bringing heavy rain to northern California and additional snowfall totals through this evening in Oregon and Idaho.
The flood threat remains high as energy from the storm moves into Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. In San Francisco Bay Area, three separate storms are forecast to bring an extended wet period that is expected to run through President's Day weekend with rainfall ranging from 4 inches in San Francisco to 6 inches in Santa Rosa.
A storm system is hitting the West Coast, bringing heavy rain to northern California and additional snowfall totals through this evening in Oregon and Idaho. The flood threat remains high as energy from the storm moves into Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. In San Francisco Bay Area, three separate storms are forecast to bring an extended wet period that is expected to run through President's Day weekend with rainfall ranging from 4 inches in San Francisco to 6 inches in Santa Rosa.
Three separate storms are forecast to bring an extended wet, soggy period to the San Francisco Bay Area that is expected to run through the three-day President's Day weekend. Over the next seven days, San Francisco could pick up 4 inches of rain and Santa Rosa 5 to 6 inches.
The first of the three storms was pushing into the region on Wednesday afternoon. This is a weak, quick-moving system that is forecast to bring light to moderate rain until about 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
No major impacts are predicted with this storm, which will likely result in about one-third to four-tenths of an inch of rain in most areas across the region.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title suggests that there will be three storms hitting the Bay Area but only two are mentioned in the body of the article. Secondly, it states that one of these storms will be stronger than others but no information about this is provided. Thirdly, while stating that San Francisco could pick up 4 inches and Santa Rosa 5 to 6 inches of rain over seven days, it does not provide any context or comparison with previous weather patterns in the area.
The title suggests there will be three storms hitting the Bay Area but only two are mentioned in the body of the article. This is a deceptive practice as it misleads readers into believing that more information about all three storms has been provided than what was actually given.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the National Weather Service as a source of information. However, this does not necessarily mean that their predictions are accurate or reliable.
> It’s just going to be wet.<br> > The next system is likely to arrive Friday night and bring rain into Saturday.
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The article contains a statement from the author that implies bias towards the weather service's predictions. The author states that 'the heaviest rain is expected at some point between Sunday and Monday', which suggests they are putting more emphasis on this particular storm over the other two. Additionally, there is no mention of any evidence or data to support this claim.
]The next system is likely to arrive Friday night and bring rain into Saturday. The second one will be stronger than the others.
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Amy Graff has a conflict of interest on the topic of storms in the San Francisco Bay Area as she is an employee of The San Francisco Chronicle which is owned by Hearst Communications. This company also owns KGO-TV and KNTV, two television stations that provide weather updates for the area.
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Amy Graff has a conflict of interest on the topic of storms in the San Francisco Bay Area as she is an author for sfgate.com which is owned by Hearst Communications.
A trio of storm systems will drench California with 3 to 5 inches of rain in the lowlands and Coastal Ranges and 2 to 5 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada through Wednesday.
The upcoming storms are not expected to be as intense, but there is a chance they will bring periods of heavy rain, mountain snow, strong winds, flooding, and possible power outages.
Despite the influx of moisture from multiple storm systems added atop last winter's excessive rainfall in California has helped eliminate years-long drought; only 7.19 percent of the state is listed as abnormally dry by the U.S Drought Monitor.
The Sierra Nevada's snowpack is running about 20 to 30 percent behind what's average for this date due in part to atmospheric rivers having a tropical connection which supports robust moisture but also translates into milder-than-normal mid-level temperatures, raising snow levels and melting some of the snow in higher terrain.
The first storm system is essentially over with no precipitation expected after 10 am Pacific time Thursday morning. It dropped between half an inch to 1.5 inches of rain on California.
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Despite the influx of moisture from multiple storm systems added atop last winter’s excessive rainfall in California has helped eliminate years-long drought; only 7.19 percent of the state is listed as abnormally dry by the U.S Drought Monitor.
The Sierra Nevada’s snowpack is running about 20 to 30 percent behind what’s average for this date due in part to atmospheric rivers having a tropical connection which supports robust moisture but also translates into milder-than-normal mid-level temperatures, raising snow levels and melting some of the snow in higher terrain.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that California is once again in the crosshairs of a trio of storm systems when it has already experienced heavy rainfall from an atmospheric river just a week ago. This implies that this current batch of storms will be as intense or more so than the previous one which was not mentioned, but according to the article itself, these upcoming storms are not expected to be as intense. Secondly, the author states that there is no immediate sign of an active pattern simmering anytime soon when in fact they mention multiple additional storm systems likely in the coming 10-20 days which implies that this current batch of storms may not be the last. Lastly, while it's true that California has been experiencing a drought and recent rainfall has helped eliminate it, the article also mentions that only 7.19% of the state is listed as abnormally dry by the U.S Drought Monitor which implies that there are still areas in California suffering from drought.
The author claims that California is once again in the crosshairs of a trio of storm systems when it has already experienced heavy rainfall from an atmospheric river just a week ago. This implies that this current batch of storms will be as intense or more so than the previous one which was not mentioned, but according to the article itself, these upcoming storms are not expected to be as intense.
The author states that there is no immediate sign of an active pattern simmering anytime soon when in fact they mention multiple additional storm systems likely in the coming 10-20 days which implies that this current batch of storms may not be the last.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the National Weather Service forecast office in Los Angeles and stating that their predictions are accurate. This is a form of hasty generalization as it assumes that all weather reports from this source are reliable without any evidence or context provided.
The next system expected between Sunday and Tuesday will likely bring periods of heavy rain, mountain snow, strong winds, flooding, and possible power outages.
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The article is biased towards the negative impact of the storms on California. The author uses language that depicts the storms as a burden and something to be endured rather than celebrated or appreciated for their potential benefits such as replenishing water supplies.
]This will likely bring periods of heavy rain, mountain snow, strong winds, flooding, and possible power outages.
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The article by Matthew Cappucci has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided. The author is a reporter for The Washington Post which has financial ties to companies in the energy and technology industries that may be affected by weather patterns discussed in the article.
.45 inches near Crescent City
.5 inches (Central Valley)
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of storms in California as they are reporting for The Washington Post which is owned by Jeff Bezos who also owns Blue Origin. Additionally, the article mentions Atmospheric rivers and flooding which could be related to climate change and environmental issues.
A storm system has brought heavy rain to northern California over the last 24 hours, over already saturated ground.
Additional snowfall totals through this evening will be on the order of 6-12 for the spine of the Cascades in Oregon and less than 6 for the highest peaks of Idaho and Montana. Rain up to 1 is also possible along the immediate coast.
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The article contains several fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority by stating that a storm system has brought heavy rain to northern California over the last 24 hours without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Secondly, the author commits a false dilemma by presenting only two options: either it is raining heavily in Northern California or there are no flood threats. This oversimplifies a complex situation and ignores other factors that may contribute to flooding risks. Thirdly, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that
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The article is biased towards the negative impact of the storm system on California and Montana. The author uses phrases such as 'heavy rain', 'saturated ground' and 'flood threat remains high' to create a sense of danger and urgency for readers in these areas, while also mentioning that there was more moisture expected this weekend which could exacerbate the situation.
A storm system has brought heavy rain to northern California over the last 24 hours
While the rain isn't as intense as we saw earlier this month in Southern California, with more moisture expected this weekend, the flood threat remains high.
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Brittany Lockley has a conflict of interest on the topic of storm systems hitting the West Coast as she is an employee of WeatherNation TV which provides weather forecasts and alerts for various regions including California.
