Dangerous flooding could occur as heavy rain falls on snowpack in central California’s coastal range and in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center is calling the ongoing rain event in the lowlands and foothills “dangerous and excessive.”
The raw rainfall will cause problems, particularly given rates of a quarter to a half-inch per hour, which will overwhelm the ground’s ability to absorb water. More problematic, however, will be the threat of a quick melt event between 4,000 and 7,000 feet elevation. This is both an immediate and a longer-term worry.
The Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs, Calif., off Interstate 80 near Donner Pass, is at 608 inches for the season to date.
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