California storms: Flood concerns rise as atmospheric rivers stream into the Sierra Nevada snowpack

The winter of 2023 isn’t finished yet. Not by a long shot. An atmospheric river storm is likely to hit Northern California late Thursday into Friday, meteorologists and climate scientists said Monday, bringing high chances of heavy rain in the Bay Area, 1 to 3 feet of new snow at higher elevations in the Sierra, and an increased risk of flooding as the warm rain hits the state’s massive snowpack. Details about the storm, a classic “pineapple express” event barreling in more than 2,000 miles from Hawaii, are still not certain. But this past weekend, computer models began to show its likelihood increasing from about 10% to now about 70%, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA. Story: https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/0... SUBSCRIBE TO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM Mercury News http://bayareane.ws/2ClQyyV East Bay Times http://bayareane.ws/2qhvSql WATCH MORE VIDEOS:    / mercurynews   LET'S CONNECT Mercury News Facebook @   / mercurynews   Instagram @   / mercnews   Twitter @   / mercnews