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Weak to moderate atmospheric river, warm temps headed to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/29/2017 - 7:41pm
Mild weather with above average daytime temperatures is settled over South Lake Tahoe, but it won't last long as a new systems hits the Lake Tahoe Basin at the end of the week.
High pressure is keeping the quiet weather over the Sierra through midweek.
A mild to moderate atmospheric river will impact Northern California and Western Nevada late Wednesday through Friday according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
This system will have a period of gusty winds on Thursday with ridges seeing gusts near 100 mph and valleys up to 45 mph.
What is this 'atmospheric river' heading to Lake Tahoe?
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 10:41pm
Imagine a long, narrow river in the sky about 250 to 375 miles wide, moving along with the weather. It transports water vapor with a flow several times faster than the water at the mouth of the Mississippi River. A river that, when it hits land, releases 30-50 percent of the area's annual precipitation in the form or rain or snow in just a couple of days.
This "river" is called an atmospheric river, and a powerful one can create extreme rainfall and floods and is capable of disrupting travel and causing catastrophic damage.
It's hailing in Hawaii, storm in Tahoe is next
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