California Braces for Massive Storm With More Extreme Rainfall

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – California is bracing for a powerful “fire hose” storm with fresh rounds of extreme rainfall after being hit with a historic 9 inches of precipitation a week ago. The storm is expected to hit from Wednesday to Thursday this week.

Hundreds of people required rescue services as rain lashed San Diego just a week ago, causing power outages and flooding of major roadways. The National Weather Service reported that more than a month’s worth of rain fell in the city in a span of three hours on Monday, Jan. 22, ABC News said.

While the rains have let up for a few days, further heavy downpours forecasted for this week are expected to cause flooding, mudslides, and significant travel disruptions, AccuWeather reports. The areas affected by the storm are expected to be San Diego, San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, and Los Angeles.

“This new storm will deliver a narrow zone of intense rain, or an atmospheric river, from well out over the Pacific and toward coastal areas of California,” AccuWeather said. “The firehose effect of rain will shift southward from Northern California on Wednesday to Southern California on Thursday.”

In addition to rain, the storm is expected to bring powerful, potentially disruptive winds. “This storm will also pack some strong gusts, with non-windy areas of the state getting in on 20-to 40-mph blusters,” AccuWeather Storm Warning Meteorologist Joseph Bauer said in a statement. “Areas on the coast could gust over 50 mph, which, given the saturated ground, could lead to localized power outages.”

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