I live in Norcal and yeah this is the most rain I can remember getting since the floods in the 90s.
They should keep the restrictions, though. We're not out of this yet.
really wish they wouldn't announce that the drought is over (even on a location basis). I'd rather people still conserved, now we'll have people washing out their garbage bins and sidewalks again. fuckin ridiculous.
Misinterpreted this earlier; it's damn nice to see some white on this map.
Dude, spring time is going to be so damn lush out here. Can't wait to see the National Parks now.
The weekly drought report by government and academic water experts showed 42 percent of the state free from drought. This time last year, 97 percent of the state was in drought.
by user alpha-not-omega on reddit.
I like the phrasing of this sentence. The state is now 42 percent free of drought when last year it was 97 percent in drought as opposed to the fact that 58% of the state still remains in a drought.
I hope the drought restrictions remain but pressure from farmers and others will be tough on the governor now.
Those pics have me grinning like an idiot. The only bad thing about all this rain is when it gets so bad that I can just barely make out the taillights of the car in front of me and nothing else -_-
You shouldn't tell California that. They will go back to watering their lawns.
NorCal saving Socals ass once more. You thirsty mofos
It seems really irresponsible to say we arent in a drought when our aquifers have been drawn down so far and would take 1/2 a century to recharge WITHOUT any further pumping. California's water usage is not remotely sustainable.
Drove past Folsom dam today. Water is waaaaay higher then in the second pic in OP.
But ya still #FuckLawns
Dude, spring time is going to be so damn lush out here. Can't wait to see the National Parks now.
Out of curiosity, is the rain expected to stop anytime soon? It seems like it rained there recently, so in theory it could continue raining. While California doesn't need 15 years of rain within a few months span, it does desperately need water. I guess California can take what it can get with climate change drastically effecting the region.
The Tahoe area hasn't seen this much snow in six years.
The seasonal snowfall totals for elevations above 8,000 feet are now at 24 feet.
In the last nine days alone, Heavenly has seen 170 inches, Kirkwood 151 inches and Squaw more than 102 inches.
"We're looking at some pretty remarkable snow totals," says Eric Kurth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NOAA) in Sacramento. "We haven't seen any totals like this over the course of a week since 2011."
The bulk of the snow came from a series of atmospheric rivers walloping Northern California in January. NOAA Meteorologist Jim Matthews explains these were high-moisture, warmer storms and the snow has a high water content.
"Back in 2011 we had very snowy conditions but colder storms which resulted in skier friendly snow and resulted in more powder," Matthews said. "We've had a lot of atmospheric rivers storms that carry a lot of moisture. This year it's more Sierra cement, a wet, heavy snow."
Pretty much, even in SoCal, it's been raining constantly since late Nov.
Dude, send that shit back up to Seattle. We're having a dry and freezing winter here.
What.....define constantly lol
Snowpack update:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/snow-total-Sierra-snowfall-24-feet-Heavenly-Squaw-10855792.php
There's a bit of a dry period now for a few days, but looks like another big storm is heading to the Bay Area sometime next week.
Snowpack update:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/snow-total-Sierra-snowfall-24-feet-Heavenly-Squaw-10855792.php
There's a bit of a dry period now for a few days, but looks like another big storm is heading to the Bay Area sometime next week.