West Coast Vaasulaki Snow Storm

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California and Oregon residents witnessed one of their driest years on record in 2013, but good news is in the forecast through the weekend as welcomed snow and rain return to the parched region.

Snow will fall at low elevations, possibly creating travel problems along the I-5 corridor.

Oregon, Far Southwest Washington Low Elevation Snow Threat

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The first in a series of disturbances will move into the Northwest Thursday into early Friday.

With cold air in place, snow is expected even in the lower elevations of northwest Oregon and far southwest Washington through early Friday. This includes Portand, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., where more than 2 inches of snow is expected. Heavier amounts of up to 6 inches are possible from south and west of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

The snow will likely impact both the Thursday afternoon and Friday morning commutes in these locations.

Strong winds in the western Columbia River Gorge will result in blizzard conditions along a stretch of I-84. Travel will also be impacted by snow along the I-5 corridor in western Oregon.

Since this initial weather system will not scour out the cold air in place, additional rounds of wintry weather are possible in the Willamette Valley through Saturday.

Welcome Rain and Snow in Northern California, Intermountain West

An persistent feed of moisture and energy aloft will focus significant amounts of precipitation on northern California in the coming days. This rain and snow is much needed to help ease the severe to extreme drought conditions.

Snow levels in the northern Sierra Nevada of California will start around 3,000 to 4,000 feet into Friday, and then rise to 6,000 feet Saturday. By the end of the weekend, snowfall totals of up to 3 feet are possible in the higher elevations of the Sierra.

In the lower elevations, rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible through the weekend in the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are also expected in the Bay Area, including San Francisco and Oakland. The higher elevations around the Bay Area and in northwest California could see up to 6 inches of rain. 

This will easily be the heaviest period of precipitation so far this winter in northern California.

Farther inland, significant amounts of snow will also impact the Intermountain West, including parts of Idaho, western Wyoming, Utah, northern Nevada and Colorado. Snowfall totals of more than a foot are possible in the mountains into the weekend. This snow will fall in some locations that are either experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor.

All in all, some much needed moisture for many areas.

Atmospheric River Supplying Moisture

Friday into the weekend, the moisture pushing into northern California will be supplied by what is called an atmospheric river. 

Meteorologists use this term to describe a long, narrow plume of deep moisture pushing from the tropics into the mid-latitudes. One type of atmospheric river you may have heard of is the pineapple express, a pronounced plume tapping moisture from the Hawaiian Islands to the U.S. West Coast. This is a type of weather pattern we look for from late fall into winter on the West Coast.

Here are a few general facts about atmospheric rivers:

• They are important for western water supply considerations. According to NOAA/ESRL, 30-50% of the average annual precipitation in the West Coast states typically occurs in just a few atmospheric river events.
• Amazingly, according to NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), a strong atmospheric river can transport as water vapor up to 15 times the average flow of liquid water at the mouth of the Mississippi River!  
• If an atmospheric river stalls over a particular area, significant flooding can be the result. In fact, a study by Ralph et al. (2006) found atmospheric rivers responsible for every flood of northern California's Russian River in a 7-year period.

[seelavathiaunty]

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[sarpanch]

Rofl ca lona pandaga cheskuntaru

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[Anta Assamey]

Want Snow in Bay Area man

[i_sudigadu]

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[pinky123]

Want Snow in Bay Area man

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[psycopk]

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[Anta Assamey]

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Emaindi neeku.... Neeku already snow padutu vundi vuntundi kada..