40-Foot Waves, 85 MPH Winds, 10 Feet of Snow!
Sound like a disaster movie? Nope, it's only the weather for the West Coast this week. This is going to be a big series of storms (we're saying the worst since 2005) which will provide waves as high as 40 feet, winds to 85 mph, along with up to 18 inches of rain and 10 feet of snow in the mountains. These events will be localized but I suspect we could see numbers higher than those; winds have already gusted to 85 mph and the first storm is just coming in.
Above is an assortment of graphics that we've produced for the storm; see AccuWeather.com for the latest information and news stories, and tune in here (and J's Breaking Weather News at right) for the highest wind, wave, rain and snow reports as the week progresses.
So far today...
- 23.3-foot wavesoff the central California coast- 84 mph winds at Grapevine- 78 mph winds near Lancaster- Trees & powerlines down in Humbolt County (last night)
The storm's center is looking impressive on satellite:
