The West Coast is experiencing a series of powerful storms fueled by atmospheric rivers, bringing heavy rainfall, high waves, and significant snowfall. The storms have resulted in multiple fatalities and widespread flooding concerns.
A series of atmospheric river-fueled storms are battering the West with powerful winds, heavy rainfall, significant mountain snow and creating large waves and dangerous seas off the coast. The seemingly endless string of storms began over the weekend but turned deadly early this week in California. A man died Monday morning after being trapped under debris at Sunset State Beach in central California, according to The Associated Press.
A large wave likely pinned him there, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. Another man was likely swept out to sea just a few miles south at Marina State Beach early Monday afternoon, authorities said. The US Coast Guard and California Highway Patrol searched for the man by air and sea but were unsuccessful, according to the Marina Police. Waves reached 10 feet high in the Monterey Bay area – where both incidents occurred – from late Monday morning into the early afternoon, according to NOAA data. Waves as high as 25 feet were reported elsewhere near the coast of northern and central California Monday. The storm intensified its threats Tuesday as heavy rain inundated the northern half of California, including San Francisco. Rainfall rates could reach 3 to 4 inches per hour during the heaviest rain Tuesday, mainly in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the National Weather Service warned. Torrential rain could trigger flash flooding and debris flows, especially across burn scars in the area. Burn scars are often a combination of burned plant life, debris and an altered layer of soil, which make them vulnerable to flooding. Heavy mountain snow will fall through Tuesday in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada and parts of the Cascades where winter weather alerts are in place. Widespread snowfall up to a foot is possible with isolated totals potentially exceeding a foot
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