A Rainy, Stormy Sunday Evening In San Jose, CA (3-6-16)

It was a stormy, unsettled Sunday evening here around San Jose, CA. We already had a previous storm pound us with heavy rain and strong winds. This was a 2nd storm...and this 2nd one seemed a tad stronger than the last! Talk about a 'Miracle March' in the making! More storm advisories were posted for the region due to the unsettled, stormy weather. Certainly, all this rainfall was thanks to an ongoing atmospheric river event. The moisture from this atmospheric river event was to continue at least until Monday (March 7) or so... Weather scenario & details: An atmospheric river event was in store for California for early March 2016... Despite a very dry & mild February, a big weather pattern change had occurred. The 1st storm had hit by the first weekend of the month, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and heavy mountain snow. Wind & flood advisories were issued along with power outages. Now, as we started the 2nd week of March, a 2nd strong storm system was threatening to trigger more flooding, mudslides and treacherous travel across California. On the heels of the 1st storm that battered us earlier in the weekend, a new storm was to push more unsettled weather across the state. Rainfall from this 2nd storm would roughly be 1-2 inches in NorCal and 0.50-1 inch in SoCal. Flash flooding was a concern, especially with the ground already saturated and streams running high from the 1st storm. In addition, t-storms were possible with this 2nd system. A localized number of the t-storms were capable of producing gusty winds, while small hail can occur in the thunderstorms that follow the main rain band of the system. While all this rain was to help replenish depleted reservoirs and put a dent in our bad drought, the copious amounts of rain falling in a short time frame may be too much of a good thing... Looking ahead: Just as many appeared to give up on El Niño, especially after seeing such a dry February, a parade of strong winter storms were (finally) aimed at drought-parched California. Impacts from the storms so far (Storms 1 and 2 in this atmospheric river event) had brought heavy rain & wind to my area in San Jose, CA. At this point, it looks like more rain was in store for California in the foreseeable future. Looks like this was El Nino's last hurrah this winter! Will we finally have a 'Miracle-March'? Only time will tell. Drive safe and stay dry out there, folks... (Footage filmed Sunday, March 6, 2016 around San Jose, CA)