Atmospheric River to Bring Heavy Winds, Potential Flooding

23:41

Michael Krasny

Feb 13, 2019 at

Save Article

Failed to save article

Please try again

A vehicles is diverted past a road closure on the Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint and Wagner in Huntington Beach, California on January 16, 2019 as southern California is hit by another storm, pushed by an atmospheric river, with rainfall expected to get heavier later into the day. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

A “Pineapple Express” storm is expected to batter the Bay Area for two days, starting late Tuesday. The storm is an atmospheric river heading toward the West Coast from the tropics south of Hawaii. Caltrans plans to close Highway 1 south of Big Sur as a precaution against mudslides and the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings across the Bay Area. Forum considers the anticipated storm. What questions do you have?

More Information:
First Wave of Storm Inundates North Bay, Triggers Flood Concerns on Russian River (KQED News)

Daniel Swain’s California Weather Blog

National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussion

Guests:

Paul Rogers, managing editor, KQED Science; natural resources and environment reporter, The Mercury News<br />

Sponsored

lower waypoint

next waypoint

NPR's Sarah McCammon on Leaving the Evangelical Church KQED Youth Takeover: We’re Getting a WNBA Team Rainn Wilson from ‘The Office’ on Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution Forum From the Archives: Remembering Glide Memorial's Cecil Williams Erik Aadahl on the Power of Sound in Film KQED Youth Takeover: How Can San Jose Schools Create Safer Campuses?Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Major Homelessness Case Percival Everett’s Novel “James” Recenters the Story of Huck Finn Have We Entered Into a New Cold War Era?KQED Youth Takeover: How Social Media is Changing Political Advertising