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The most recent weather model indicates that Northern California can experience more than a foot of rain in the next seven days. The highest rain totals are expected in Santa Cruz and Santa Lucia Mountains and Sonoma County. National Weather revealed that an atmospheric river is hitting the West Coast "tapping into subtropical moisture bringing in a lot of precipitation.” Urban areas like San Francisco can receive about five inches through Monday while Santa Cruz and Santa Lucia Mountains could produce 10 to 15 inches. A cold front from the north is merging with warmer air from the Pacific resulting in large amounts of rain. The great amount of anticipated rainfall will have a direct effect on us as the weather forecast for Turlock indicates rain through the weekend and next week. The rain should ideally have a positive impact and alleviate the current drought according to me. However, our discussion in class today revealed that the large rainfall may cause rivers to reach their flood stages. In fact, Yosemite has previously closed down for months due to such conditions.
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