Posted on 01/03/2023 7:56:39 PM PST by libh8er
Just three days after a record-breaking storm brought significant rain, widespread flooding and significant mountain snow to much of California, another, perhaps even more powerful double whammy of an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone is targeting the region this week that could become one of the more impactful storms to strike the state in years. Mandatory evacuation orders have even been issued ahead of the storm for neighborhoods with a high risk of flooding.
In this case, the developing storm will tap into abundant tropical moisture available in the Pacific Ocean, creating a reasonably strong "atmospheric river" that will carry copious amounts of moisture from Hawaii to California.
Basically, an (atmospheric river) is a river in the sky of water vapor, and when it hits the mountains, (the moisture) is forced up over the mountains," Marty Ralph, Director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, told FOX Weather. "That upward motion causes clouds and precipitation to form, and the faster the flow of air and water vapor is hitting the mountains, the faster the rain is falling, so you get more and more rain with the stronger ARs hitting the mountains."
This specific type of atmospheric river, known as the "Pineapple Express," in a nod to the storm's fuel source due to its Hawaiian origins, is set to bring significant moisture to California. Think of this as a narrow pipeline of moisture that originates in the tropics.
Flood Watches span much of the state, from near the Oregon/California border to just north of the Los Angeles area.
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In other words, California got a winter storm.
Soon the Department of Drought will be called the Emergency Flood Control.
When the Pineapple Express is in town, the rain lasts for days. However, it’s not a cold rain and the snow level is usually quite high.
Will this be the time part of California falls into the Pacific Ocean? Asking for a friend.
Pineapple Express is a weed strain
We are sogging wet already.
known as the “Pineapple Express,” in a nod to the storm’s fuel source due to its Hawaiian origins
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OK, People!
This is a Cultural Misappropriation and Macro Insult of the highest order.
Pineapples are not native to Hawaii.
People lose their jobs over this. Lifetime bans.
Especially coming from the Haole networks. Ban them all.
“San Andreas cleared her throat, I heard Tsunami laugh.”
~ Larry Norman
Not sure. But Archie talks about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XVEL3KnR2w
Think how much worse it could be if we didn’t have global warming. It’d probably drop down to minus 451°.
Pineapple Express is a Sativa dominant strain with a 60:40 sativa/indica ratio. The strain is quite popular and has achieved recognition thanks to the stoner film of the same name.
But...climate change
Glowbull Warming is to blame.
Hopefully it doesn’t melt the entire snowpack. Last time that happened there was record flooding, and there’s nowhere to put the water, except out to sea
It’s a triple whammy, beat your fanny, Pacific pulverizer. they’ll be clinging onto logs in San Francisco. Not those kind of logs.
May put a dent in the low lake and Colorado river water levels once the snow melts.
Do a bit of geology study if you have friends that ignorant.
In a gazillion years, SF will be up near Seattle, not underwater.
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