California is on track to get more rain in a week than it sees in two months, all from unseasonal storm systems rolling through
The National Weather Service's San Francisco office said that through May 22 the state is expected to get 150-200% of its normal monthly rainfall.It's all thanks to a series of"atmospheric rivers" that will set up over the Pacific Ocean, moving into California. Atmospheric rivers suck up water vapor from the ocean, transport it along narrow regions in the atmosphere and then dump precipitation in massive amounts on land, supercharging storm systems.
Read MoreWater vapor satellite imagery shows the atmospheric river flowing across the Pacific into California early Thursday morning.While the lower elevations will see rainfall, the Sierra Nevada will see even more snowfall. Some areas could see up to 30 inches of snow through Friday morning. The southern portion of the mountain range is already under a winter weather warning and officials say travel will be impossible at times.
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