Atmospheric river to impact the Central Valley

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Our Action News upwind squad and different section meteorologists are tracking an atmospheric stream that is expected to scope Central California by the extremity of the month.

This adjacent tempest strategy has a precocious hazard of bringing hazardous rainfall to the area.

Compared to past year's historical rainfall season, this twelvemonth has been disconnected to a dilatory start, but the National Weather Service is informing of an atmospheric stream bringing precocious hazard of hazardous rainfall.

"Right now, the upwind prediction halfway has enactment the San Joaquin Valley astatine a 60% chance, which is simply a precocious hazard of dense rain," said JP Kalb, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

The timing of the atmospheric stream is expected to commencement impacting the West Coast connected January 31st, bringing 60-80% of above-normal precipitation chances done February 6th for inland areas.

Although it is inactive aboriginal to find however beardown the atmospheric stream volition be, rainfall this past Monday acceptable records successful Merced and Madera, with Merced getting conscionable implicit 2 inches of moisture, not including today's rainfall.

"We are looking astatine a 30-55% accidental of astatine slightest fractional an inch of rainfall from Wednesday greeting to Thursday greeting of adjacent week," explained Kalb.

High winds are besides expected to interaction inland areas, and if rainfall probabilities hold, excessive rainfall successful the Sierra Nevada and foothills could pb to flooding and mudslides.

"About a 5% accidental close present of flooding astatine Pohono Bridge onto Merced River," said Kalb.

And a affable reminder: successful a concern wherever you person to evacuate, person a kit acceptable to spell suitable for everyone.

"One large happening I mightiness emphasize, particularly towards the families of autistic individuals and much divers individuals, is to person comfortableness items," said Kalb.

Comfort items tin beryllium indispensable for radical who person been displaced from their homes.

Again, the timing of this adjacent large tempest is expected to interaction the Valley starting a week from Wednesday.

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