Tag: San Francisco

at 8:20 PM by Zack Leasor

Pineapple Express Helps to Alleviate California Drought

Portions of the western United States are in desperate need of rainfall but January offered little to no drought relief in California. Check out this map illustrating radar-estimated rainfall totals during the month of January. Areas shaded in green and blue saw less than two inches of monthly rainfall. If you thought the Bowling Green bubble […]

at 5:17 PM by Tyler Smith

West Coast Power Outages

Hundreds of thousands of people are without power along the west coast as one of the largest storms to hit the region in years moves in. High winds are the primary cause of power outages from Oregon to San Francisco. Take a look at the satellite view of this monster storm.   #Stormageddon update: Alcatraz […]

at 12:12 PM by Jacob Wilkins

California Storm Brings Heavy Rain and High Wind

A strong area of low pressure has been impacting portions of California. The California storm brought places around San Fransisco flooding rains, whereas the higher terrain is dealing with very strong winds. One report measured a wind gust of 147 mph. Big storms like this aren’t all that common along the west coast. Some meteorologists […]