Major California Storm

[@spunriver4344]

Thank you for doing a California video this winter has been crazy for that state

[@photonjones5908]

'Bout freakin' time! We've had too much famine and not enough feast for my liking. -Crazy in CA.

[@timjones147]

Actually it’s the first normal winter California is having a long time. It’s just weather

[@photonjones5908]

@@timjones147 Most winters in CA are on the dry side statistically. Although abnormal, the occsional very stormy winter averages things out: this winter really can not be considered normal. As you yourself stated this has not ocurred in a long time. Dry is normal in CA, especially in recent years.

[@timjones147]

@@photonjones5908 Lol. Don’t lecture me. I’ve lived here my entire life. You’re probably only old enough to live in this 25 yr drought we’ve been in. This is completely normal for California. Doesn’t happen often but completely normal.

[@photonjones5908]

@@timjones147 That ia a contradiction in terms. Alos I'm a greybeard who has lived here all my life as well. What an ass you are.

[@johnk3677]

Thanks so much for your reports on California weather; it is appreciated greatly. God bless you and have a great day!

[@robinbirkland4005]

Very much enjoying every day Michael! Ty for the update. Have a beautiful day!

[@Oldcrow77]

As a guy that grew up in Norman Ok and my best buddy still lives down the street from the Severe storms lab I’ve always kept an eye on the sky. We now live at 2500 feet off grid above Willits Ca, where we lived in a tent while homesteading 25 years ago. To say we are influenced by the daily weather is an understatement. We can’t tell you how invaluable your work has been to us this winter. Giving us big heads up on all this weather allows us to really prep for it. People literally have not been able to get off the mountain from last Monday to yesterday. Going to town today myself to reup for next round. I have a friend in SoCal I send your link to. She watches a storm chaser back in Tornado alley. Last week I told her “my guy says your guy is getting ready to be busy. And sure enough. That Nader in Norman missed my buddy by about a mile. Big big thanks !

[@jess-zx6oj]

Shout out from Comptche to Willits!!!!!

[@Oldcrow77]

@@jess-zx6oj howzit Glad we are getting the snowpack and moisture overall But if I never see snow again, it’ll be to soon. 33 years up here and this is had been nuts! Question is will it help with fire season or create more grass as fuel.

[@kathiv8071]

I have fond memories of Willits. Not as interesting as yours 💖Stave safe and warm🌺

[@jess-zx6oj]

@@Oldcrow77 Hi up there! I think you have great questions...and I am pulling for a safe summer season for us all. I am certain you guys are hanging tough; but hope it gets a bit easier for you all soon. We are at 1200 feet...so it has just been sweet sprinkles of snow...not particularly impactful. What has been tough (for us) is the wind this year. I have lived on the ridgetop my entire life (46 years now); and we have never lost so many trees in one winter! Heavy winds, and the trees are showing limited to non-existent root structure when they rip out. Hope to get get them cleaned before the "fire season"...which is apparently a season now. Best Wishes for you and yours in Willits!

[@robinbirkland4005]

Hello there! My native family is from the region there. Gorgeous territory. Best wishes on surviving this heavy snow fall throughout your region. Please keep posting to let us know how you’re all fairing. Michael’s weather coverage is unprecedented in scope (for free, no less) & such a gift to us who are always needing to plan life around the seasons & what they’re producing every day. I am tuning all I know into his channel to help grow it. Hope every follower is doing the same! Stay safe & warm! 🌨️❄️☃️

[@jaydee45]

Truckee checking in. Lots of shoveling going on. Lucky that we had two days to clean up, stock up before the next round. Michael your videos have helped soooo much. Blessings. Stay safe everyone ❤

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

Glad!

[@tinfoilhat3268]

Once more with feeling. As always, thanks for the update bro

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Thanks for showing the circumpolar image, I like to see those once in a while.

[@zarahmclauren1459]

at 3:13 graph shows Humboldt county "abnormally dry" while Ruth Lake is water source for 94,000 of the 136,000 County population and Ruth Lake is at 99% capacity. Scarce ever that Ruth Lake is at level to substantiate a drought condition. At the very least....puzzling. Snow is immense in those mountains.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

Ground water, wells, aquifers, stuff like that is taken into account as well.

[@zarahmclauren1459]

@@PacificNorthwestWeather lots of springs throughout the mountains, I use to live up there and water is everywhere with exception of where water is diverted to save smelt.

