Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Preditctions about storm watch day three....

... is deffinitely more rain. The National Weather Service has announced that more storms are in the pipeline with storms lingering over the pacific that will likely affect orange County. The next storm is anticipated to arrive this afternoon and is reported to continue through tonight bringing more wind and flooding. This storm will be followed by yet another powerful storm this Friday.

The storm is anticipated to bring strong gusts, with windspeeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Conditions will remain favorable for tornadoes and waterspouts. The snow level is expected to lower to 4,000 ft which will make for a beautiful snow capped saddleback mountain range whose Santiago Peak sits at 5,687ft and Modjeska peak sits at 5,496 ft.

WIth an expected amount of rain to fall any where from 8 to 30 inches, depending on location- mudflows, debris flows and traffic blocks can be expected. Please be careful and patient while you are on the road.

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Overview of the approaching storm system taken from intellicast.com

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