All I can say is I told you so:
THE EXACT DETAILS ON ITS INTENSITY AND TRACK ARE DIFFICULT TO IRON
OUT YET...BUT THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THIS STORM WILL BRING A
HEALTHY DOSE OF WATER INTO MUCH OF
DROUGHT STRICKEN
CA NEXT WEEK...
RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND
HEAVY SNOW OVER THE HIGH SIERRA.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. BUT THE STORM COULD NOT BE COMING AT A
WORSE TIME...ON TWO OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR...
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ITS PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE
CWA
NORTH OF KERN COUNTY TUESDAY AND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
CWA
EXCEPT THE DESERT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE BULK OF ITS RAIN AND SNOW
WILL COME WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES
DIRECTLY OVER CENTRAL
CA. DURING THIS TIME...ARCTIC AIR
ACCOMPANYING THIS STORM WILL
BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 2500-3500
FEET. THIS WILL OBVIOUSLY POSE A TRAVEL HAZARD FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE
DESTINATIONS IN ANY DIRECTION OUT OF THE SJ
VLY PRIOR TO
THANKSGIVING. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE COASTAL RANGES TO
THE WEST...FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHWARD OVER THE GRAPEVINE
AND
THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS INTO THE DESERT. ADDITIONALLY...THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL
HAIL IN THE SJ
VLY AND FOOTHILS.
THE KERN COUNTY DESERT MIGHT ALSO RECEIVE SOME SHOWERS
WHERE IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR A DUSTING OF SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE THE DESERT FLOOR.