NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIT BY SECOND WET, WINDY STORM

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Northern California was lashed by a second wet and windy storm with the potential to take down trees and power lines on Sunday, days after a similar system moved through the region.

Thunderstorms and wind gusts of 45 miles per hour were forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area, where the storm was expected to drop as much as 3 inches of rain in coastal hills before moving out Monday afternoon.

Nearly 60 flights had been canceled at San Francisco International Airport as of around 9 a.m., and inbound flights were experiencing delays of up to 60 minutes, Airport Duty Manager Brian Horne said. "It appears it's somewhat similar to Friday in terms of the numbers," he said.

Friday's storm led to the cancellation of 175 flights at the airport and delays of up to 90 minutes. It also knocked out power to more than 90,000 people in the Bay Area, almost all of whom had their power restored by Sunday morning. The storm dropped about three-quarters of an inch of rain on San Francisco - a welcome change after six dry weeks.

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In this photo provided by the Jefferson County Dept. of Emergency Management, floodwaters are shown around homes in Brinnon, Wash., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. As much as 7 inches of rain have fallen over 24 hours on the east side of the Olympics where the Duckabush River is flooding the town of Brinnon, the National Weather Service said Friday. (AP Photo/Jefferson County Dept. of Emergency Management)

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[Brother Buzz]

1. It's really pouring in the Sacramento Valley

I visited Doppler and took a look at a pretty impressive cell moving through; lots of red and yellow. House is buttoned down, and after unclogging one rain gutter and no football, it's off to the novels.

[riversedge]

2. stay safe. I am having

a bit of football game Sunday myself--as is the family. We have a rather large extended family and got together-rotated on Sundays. But we got together last evening for sleding and cross country skiing. The State parks have Candlelight nights on weekends. we sled on the beach onto the frozen river-all downhill, have cocoa (a nip of brandy for us big folks). hot dogs etc.

[Brother Buzz]

6. I'm staying safe - and warm - this fifth generation Californian wussy doesn't do 'Frozen'

Heck, I even read mystery novels set in the tropics to help stay warm during the winter months.

[CountAllVotes]

3. Is it raining in Sacramento?

My 85 year old "aunt" lives there and I just spoke with her yesterday and she said there had been no rain in Sacramento yet.

Let me know if it has changed please.

Thanks.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Yes

http://www.kcra.com/weather/radar

[LeftyMom]

15. It rained cats and dogs this afternoon.

[CountAllVotes]

16. Thanks for the replies

We are getting pounded up north. The whole house has been shaking on/off for the past several hours. Finally, I decided to get up as who can sleep with a huge storm hitting the house!

Glad to know my aunt is getting some rain for a change! Thanks again!

[PumpkinAle]

4. Northern Nevada received a little

wetness on Friday, but very, very strong winds........... almost blew the shed roof off, was literally hanging by a nail

More rain would be welcome here.

[Hulk]

5. Does anyone know??

How does all of this affect the severe drought Northern California has been suffering?

I'm sure most of the rain is run off, but would like to know more.

[BuddhaGirl]

8. Unfortunately it doesn't do anything for the snow pack

because the temperature isn't cold enough....will help the reservoirs in some areas, though.

[subterranean]

9. It puts a small dent in the drought.

The heavy rains in December alleviated the drought somewhat, but then that was followed by a record-dry January. The problem with these current storms is they originate from the central Pacific, so they are relatively warm. This means they are adding very little to the meager snowpack in the mountains, which is crucial to California's water supply in the normally dry months.

[totodeinhere]

10. yes these storms are allowing some of the reservoirs to add some badly

needed water storage. Yes we need some colder storms but I think at this point we'll take anything we can get.

[Yo_Mama]

13. Well, if you want to see the reservoir report go here

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reservoirs/RES

As a group these are over 60% of average storage. The larger ones don't change quickly - some of the small ones are up to 90-100% of average.

Or you can go here and click on each reservoir, and look at the data to see the local change:
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/misc/daily_res.html

[Throd]

11. Holy shit! Its really pouring here (El Dorado Hills)

[lucca18]

12. Rain finally stopped in my area...

And, it is now clear and sunny..... still windy, but nice to see the sun. We live in a flood zone, so the backyard looked like a pond! We had non stop howling winds on Friday with heavy rain.
Take care everyone!