Weather roundup....

> The week of December 7 thru 13 saw three systems roll through California dumping a total of just over 3 inches in that span recorded by my rain gauge here. The first system, Dec 7/8 brought significant snows (up to 4") down to sea-level in northern and central California, and dumped over 1.52" of rain here. The next two systems rolled in Dec 11 thru 14 with a total of 1.54" combined, and walloping the area with 50-70mph winds on Saturday night (Dec 13th) along with the rains. Many areas around Southern California had significantly higher rainfal amounts. There was also considerable tree and property damage around my community from the long period of 50mph winds that rake my community.

> A potent low pressure system passed through SoCal overnight Mon/Tue Dec 21/22 dropping only about .10" of rain in a several quick downpour bursts, but it was followed by periods of high winds gusting to over 70mph in some areas. As of this writing winds here are still gusting up to 30mph.

Significant weather on tap for Southern California this week.

A week full of stormy weather that could potentially put a dent in the severe drought plaguing California will begin its prowess starting today. The first in a series of systems will be very cold in origin, drawing down cold air from Canada and dropping snow levels to below 2000 ft and creating fridged conditions in areas with freezing fog and black ice by Tuesday morning (Dec 8). Snow accumulations could be as deep as 3-4 feet at mountain resorts. The second storm in the series will arrive Wednesday and will be more tropical in origin, a true El Nino influenced pattern. That system will have the potential to cause widespread flooding and mudflows. More and that as we get closer to the event. The third system arrives next weekend adding additional significant rainfalls, but it is still too early to sink our teeths into yet.

Stay tuned.