[@robertomo99]

great coverage,, love it,, SF Bay Area here, appreciate your forecasts

[@margaretcopeland1055]

Thanks so much for the Cali forecast. I live right on the the Oregon/Cali border and by seeing what is happening in the northern part of California I have a better idea as to what to expect.

[@artemisXsidecross]

Thank you and well done 👍

[@carolwalshrealtor]

You become a regular part of my day this winter! Crazy to see more snow potentially for the Central Coast glad we were able to get things restocked in the last couple of days in terms of alfalfa and wood. Stay safe out there friends.

[@BaskingInObscurity]

Thank you for being cautious about warning atmospheric rivers versus mere features. I've noticed cable news outlets overusing the term for anything that even looks like one, even if the fetch is only a few hundred miles. SoCal news outlets were right to warn of the conditions recently, but technically one of the storms they called an AH was not, merely was huge and hovering just so that the pump was strong and continuous perpendicular to the transverse ranges. I suppose AH is a new term to most of the public and it will take some time for critical understanding to grow, not unlike understanding the terms sleet and blizzard correctly. I grew up watching Pete Giddings, then of KGO in San Francisco, through the 82 and 83 El Niño; and he may have been the person to coin the term Pineapple Connection, which he said a lot during certain storms at that era (especially Jan 2-4, 1982).

[@elainecrawford6891]

Thanks for keeping us covered... 👍❤👍

[@aron8949]

Excellent coverage this year sir, Reno NV. I’m absolutely loving the weather this winter.

[@hurricaneheather1420]

Thank you Michael for your hard work

[@Defender_messenger]

Honestly more rain would be nice, but I hope we don’t get a warm atmospheric river, we need that snowpack!

[@differentlyabledmuslimjewi4475]

I just wish the state would allow us to actually save some of this water. Imagine if we had more resevoirs too. What a shame to let some much water spill out to sea. Well, for now, its nice to see some consistent good rain and snow. Record setting stuff has happened. I would like to see more winters like this, but sadly if the weather system swaps like predicted, I'll have to endure long summers which I hate. For now, I haven't had to water my plants for a long time which I appreciate greatly!

[@Defender_messenger]

We need more bioswales, wetlands and river revitalization projects! Imagine how much water we could save if rivers like the Los Angeles river had adjacent wetlands that’s stored water. It would be beneficial to us and wildlife

[@wendygerrish4964]

I recommend less people -globally.

[@helensarkisian7491]

Thanks!

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

So Kind !

[@kathiv8071]

I am so grateful to have found you 🤗 New and appreciative subscriber. You do weather stunningly 💖🌹 Thank You for your thorough coverage! I’m in Reno and there are patches of snow in lower areas along the Truckee River. I’m close to it and well, I Love Snow! Supposedly, My back wouldn’t care to be up above on the mountain at higher elevations. I’m older now although my dreams are still very young. Keeping those in harsh conditions in my warmest thoughts. Thank You for your skilled and talented work❣️

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

Thanks!

[@davidtreichelpppj5304]

Thanks Again . So much has happened down here in California this winter . Not over yet

[@mybackhurts7020]

Snowline school district has been on snow days this entire week because of Wrightwood California. Back in the day they used to leave room to pile the snow up in town but now everybody had to move to the mountain town and take up every little bit of space so there’s nowhere to pile the snow and so the buses can’t get in😂 we’re loving it

[@aliciacordova3088]

Outstanding Report! Thank you. 🤗☔🌨❄❄❄☃

[@lucystrider728]

Why did they start using red for coldest air on some maps, confusing.

[@dirtgirl7379]

Thank you Michael, I share your videos with all my people.

[@markthomas207]

Thanks for a professional approach to weather forecasting. Like a breath of fresh air, thank you.

[@livelikeitslegal]

Mother Earth hangry AF at the west coast U.S. NNW CA here and I'm one of the few hoping this low pressure system center will dip further south and bring something rival to the 1955 and 64 floods. Maybe though it will as this low pressure moves north westerly will draw strong tropical moisture and rain over low elevation snow which could swell rivers from the rapid melt. Mid March has potential for sun and warm

[@faderrider75]

the informational density, the pace, the usefulness...eventually i'll stop saying it but thank you so much. i was thinking how cool it would be to see the trends animated to look more natural. so for example when you are talking about wave direction and intensity, instead of seeing the arrows and high contrast zones, you'd see water moving according to the direction and intensity, maybe start to see white caps and taller waves closer to shore but rendered by something more like a gaming engine like Unreal or whichever one made most sense. you see all these epic world shots from video games all the time and i'd love to see real time, data driven/relative renderings of what's happening in our real world. like a marriage of 2 arts. i'll always love the charts, graphs and bullet points but it could also be interesting to see it represented through modern visual arts and tools. do you know if anything like that already exists?

