"Bomb Cyclone in California" - is this happening?

[WhatExit?]

'Too fast, too furious': Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river threaten California with flooding​

Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river blasts West Coast; 2 dead in Seattle area; hundreds of thousands without power

A furious storm unleashed from a "bomb cyclone" over the Pacific Ocean slammed Northern California, bringing fierce winds and dangerous flooding.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Danger Dave]

These people that wear lycra and spandex think so.

Ironman competition in Sacramento canceled over weather conditions

 

[RitcheyRch]

'Too fast, too furious': Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river threaten California with flooding​

Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river blasts West Coast; 2 dead in Seattle area; hundreds of thousands without power

A furious storm unleashed from a "bomb cyclone" over the Pacific Ocean slammed Northern California, bringing fierce winds and dangerous flooding.

www.usatoday.com

I'm ready for the rain and glad I'm not currently commuting.

 

[mjc]

we can't just have rain anymore , it always needs to have a scary name attached to it.

 

[ElAzul]

These people that wear lycra and spandex think so.

Ironman competition in Sacramento canceled over weather conditions

Perhaps maybe they should rename the event to fair weather person

 

[hman442]

we can't just have rain anymore , it always needs to have a scary name attached to it.

Covid rain.....

 

[Dan Lorenze]

Oh great, now we're gonna get a "Bomb Cyclone Tax" wait for it.

 

[NorCalRiverRat]

it's WET NorCal but people still out walking the dogs...not sure when the bomb is gonna go off but so far not impressed.

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[angiebaby]

we can't just have rain anymore , it always needs to have a scary name attached to it.

Exactly. I'm so sick of the hyperbole. It's ridiculous.

 

[angiebaby]

These people that wear lycra and spandex think so.

Ironman competition in Sacramento canceled over weather conditions

Bummer. This was going to be the first ironman for one of my good friends :'(

 

[Angler]

We are are all going to die!

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

FYI. It’s short for bombogenesis, so I don’t think it’s a new name that the media is trying to hype up. It’s been around for a while.

Hoping for some massive snow in Mammoth

 

[RCDave]

Lol....its gonna rain like it has for 100s of centuries.

Bunch of pussy drama queens.....

 

[NorCalRiverRat]

Exactly. I'm so sick of the hyperbole. It's ridiculous.

how about they don't name hurricanes always after women any more ? but there is something about hurricane Ralph don't have the same ring as hurricane Gretchen....

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[Shlbyntro]

Well there goes that. There will be a mass exodus from california now because the weather is no longer great

 

[NorCalRiverRat]

Well there goes that. There will be a mass exodus from california now because the weather is no longer great

one can only hope...

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[2Driver]

we can't just have rain anymore , it always needs to have a scary name attached to it.

Yep, we watched last night.

NO shit, all these hysteria quotes in one rain story :

BOMB Cyclone, 10s of million people are bracing, Rivers of rain, equal to a category 3 hurricane, up to a foot of rain ( always report the absolute worst case outcome even if it’s a 1 in a million chance), weather whiplash due to climate change. Ferocious sheets of rain, super charged storm, grave danger, but won’t end the drought, firehouse of tropical weather sling shooting at CA. 80 mph winds and 50’ waves.

I’m sure they will hone in on some bad places Monday, but Good God we wonder why there is so much fear and misinformation about covid.

 

[wallnutz]

So this weather event is only happening in CA?

 

[Shlbyntro]

So this weather event is only happening in CA?

Yep, the weather is great everywhere else

 

[4Waters]

Yep, we watched last night.

NO shit, all these hysteria quotes in one rain story :

BOMB Cyclone, 10s of million people are bracing, Rivers of rain, equal to a category 3 hurricane, up to a foot of rain ( always report the absolute worst case outcome even if it’s a 1 in a million chance), weather whiplash due to climate change. Ferocious sheets of rain, super charged storm, grave danger, but won’t end the drought, firehouse of tropical weather sling shooting at CA. 80 mph winds and 50’ waves.

I’m sure they will hone in on some bad places Monday, but Good God we wonder why there is so much fear and misinformation about covid.

How will we rebuild?

 

[wallnutz]

Yep, the weather is great everywhere else

I know, it’s quite amazing. The weather in CA is always so fucking fantastic!

 

[Ziggy]

Yep, we watched last night.

NO shit, all these hysteria quotes in one rain story :

BOMB Cyclone, 10s of million people are bracing, Rivers of rain, equal to a category 3 hurricane, up to a foot of rain ( always report the absolute worst case outcome even if it’s a 1 in a million chance), weather whiplash due to climate change. Ferocious sheets of rain, super charged storm, grave danger, but won’t end the drought, firehouse of tropical weather sling shooting at CA. 80 mph winds and 50’ waves.

I’m sure they will hone in on some bad places Monday, but Good God we wonder why there is so much fear and misinformation about covid.

Tonights news weather will report 3/10ths of an inch fell during the bimbo cyclone.

 

[RadMan]

They probably opened the flood gates a week ago to make room for the deluge

 

[zbudman]

Thank god Newsome worked on more resevoir capacity and not some much needed bullet train.

 

[Activated]

STORMWATCH2021

 

[angiebaby]

So this weather event is only happening in CA?

Well, that's the only place that's important

 

[rmarion]

in the meantime... my oldest son who moved to Texas says it F.ing rains almost every day...

well when you have 50" annual rain fall average??... it F.ing RAINS!!! LOL

 

[was thatguy]

Yep, we watched last night.

