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Now that colder weather is among us, forecasters are saying we’re officially in El Nino season. The Sierra Nevada mountains had 36 inches of snow that was dumped in just two days.
January through March is expected to be most severe, with extreme rainfall and mudslides. The storms will follow each other, one right after the other.
The far northern part of the state, near Shasta Lake and Oroville are expected to see a 33 to 39 percent increase in precipitation, compared to the Sacramento and San Francisco region seeing 40 to 49 percent. The Central Valley will have an increase in 50 to 59 percent, while Southern California will be hit the hardest with 60 to 69 percent more precipitation.
“January and February are just around the corner. If you think you should make preparations, get off the couch and do it now. These storms are imminent,” Bill Patzert, a climatologist for NASA told the Los Angeles Times. “El Niño is here. And it is huge.”
