Roughly 185,000 customers remained without power Wednesday morning following a bout of severe winds that accompanied the storm system, while signs point to another atmospheric river approaching the coast next week.
Below 4,500 feet elevation, warm temperatures have been hastily melting snow, contributing to flood concerns. Above that threshold, the snowpack has remained in place, but has been unstable at times. Avalanche warnings were finally dropped for the east slopes of the Sierra on Wednesday morning.
Despite the adverse impacts, the snow has been crucial for making a dent in the precipitation deficit and helping bust California’s drought. Three months ago, 40 percent of the state was covered by “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, the two worst categories designated by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Both categories have since been dropped — attesting to the improvement.
The Weather Service Climate Prediction Center projects high chances for wetter-than-normal weather California through late March.
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