California is to be hit with snow and ‘two months of rainfall’ in back-to-back-to-back storms ahead of Memorial Day weekend

California is to be hit with snow and ‘two months of rainfall’ in back-to-back-to-back storms ahead of Memorial Day weekend

  • Western US state could receive ‘150 to 200 per cent’ of month’s rainfall in a week
  • Also predictions of 30 inches of snow in higher areas of the Sierra Nevada
  • Last storm to come through California on Wednesday before Memorial Day 
  • Unseasonal weather system of ‘atmospheric rivers’ – that usually happen in winter – is causing the wet weather

Western areas of the United States are expected to receive two months rainfall in a matter of days, according to weather reports.

The National Weather Service in San Francisco have said California will experience an unseasonal storm system that could bring 150 to 200 per cent of its monthly rainfall to lowers areas.

It was also reported that higher areas around the Sierra Nevada could receive up to 30 inches of snow in the same amount of time.

A pedestrian makes his way up Park drive in Wrightwood, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2019, as rain and fog from a storm blankets the area

A pedestrian makes his way up Park drive in Wrightwood, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2019, as rain and fog from a storm blankets the area

Snow showers have been reported across the Sierra Nevada including at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California (photo taken by Mammoth Mountain)

Snow showers have been reported across the Sierra Nevada including at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California (photo taken by Mammoth Mountain)

It is believed to be due to a series of ‘atmospheric rivers’ that are moving over California from the Pacific Ocean, after sucking up water vapor from the ocean.

Accuweather claim that a block in the jet stream is pushing storms further south onshore, which is keeping the Sierra Nevada and mid-Californian areas wet

‘A block in the jet stream is forcing storms to take a much more southern route onshore of western North America than usual for the middle to latter part of May,’ said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson.

‘The heaviest rain with the storm this weekend is likely to fall on Northern California and along the lower western slopes of the Sierra Nevada.’

satellite imagery shows the atmospheric river flowing across the Pacific into California early Thursday morning

Satellite imagery of water vapour shows the ‘atmospheric river’ moving from the Pacific over California early on Thursday morning

Drivers make their commutes in the pouring rain along the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles on May 16, 2019

Drivers make their commutes in the pouring rain along the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles on May 16, 2019

The state has already experienced large amounts of rainfall, with the second of three systems expected to bring rain and snow to California on Friday through Saturday.

A weaker third system could then will move through across the state during next week before Memorial Day weekend, which will push precipitation levels into record figures.

Lower elevations in coastal areas will see rainfall, but the Sierra Nevada mountain range will have snowfall. Some areas could see up to 30 inches of snow through Friday morning.

The National Weather Service Sacramento said: ‘A couple of storm systems will bring moderate to heavy snowfall to the Sierra Cascade range over the next several days. Travel impacts over the passes are likely.

Traffic camera footage from Donner Summit, California shows snowfall on the Interstate 80. Officials have warned that parts of the Sierra Nevada will become 'impossible to pass' over the next week

Traffic camera footage from Donner Summit, California shows snowfall on the Interstate 80. Officials have warned that parts of the Sierra Nevada will become ‘impossible to pass’ over the next week

‘If traveling through the mountains, check the latest road and weather reports before departure.’

Southern areas near the Sequoia National Park are already under a winter weather warning, with officials saying travel will be impossible at times.

Conditions will also be made more dangerous by expected high winds.

This storms are not unusual but they normally happen in wi

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