How will Northern California's ‘bomb cyclone' affect San Diego County?
A storm system known better a "bomb cyclone" hit the West Coast on Tuesday, resulting in two deaths, power outages for hundreds of thousands (mostly around the Seattle area), bringing heavy rain, landslides and flooding to much of Northern California into Friday— and is moving down the coast into Southern California this weekend.
'Extraordinary' bomb cyclone to bring up to 8 inches of rain to California
A bomb cyclone occurs when cold and warm air collide over the ocean, dropping the pressure at a rapid rate and creating intense weather. On the East Coast, that can mean vast quantities of snow. Here on the West Coast, it can usher in buckets of rain.
‘Bomb cyclone’ brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest
In northern California, flood and high wind watches were in effect, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain predicted for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, North Coast and Sacramento Valley.
Bomb cyclone to drop inches of rain, snow on the Pacific Northwest
A bomb cyclone fueled by an atmospheric river will swing by the Pacific Northwest this week, bringing heavy rain and snow to the region between Tuesday night and Friday morning.
Bomb cyclone forecast: Here’s where we’ll see the most rain in the Bay Area
Higher elevation communities in the North Bay will likely see the most rain. Up to 10 inches could fall at higher elevation between now and Friday, according to the National Weather Service. As that water makes its way down the mountains, creeks and streams may break their banks.
Northern California braces for storm bringing rain, snow, wind and potential ‘bomb cyclone’
Northern California and the Pacific Northwest residents on Tuesday were bracing for the strongest atmospheric river storm system, bringing a lot of rain to some areas and creating the potential for a “bomb cyclone” that can intensify wind overnight.
Bomb cyclone to bring heavy rain, high winds to California this week
Essentially a "winter hurricane," a bomb cyclone occurs when a storm rapidly intensifies, and its central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. The lower the pressure of a storm, the higher its intensity, The Weather Channel reports.
Pacific Northwest reeling from bomb cyclone; atmospheric river targets California
A developing storm system forecast to swing off the Oregon and Washington coastline on Friday will add to the region's weather woes.
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Bomb cyclone exits the PNW, rain remains Wednesday
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Bomb cyclone terror over California captured in haunting satellite image as torrential rain thrashes state
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