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In recent days, the northwest of the country has witnessed several rains caused by a bomb cyclone from the Pacific. Although the rains could alleviate the severe drought that has hit regions like Northern California, more water could fall early next week that could cause flooding and landslides due to excess water.
The entire west coast of the country has seen increasingly intense rains fall . Areas like Washington and Redding have seen up to six days in a row of rain. It is the first time that it has rained for several days since April, which exacerbated the drought and led to several forest fires that to date have consumed approximately 2 million acres during the season .
The amount of water that has fallen in San Francisco and Sacramento, California and Medford, Oregon, during the last days exceeds the annual average of precipitation in the West of the country . It is even expected that in the next week it will rain even more, which would cause flooding in several sectors due to the fact that the land is so dry that it cannot absorb as much water.
In addition, AccuWeather expects rains and strong winds to continue to hit the region through next week when a new bomb cyclone will arrive in the country from the Pacific . It is for this reason that floods are almost certain, since the last cyclone is the most powerful of the two that have reached the United States Until now.
This Sunday there were already several flooded streets in Santa Rosa, California, and the evacuation of some buildings in the area.
The Oregon authorities, For their part, they indicated on social networks that they also had several flooded roads due to the torrential rains that have worsened in the area .
Forecasters indicated that this latest bomb cyclone will hit a little further south than previous storms so I know predicts that the rains will be stronger and that it will attract much of the humidity from the Pacific , which would lead to precipitation and bad weather a little further east to almost the Midwest.
Isn’t she a beaut? A strong area of low pressure spinning its way toward the Pacific Northwest will continue to usher in heavy rain and high elevation snow into NorCal. This atmospheric river will turn more into a creek as it heads our way with light rainfall by Monday 🌧️ # CAwx pic.twitter.com/JxjGYXxgYz – NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) October 22, 2021