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Rambling Chief retweeted
California's capital city is known for the many trees that fill up its parks and line its streets.
But persistent storms that have hit the so-called “City of Trees” and other parts of the state have damaged homes, vehicles and power lines. apnews.com/article/trees-cal…
Rambling Chief retweeted
A special weather statement for strong thunderstorms is in effect for southern Ventura county until 7 pm. Strong wind gusts to 50 mph and heavy downpours likely. #LArain #LAWeather #cawx
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Through the @Cal_OES Fire & Rescue Mutual Aid System, the state has expert personnel & equipment deployed in advance of weather concerns. Today's flyover with @metrofirepio in Sacramento County helps first responders understand future flood impacts & keep Californians safe.
ALT Image of Metro Fire helicopter personnel conducting a flight over flood areas.
ALT Image of Metro Fire helicopter personnel conducting a flight over flood areas.
ALT Image of Metro Fire helicopter personnel conducting a flight over flood areas.
Rambling Chief retweeted
Heavy rain and potential flooding will move into #SanBernardinoCounty overnight. #SBCoFD Battalion Chief Mike Wakoski shows how to use sandbags to protect your property. Sandbags and sand are available throughout the county.
Find a location & prepare now: sbcfire.org/sandbags
Rambling Chief retweeted
The @NWSBayArea is using strong language to describe the potential impacts of the Wednesday storm. I think this is appropriate; this certainly has the potential to be one of the higher impact storms in some years, at least in certain locations. [10/n] #CAwx #CAwater
ALT Text in image reads: "To put it simply, this will likely be one of the most impactful systems on a widespread scale that this meteorologist has seen in a long while. The impacts will include widespread flooding, roads washing out, hillside collapsing, trees down (potentially full groves), widespread power outages, immediate disruption to commerce, and the worst of all, likely loss of human life. This is truly a brutal system that we are looking at and needs to be taken seriously."
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#DEVELOPING A California OES aircraft finds a levee breach off of the Consumnes River today. @nbcbayarea
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After more than a decade serving as Director of @Cal_OES I am super excited to hand over leadership to an exceptional emergency manager, leader & public safety professional. Thank you @GavinNewsom for the appointment of #NancyWard. We are in good hands!
Today @GavinNewsom announced Nancy Ward as the next Director of Cal OES.
Director Ward is one of the nation’s foremost emergency managers with broad experience working at @DHSgov @fema @FEMARegion9 as well as Cal OES.
Huge welcome back!
ALT Welcoming the New Cal OES Director
Rambling Chief retweeted
New Year's Eve storm now prominent on satellite imagery approaching CA, with classic "baroclinic leaf" feature apparent (indicative of a strengthening front). This strong & warm "Pineapple Express"-style #AtmosphericRiver will bring widespread heavy rain to Norcal. #CAwx #CAwater
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CA Evaluates Canadian ‘Water Cannon’ Technology to Protect Towns from Wildland Fires wildlandfirefighter.com/2022…
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This is a Humboldt Alert. Due to a large earthquake, widespread damages to roads and homes are reported throughout Humboldt County. Be prepared for aftershocks. Check gas and water lines for damages or leaks. Exercise caution if traveling.
To report a gas manager.everbridge.net/pub/8…
Rambling Chief retweeted
Attention Christmas Day planners! Potential growing for a warm and dry holiday. See graphic for the best guess so far, with the likely range of outcomes. Gusty north to northeast winds also expected around Christmas. No rain in sight. #cawx
ALT High temperature forecast for Christmas Day. Highs in the 70s expected.
Rambling Chief retweeted
Attending #AGU2022 and interested in learning about "Fire-Generated Tornadic Vortices" (FGTVs), counter-rotating vortex pairs (CVPs), and pyroCb? I'll be presenting on these extremes of wildfire behavior Tuesday (12/13) at 1135 AM CST in E271ab (bit.ly/3FpI63x). #AGU22
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He did arson, but his Sweater says “Smokejumpers of California” interesting. 🧐
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Update: Dec NMME runs out today show essentially the same pattern for Jan-May: a fairly strong dry signal across most of CA and the lower Colorado Basin (though there are a couple of individual models that don't agree, so as always nothing's set in stone). #CAwater #CAwx
Latest round of seasonal modeling continues to suggest a shift toward much drier conditions across CA & the lower Colorado basin beginning in Jan & continuing through spring. But it will be interesting to see what latest update shows when it comes out in few days. #CAwater (3/3)
Rambling Chief retweeted
OES Intel 12, Nov 26th on the #SalmonFire, AEU. Fire is mapped at 5 acres at 16:04 hours.