Drought-busting El Niño has come to town

SFGate.com ^ | 1/20/10 | Kevin Fagan

[NormsRevenge]

Closing in on 5 inches here in San Jose since Sunday and still coming..

[b4its2late]

Doesn’t that mean we over here on the right coast may have better weather?

[NormsRevenge]

Not one but two apartment buldings hang on the edge..

Pacifica cliff erosion continues to threaten apartment building. Photo: LIONEL EMDE

[NormsRevenge]

Good question.

Uhh, No.. Maybe Not. Have the manatees defrosted yet? :-)

all them big cold masses of air take a long time to clear out

and as long as moisture is getting slung its direction

snow and sleet happens.

I hope we have good weather for the SuperBowl.. Vikes Jets :-)

[NormsRevenge]

San FRancisco NEXRAD Radar

I'm right about smack dab in the middle of the orangeish gob

[padre35]

SF...unbelievable, whinning about much needed rain.

Maybe the Imperial Valley can now go back to work without harming any “smelt”.

[NormsRevenge]

[NormsRevenge]

We still got a big glob way out in the Pacific getting sucked this way and
the one on top of us with lots of speckled clouds which means colder air..
which will wring moisture out of anything it touches.

Got 'shovel ready'?

[NormsRevenge]

Jet Stream

[halo66]

El Nino typically will produce wetter than normal conditions for the souther US, while areas in the northern US experience drier and relatively warmer conditions. It's really dependent on the position of the polar and sub-tropical jet streams.

[halo66]

LA broke its all time lowest barometric pressure record:

RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 825 AM PST THU JAN 21 2010

PRELIMINARY RECORD LOWEST BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... AT 820 AM PST...THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FELL TO 29.20 INCHES OF MERCURY...OR 988.8 MB. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOWEST BAROMETRIC PRESSURE READING OF 29.25 INCHES...OR 990.6 MB...SET ON JANUARY 17TH 1988. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE PRESSURE WILL FALL EVEN FURTHER THROUGH THE MORNING...AND THE RECORD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITORED. PRESSURE DATA RECORDS AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT DATE BACK TO 1931.

[b4its2late]

Sweet. Thanks.

[BushCountry]

Cool, greatly reduced chance of landfall hurricanes this year.

[NormsRevenge]

Ouch

spin-offs of El Neenjaaa?

A Night of Tornadoes in East Texas, Louisiana
http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-blogs.asp?blog=Weathermatrix

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Them places are in trouble.

[NormsRevenge]

New Pacific Storm to Endanger Los Angeles, Phoenix Communities
http://www.accuweather.com/

A new Pacific storm will unleash the worst of its fury across Southern California and Arizona today into tonight. It is inevitable that more flooding, mudslides, wind damage and burying mountain snow will result, potentially leading to deadly and destructive consequences. Heavy rain from previous storms this week has heighten the threat of flooding and mudslides, even outside of the recently burned areas. Severe thunderstorms could also add to the storm’s danger.

Full Story
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=westusnews

[Overtaxed Patriot]

I’m sure the Bay area needs a good hosing down.

[Doomonyou]

[ErnBatavia]

the Bay area needs a good hosing down.

With a strong bleach mixture...