Sunday, December 5, 2010

update on the storm rolling through

From the National Weather Service:

A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UNSTABLE AIR MASS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY... AND SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY 4 AM.

REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN COMBINING WITH FALLEN LEAVES THAT CREATE NUISANCE TYPE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS TONIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH STANDING WATER. PROTECT OUTDOOR ITEMS FROM GUSTY WINDS IF POSSIBLE.

Chico has already received some heavy rain showers this evening, amounting to nearly an inch of rain. Most of the rain will be out of here sometime after midnight.

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