More rain heading to soggy California as lake-effect snow arrives east
After a New Year’s Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is coming to soggy California.
On Thursday, the rain was focused on Southern California.
Heavy rain drenched the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the first time in 20 years, canceling the pregame show on the field. More than 2 inches of rain was recorded in San Diego, causing flash flooding and some water rescues.
The next round of rain will occur on Friday afternoon and will be concentrated in northern half of Coast of California and western Washington and Oregon.
By Saturday morning, most of the West Coast, except Southern California, will receive scattered rain and snow in the mountains. Some pockets of rain could be intense enough to cause flash flooding in northern and central California. Rain will arrive in Southern California on Saturday afternoon.
From Saturday night into Sunday morning, rain and snow in the mountains will be concentrated in central and northern California to the Pacific Northwest.
Through Monday, rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected from western Washington to central California, while Southern California will see about 1 to 2 inches of rain.
Wind advisories are in effect in parts of northern and central California, including San Francisco, where gusts could reach 50 mph this weekend.
The Sierra Nevada Mountains are under a winter storm warning, with 55 mph winds and 1 to 4 feet of snow expected.
Rain and Snow Potential: Friday-Monday Map
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Meanwhile, the lake effect snow machine continues to churn in the east.
In Buffalo, New York, the airport has already recorded 8 inches of snow this week, while Syracuse, New York, recorded more than 2 feet of snow.
That lake effect snow will continue into Saturday morning.
Syracuse is under a lake effect snow warning, with a total of 2 to 5 inches expected in the city and 6 to 12 inches of heavy lake effect snow north of Interstate 90.
Then, Saturday night into early Sunday morning, a fast-moving clipper system will slide across the Great Lakes and across the Northeast, bringing a light flurry of snow to much of the region, but no accumulation is expected.
