WET PATTERN EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN STARTING ON WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD THIS WEEKEND...THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED.
A DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TAP IS PROJECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA ON THURSDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 7000 TO 8000 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... THEREFORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE HIGH SIERRA.