Southern California, Christmas and Pineapple Express
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For the first time this cool/wet season we’ve got some serious weather to talk about. No, no sign of snow, cold, or a windstorm. Instead, too much “warm” rain in just three days (plus some breezy/gusty wind at times).
Torrential rain brought by a “Pineapple Express” storm triggered flash flooding across coastal California on Christmas Eve.Footage posted to X by SFV Scanner shows vehicles struggling through floodwaters at the San Fernando and Tuxford intersection in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The first wave of a "very dangerous" atmospheric river storm dumped sometimes-torrential rain on the Los Angeles area today, with double-digit precipitation falling in some mountain areas and leading
Now’s the time to tie down any holiday decorations and clean out your storm gutters: Back-to-back storm systems are about to descend on the Bay Area, delivering a month’s worth of rain in a single week.
The first of at least seven straight days of rain begins Friday in the Bay Area as an atmospheric river is set to soak the region with a stream of subtropical moisture from Hawaii. The
Rain totals will range from about 2 to 4 inches over the 3-day stretch from Wednesday to Friday with heaviest accumulations in North County.
Western Washington gets a brief reprieve this weekend, but another powerful storm system is already taking aim at the region. A Pineapple Express, the nickname for atmospheric rivers originating near Hawaii, is forecast to arrive Monday and could push already swollen rivers back toward flood stage.
An atmospheric river will bring periods of rain and snow. While impacts continue, this system is not expected to be as strong as yesterdays front. Find out the details here.
NBC Los Angeles on MSN
Pineapple express storm expected to deliver wet Christmas for LA Region
Los Angeles is in for a soggy Christmas holiday, prompting the city to take preparations for the expected rainfall, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Rain is expected to arrive in multiple waves starting late Tuesday and continuing through Saturday,
After basking in dry, mild weather for several weeks, the tide is turning for California, with an onslaught of rain, snow and wind expected over Christmas week as a series of atmospheric rivers unleash a firehose of moisture on the Golden State.
AccuWeather on MSN
Pineapple Express sets sights on Oregon into Friday night
Another dose of the Pineapple Express will affect the Pacific Northwest to close out this week, but this time, the main focus of rain and flooding will be on Oregon, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Some drenching rain will also fall on Washington,