New bomb cyclone threatens to bring more heavy rains and snow to storm-slammed California

The second bomb cyclone to hit California in every week was threatening the state after two quickly intensifying storms mixed off the West Coast on Monday.

Menace stage: This “dynamic” storm combo that is set to proceed by way of Wednesday features a low strain space rotating south from the Gulf of Alaska and subtropical moisture transferring east.

State of play: Winter storm warnings have been in impact within the mountains as the most recent bomb cyclone related to an atmospheric river threatened to deliver extra rounds of heavy rain, mountain snow of 1 to 4 ft, and excessive winds to California from Monday night time — notably in northern and central California.

• The workplace of the Nationwide Climate Service’s Bay Space, which acquired slammed in final week’s lethal storm, reported Monday night that mild rain from the system was starting to fall within the north.
• It is anticipated to deliver reasonable to heavy rain with sturdy southwest gusts to the Bay Space on Tuesday, and officers warn it is more likely to deliver extra excessive winds and energy outages.
• “Very heavy snow is forecast for increased elevations of the northern Coastal Ranges and Sierra by way of Tuesday,” per the NWS.

What we’re watching: With a file snowpack already, the state is headed for an all-time file on April 1, the standard seasonal peak.

Of word: In contrast to final week’s damaging and lethal storm, this one will attain its peak depth over the ocean, fairly than making landfall within the Bay Space. The low will regularly weaken because it slides south by way of midweek.

Zoom out: The intense climate within the West is happening concurrently the Southeast continues to see flash flooding and the specter of extreme thunderstorms Monday after lethal tornadoes struck Mississippi and Alabama this weekend.

• Three to seven inches of rain fell in a single day throughout components of Georgia and Alabama with extra to return, related to a stalled frontal system. This has brought on widespread flash flooding.

Between the traces: Hotter than standard water temperatures within the Gulf of Mexico could also be serving to to gas the heavy rains.

• Normally, human-caused local weather change is resulting in extra frequent and intense precipitation extremes.