Since Christmas, there have been solely 3 or 4 days with out rain in a lot of California. And not simply rain, however torrential rain. You’ve possible seen the flooding and mudslides on the information. For many individuals it’s been a catastrophe, one that’s more likely to grow to be more and more extra widespread within the coming a long time.
But sufficient dangerous information — have you ever seen the snowpack? The first few storms that hit in late December and earlier this month have been fairly heat so snow ranges remained properly above 7,000 toes. But every successive storm dumped toes of snow and so they simply saved coming.
As of yesterday, snowpack ranges within the Sierra Nevada had reached 250% of regular. 250%! Doesn’t matter the place you go, if it snows there, it’s buried. Far Northern California is round 200% of regular, Tahoe is about 250%, and the southern Sierra has readings edging near 300%.
Will this make Californians really feel higher later this summer time when it hasn’t rained for 9 months? Who is aware of? But my goodness take a look at this picture. California possible has the deepest snowpack on the planet proper now.
California’s Sierra Nevada vary 80 days in the past versus at the moment.
These mountains possible at present maintain the most important snowpack on the planet. pic.twitter.com/b5Lo0gnuod
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) January 18, 2023