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El Niño: ‘One storm after another like a conveyor belt’


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Early snow in Lake Tahoe has people cross country skiing at lake level. Photo/LTN

Early snow in Lake Tahoe has people cross country skiing at lake level. Photo/LTN

By Rosanna Xia and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

The strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is becoming even more powerful, setting the stage for an unusually wet winter in California that could bring heavy rains by January, climate experts said.

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said El Niño is already strong and mature, and is forecast to continue gaining strength. This El Niño is expected to be among the three strongest on record since 1950.

Generally, El Niño doesn’t peak in California until January, February and March, Patzert said. That’s when Californians should expect “mudslides, heavy rainfall, one storm after another like a conveyor belt.”

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  1. Tahoebluewire says - Posted: November 14, 2015

    “Northern and Central California are already seeing a start, even before winter begins. ”

    Uh, no. These storms came from the GOA and had nothing to do with El Niño. More media hype.

  2. Hmmm... says - Posted: November 14, 2015

    Everyone kkknows all of this winter’s rainfall is caused by angel tears shed because Starbuck’s hates Jesus and his false birthday Christmas….

  3. rock4tahoe says - Posted: November 14, 2015

    So far El Niño has been hitting North or South of us. Meanwhile, the Lake looks about a low has I can remember.

    Come on El Niño, let’s see what you got!