Southern California Weather Force has issued a Flood Emergency, effective Sunday through Wednesday morning as the bulk of the atmospheric river is set to aim Southern California.
The first storm is passing us as we speak now, but as stated in the previous article, we will be having a secondary one within the Raiden Storm Pattern of February 2024. This one would be four times stronger than the current one.
Southern California Weather Force Flood Risk Assessment Model clearly shows the rare dark blue areas. These areas will be Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Kern County. Rain will start west of Los Angeles and Ventura later on Saturday, but the peak will be Sunday through Tuesday. Multiple days of rain will be expected in the emergency areas as the atmospheric river becomes stuck, which is known as a firehose scenario.
Estimations are that Downtown Los Angeles would see another 4-6″ of rainfall on top of what fell today. Rainfall totals will be higher near and along the southern slopes of the Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara County Mountains as well.