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9:40 a.m. PDT Oct. 23, 2021
Flash flood watches (green shaded areas), 8:37 a.m. PDT Oct. 23, 2021. The purple lines indicate the perimeters of fires in 2021.The National Weather Service has issued numerous flash flood watches for areas near many of the recent California wildfires. Heavy rain could bring ash and debris flows to locations below recently burned areas. At 8:37 a.m. on Saturday the NWS had not listed any major flash flood warnings in Oregon or Washington.
The atmospheric river combined with a bomb cyclone are bringing massive amounts of precipitation to areas of Northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
Precipitation accumulated during the 48-hour period ending at 8:56 a.m. PDT Oct. 23, 2021. The purple lines indicate the perimeters of fires in 2021.Precipitation accumulated over the 48-hour period ending at 8:56 a.m. PDT Oct. 23 showed approximately 1 to 2 inches near the Dixie Fire, one-half to 1 inch near the Caldor Fire, and 1 to 3 inches in northwestern California near the McCash, Monument, and River Fires. About 1 to 2 inches were recorded near the fires of 2020 in the Napa and Santa Rosa area, and up to 3 inches at the Doe and Hopkins Fires of 2020.
And more is on the way.
Predicted 72-hour cumulative precipitation. The purple lines indicate the perimeters of fires in 2021.The video below is an October 22 briefing from the National Weather Service about the storm system that is bringing heavy rain and mountain snow, along with the potential for urban flooding and ash and debris flows to recently burned areas.
Multiple atmospheric rivers to bring massive precipitation to West Coast
Portions of Northern California may receive more than 10 inches of precipitation during the next 7 days
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Strong winds and low humidity to begin Sunday night
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Strong winds and low humidity expected Monday and Tuesday in portions of California
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Continue readingFrontal passage brings Red Flag Warnings and precipitation to Western states
Red Flag Warnings. The areas in CA, NV, ID, and CO expire Monday evening. The areas in ND, SD, WY, and most of MT expire Tuesday evening.A frontal passage is bringing strong winds into most of the Western U.S., prompting Red Flag Warnings in seven states. The Red Flag Warnings generally expire Monday night except in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and most of the areas in Montana, which expire Tuesday evening.
The cumulative precipitation forecast through Saturday evening shows at least a small amount of precipitation occurring in many western areas, but many locations will receive less than 0.10″. Even some snow or rain/snow mix is in the forecast for portions of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Idaho.
Most of the southern two-thirds of California and Nevada are expected to remain dry through Saturday.
Forecast for cumulative precipitation, Monday evening through Saturday evening.Dry lightning possible in California and northwestern states Thursday
Lightning with little or no rain could start more wildfires
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