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5 to 7 Inches Rain Predicted Here From Two Storms

Posted: Oct. 13, 2016 12:28 PM PDT

The timing of the first major rainfall of the season is not unusual, according to the National Weather Service. But meteorologist Courtney Obergfell says the strength of two systems starting Thursday night and into Monday are somewhat unusual…

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The first big wave is scheduled to arrive overnight Thursday and continue though Friday morning, before turning to on and off showers through Saturday, with the next big wave Saturday evening and on and off into Monday morning. Obergfell also says the foothills and Sierra will also get fewer breaks than the valley, with higher rainfall totals. She says the Grass Valley-Nevada City area could get 5 to 7 inches. And these systems will also be very windy at times…

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And because these systems come mainly from tropical moisture, there will be very little snow produced in the Sierra, except, perhaps, over 8,000 to 8,500 feet.

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