NO shit, all these hysteria quotes in one rain story :

BOMB Cyclone, 10s of million people are bracing, Rivers of rain, equal to a category 3 hurricane, up to a foot of rain ( always report the absolute worst case outcome even if it’s a 1 in a million chance), weather whiplash due to climate change. Ferocious sheets of rain, super charged storm, grave danger, but won’t end the drought, firehouse of tropical weather sling shooting at CA. 80 mph winds and 50’ waves.

I’m sure they will hone in on some bad places Monday, but Good God we wonder why there is so much fear and misinformation about covid.

 

[OLDRAAT]

 

[was thatguy]

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[boatnam2]

Buddy just moved to Biloxi MS, I think he said they are at 72" for the year.

 

[RCDave]

Oh my. People's hair might get a little wet

 

[SixD9R]

Maybe the rain will wash all the poop away?

 

[Happy Smitty]

I'm a California refugee and this pattern seems all to normal to me. The mudslides always follow after the fires.

 

[DaveC]

Wait this is Northern California. Are we sure that the mention of Bomb doesn’t mean something else entirely?

 

[Rajobigguy]

What happened to the murder hornets? I feel like we skipped right over that “that end of the world “ event

 

[Good Stuff]

Covid rain.....

Don’t forget Murder Hornet Tears

 

[spectra3279]

Damned global warming

 

[LazyLavey]

This just in from CNN

"Trump BombShell Weather Collusion" report

 

[rrrr]

Bomb cyclone! Atmospheric river!

I've been on planet Earth a pretty long time. During my late teenage and early adult years, I had cause to study weather, particularly what is called micro-meteorology. That just means the events that happen on a small scale, within the larger picture of thunderstorms, fronts, and such.

I flew hang gliders from really large mountains, and understanding thermal lift, microbursts, mountain waves, and similar phenomena was a requirement for high altitude soaring. Like 15,000-17,000 feet above sea level high altitude.

During all those years, and the years since then, I had never heard of bomb cyclones and atmospheric rivers. Now the media shouts out those words, proclaiming their danger and the hazard to existential life.

Note the language used by the "expert" quoted in the USA Today piece:

The storm was most severe in the northern and central portions of California and part of southern Oregon, with the greatest intensity lasting into Monday, he said. Rainfall of up to 2 inches an hour may come "too fast and too furious," leading to serious flooding and mudslides that could threaten lives and property, Porter added.

See that cleverly inserted reference to the movies? He's a real cutting edge guy.

So you'll have to excuse my skepticism about the subject. To me, it's just another small boy crying wolf.

 

[4Waters]

Bomb cyclone! Atmospheric river!

I've been on planet Earth a pretty long time. During my late teenage and early adult years, I had cause to study weather, particularly what is called micro-meteorology. That just means the events that happen on a small scale, within the larger picture of thunderstorms, fronts, and such.

I flew hang gliders from really large mountains, and understanding thermal lift, microbursts, mountain waves, and similar phenomena was a requirement for high altitude soaring. Like 15,000-17,000 feet above sea level high altitude.

During all those years, and the years since then, I had never heard of bomb cyclones and atmospheric rivers. Now the media shouts out those words, proclaiming their danger and the hazard to existential life.

So you'll have to excuse my skepticism about the subject. To me, it's just another small boy crying wolf.

Bomb cyclone is new this year but atmospheric river I have been hearing for a long time, usually it's an atmospheric river/pineapple express depending on what channel you listen to.

 

[LuauLounge]

It not a major storm unless I cannot get to the liquor store. Never have had one yet.

 

[DILLIGAF]

I told my wife about the atmospheric river 10 years ago. She did not believe me until I hooked her up with the info.

 

[lbhsbz]

It not a major storm unless I cannot get to the liquor store. Never have had one yet.

This

 

[500bbc]

Bomb cyclone! Atmospheric river!

I've been on planet Earth a pretty long time. During my late teenage and early adult years, I had cause to study weather, particularly what is called micro-meteorology. That just means the events that happen on a small scale, within the larger picture of thunderstorms, fronts, and such.

I flew hang gliders from really large mountains, and understanding thermal lift, microbursts, mountain waves, and similar phenomena was a requirement for high altitude soaring. Like 15,000-17,000 feet above sea level high altitude.

During all those years, and the years since then, I had never heard of bomb cyclones and atmospheric rivers. Now the media shouts out those words, proclaiming their danger and the hazard to existential life.

Note the language used by the "expert" quoted in the USA Today piece:

The storm was most severe in the northern and central portions of California and part of southern Oregon, with the greatest intensity lasting into Monday, he said. Rainfall of up to 2 inches an hour may come "too fast and too furious," leading to serious flooding and mudslides that could threaten lives and property, Porter added.

See that cleverly inserted reference to the movies? He's a real cutting edge guy.

So you'll have to excuse my skepticism about the subject. To me, it's just another small boy crying wolf.

Were these gems of wisdom brought up in a "Futurecast"?

 

[musicFunsun]

Just got the “emergency” signal on my phone…
OMG!! it’s gonna rain!!

 

[Badchoices03]

My family lives in Redding and sent me this pic of their pond, it went from almost empty (due to drought restrictions) to 90% full in the last 2 days of rain.

 

[dread Pirate]

7.5" in 24 hours. Supposed to get another 5" in the next 48. I'm not complaining.

 

[Waterjunky]

The sac area is somewhere near 5" on Sunday. Going to be interesting to see where all this lands over the next few days. The good side of this is it will do wonders for the soil profile. Most of this will just soak in.
Some runoff but not February style runoff.

 

[ssc]

As Marlon Brando would say, “The horror, the horror.”

Cheers, Steve