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

Great idea actually

[@MarinCipollina]

Thanks so much for providing a substantial and in-depth weather forecast for California. The local television forecasts are too superficial to provide an understanding of what exactly is going on with the atmosphere.

[@BigVine-m5i]

Would you recommend someone boating North around Point Conception today/tomorrow?

[@seekingthetruth304]

Can I say......HECK NO !!!!

[@iashakezula]

Wow, this year is historic

[@sanrafaelhoa1363]

Thx for CA coverage. I'm in L.A. suburbs.

[@wendygerrish4964]

Quick jump into shorts today to get some sun..then...stacked up wood and kindling ready for another..2-3 or more wintry storms. Thanks for heads up. Boy the melted snow on the roads > 3000 will get puretty icy.

[@johnzee691]

quiet for socal....lake arrowhead / big bear area. still digging out. sorry for tahoe...thanks for the report as always!

[@lmvath211]

Nice! We are in post snow Pepper Tree-apocalypse

[@cyndykated358]

Los Angeles got hit hard last week…there are people still trapped in their homes..so much snow in the mountains 😳

[@twylitegotbannedtwice3411]

Thanx❤

[@studiosinger]

It hasn’t manifested on Saturday in San Francisco. Just a little wind.

[@richard3793]

Thanks for the daily dose Michael.

[@markgrayson7514]

What's this about propane tanks exploding due to snow or cold? They don't.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

That's not what the National Weather Service says...

[@GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz]

I will predict the authorities will declare the drought over when the totals surpass the storm system beginning on December 24, 1861, and lasting for 45 days, when the largest flood in California's recorded history occurred, reaching full flood stage in different areas between January 9-12, 1862. The entire Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys were inundated for an extent of 300 miles. At that point they might look like they are not being upfront with the public so they will declare a temporary status to the drought!.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

US drought monitor isnt an authority on anything but drought conditions, haha

[@GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz]

I was referring to whoever in the state government declares a drought, I am not interested in listening to any of the state propaganda, so I don't know their titles or bureaucracies. @@PacificNorthwestWeather

[@pjboards]

I never seen a pointer move around faster then the speaker ..😳

[@hikerJohn]

Propane freezes at -306.4°F so how does cold weather harm a propane bottle? All propane tanks are outside. Big ones and little ones.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

Its not the freezing that causes the issues, here is one of the best explanations I've seen: The gas can’t vent and tends to follow the path of least resistance, the hole the pipe into the house. Was a huge issue during the winter in 92/93, multiple explosions that winter. The regulator on the tank needs to be free of snow to vent correctly.

[@lauracochran3213]

👍

[@mrbeaverstate]

You don't see these graphs on the 6 o'clock news.

[@elwap0]

I'm addicted....you did it, on purpose....

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

LOL

[@federalisticnewyorkians4470]

Encore? trés bien

[@memtesin5918]

I hope California figures out how to capture the water, instead of dumping it back into the ocean, which they're already doing.

[@NancyD2]

I 80 is closed. No going over even if you wanted to.

[@Waiting4Him111]

Bet ya a dozen eggs the snow melts too fast and causes massive flooding.

[@8Xprt]

Mostly all north call

[@bradley-concrete]

sadly california hasnt built any reservoirs with the population boom to hold all this stuff so maybe not this summer but next summer we will be back to extreme. Politicians suck

[@jcee2259]

California will accept everything with a sunny smile afterward. Feel free to fly into California if white knuckle conditions exist.

[@betweenworlds620]

💖

[@databang]

(((((っ˘ڡ˘ς))))) Hey, if you ever wanted to expand your channel with explainers of weather science, forecast models, atmospheric phenomena, etc....I'd be interested in watching those too. Anyway, stay warm and dry, thanks and peace.

[@johngammon6875]

👍🙏🙏✝️

[@29madmangaud29]

Alright, another of us "Flat-Earthers",,,,,,,,, ahahahahhahahahhahahayh Just joking , please don't take offense.

[@VKDM8687]

I am marking your words regarding the hype....there is someone here in so Cal that is ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED that an "arkstorm" is enroute and will cause major flooding in so Cal due to rapid melting of snow.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

odds do not favor this outcome right now

[@Waiting4Him111]

I'm willing to put money on rapid snow melt and flooding in SoCal. I'm in the high desert. The Mojave River is flowing pretty good right now. It's usually dry as a bone.