Saturday, January 26, 2008
Major Storm System to effect the southland through Monday am
(Doppler Radar: Los Angeles)Updated at: 4:24pm/pst, Saturday, January 26th, 2008
...Strong Pacific Storm expected to impact the region beginning Saturday evening and continue through early Monday morning...
Here's a breakdown of the major affects of the storm system...
Rainfall...
Rain...heavy at times will fall over all of the southland beginning in most areas Saturday evening and continuing through Sunday...then more showery pattern Sunday night into Monday.
Preliminary rainfall forecasts:
Coastal/valley areas: 2 to 5"
Mountains/foothills: 4 to 9"
(Locally higher amounts along south facing slopes)
Deserts: 1.00 to 1.50"
Hourly rainfall rates at times will range from 0.50 to 1.50" with locally higher amounts possible along south facing slopes and during periods of thunderstorms.
Rainfall at these rates along with the already saturated grounds will likely lead to areas of flash flooding along with the potential of mud or debris flows.
Thunderstorms...
There is a risk of thunderstorms Saturday night through Monday morning.
Thunderstorms will have the potential of producing... gusty winds... small hail and the possibility of waterspouts over the coastal waters. Rough seas are also likely in the vicinity of thunderstorms.
Mountain snows...
Snow is likely Saturday night (mainly above the resort levels)...then lowering by Sunday afternoon to around 5,000 feet.
Accumulations of 1 to 2 feet are likely above 7,000 feet with localized 3' amounts in some area.
Hourly snowfall rates of up to 3 inches is possible... especially during times of thunderstorm activity.
Blowing and falling snow will reduce visibilities to zero at times.
Winds:
Strong and gusty winds will blow over all of the southland through Sunday night... with gusts exceeding 50 mph at times...especially from L.A. county west and northward.
The strongest winds will occur over some of the interior valleys and mountains with some cases the gusts exceeding 70 mph in these locations.
For the most up-to-date weather information on the storm...
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