DON'T head to Mammoth for skiing when you
hear about the huge snow fall in the first week. A friend of Scott's is a Navy weather forecaster and he told Scott that the military is moving
assets east out of the way ahead of this storm. Planes and helicopters are migrating out of the coastal bases and into the interior bases of Arizona
and Nevada. They're taking this very seriously. This may sound alarmist, but websites I check related to weather modeling are using the word
"Biblical" for this system."
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by Gypsy Jan] |
