Storms in California have claimed 17 lives and left millions under a flood watch. Here's what is causing the historic precipitation:
January 11, 2023, 2:45 PMResidents scramble to retrieve belongings before flood waters rise too high Merced, California, on Jan. 10, 2023.have devastated the state in recent weeks, claiming at least 17 lives and leaving tens of millions under a flood watch.and more than 10 feet of snow.
Water from the rainstorm-swollen Sacramento River surrounds homes in West Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 11, 2023.Blame an extremely elongated jet stream over the Pacific Ocean, stretching from southeast Asia around Thailand and reaching all the way to California. The jet stream helps with development and transport of storm systems and water vapor across the globe.Residents scramble to retrieve belongings before flood waters rise too high Merced, California, on Jan. 10, 2023."The Pacific Jet is unusually far south this winter, instead of being between 40 to 50 degrees latitude it is between 30 to 40 degrees latitude," said Alex Tardy, a coordinating meteorologist at the San Diego National Weather Service.
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