Day 17: West Coast Deluge (Update)
Two days ago I posted an image of the 5-day precipitation forecast from the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC). Tonight’s forecast is a little more sobering. The San Gabriel mountains to the east and northeast of Los Angeles are forecast to receive over 11 inches of rain during the next120 hours. This much rain in such a short period of time will result in widespread flooding and a high potential for mudslides in and around the greater Los Angeles area. Everyone in southern California should be on high alert over the next week or so.
(Image courtesy from the NWS HPC.)
