Posted on 02/15/2017 6:25:32 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
We’ve already had two big events like this so far this year, now forecasts show a clear pattern of a heavily moisture laden “atmospheric river” taking aim directly onto the Oroville Dam watershed over the next week. Accumulated precipitation forecasts show that the Lake Orovile watershed will score a direct hit with the maximum amount of precipitation over the next 10 days (see graphic near bottom of this article).
Meteorologist Paul Dorian of Vencore Weather writes:
There have been many occasions in the past in which floods have followed droughts in California and this recent time period is yet another example. In California, incredible amounts of rain have piled up in recent weeks across low-lying areas of the state, mountains of snow have accumulated in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains – and more is on the way. After a couple days with a break in the action, another storm is likely to arrive in northern California by later Wednesday and continue into Thursday and then a second storm looks like it will slam the entire state by early this weekend.
After a lengthy drought, California has been battered by potentially record-setting rain, with the Northern California region getting 228 per cent more than its normal rainfall for this time of year. The average annual rainfall of about 50 inches had already been overtaken with 68 inches in 2017 alone and another 6+ inches is possible over the next week-to-ten days. The latest computer model forecast of upper-level winds for the next ten days (Monday, 2/13 to Thursday, 2/23) does not hold out much hope for any significant drying in California. Powerful winds in the upper atmosphere (at 250 mb) will continuously pound California and bring copious amounts of moisture from the Pacific Ocean into the state. The total precipitation forecast map by NOAA for the next 7 days indicates more significant rainfall (and snowfall) is likely throughout the state.
More here: https://www.vencoreweather.com/blog/2017/2/13/1025-am-california-has-a-brief-break-before-getting-pounded-again
Ain’t nobody got money for that!
(Not when they are trying to build a railroad)
“They are furiously draining the Oroville dam now, and all that water will just end up in the ocean. If they had more reservoirs, or better yet they could pump flood water into aquifers, they could store it for the next drought. “
We prefer to spend all of our money on making illegal aliens as comfortable as possible. No money left for small stuff like insuring that we have water.
California is eating the apples that California grew. It proves that Louisiana is not the only state to eat up their seed corn.
My sister was in California EPA in 1970`s. She told the Sac govt that Oroville dam would go in a big storm. They ignored her warnings. She lived in Yuba City area then but left for another state soon after that.
That’s way too logical for lefties to handle. They live for the moment. Moonbeam and his buddies are only in the moment. Screw the little guy.
Los Angelenos could store some in their swimming pools. Much of that Feather River water from Lake Oroville is diverted south to Los Angeles. Too bad they can't pump it faster over the Tehachapi Mountains via the California Aqueduct. Lake Oroville is the head of that diversion project sending water south via 700 miles of travel. We wouldn't have had drought problems here in the north if the south weren't stealing our water.
Due to the current crisis there is a lot of information out there about this and other dams built in California. While I know that several organizations, including the Sierra Club tried to get the state of California to make improvements on the Oroville Dam in 2005.
Another article stated that there were to be two dams, the Oroville and the Marysville Dam. The Marysville Dam was suppose to be built on the Yuba River and help control the water that entered the Oroville Dam and therefore prevent the crisis that they are dealing with right now. Isn’t there a saying that hindsight is 20/20?
And no this situation is far from over. And I do believe that there are going to be other crisis’ involving other dams as well before this is all over.
Due to the current crisis there is a lot of information out there about this and other dams built in California. While I know that several organizations, including the Sierra Club tried to get the state of California to make improvements on the Oroville Dam in 2005.
Another article stated that there were to be two dams, the Oroville and the Marysville Dam. The Marysville Dam was suppose to be built on the Yuba River and help control the water that entered the Oroville Dam and therefore prevent the crisis that they are dealing with right now. Isn’t there a saying that hindsight is 20/20?
This situation is far from over. And I do believe that there are going to be other crisis’ involving other dams as well before this is all over.
Now we will see what happens. I cross my fingers for the folks in the area.
Sacratomato can go to...the ocean.
We need to steal your water to give to our illegal aliens in SoCal.
I’m afraid the article saying the Marysville Dam would have controlled the amount of Yuba River water reaching Lake Oroville simply has to be wrong. The Yuba River is not in the watershed area that feeds Lake Oroville. The Yuba River drains generally south and west and joins the Feather River at Marysville which is miles down river from Oroville.
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