Drought-stricken regions of Northern California could see 'excessive rainfall' — as much as 8-10 inches of rain — when an extreme weather system hits the West Coast this weekend, the National Weather Center warns.
The weather system is expected to begin hitting the coast on Saturday night. Some areas could experience a “bomb cyclone,” a weather phenomenon where air pressure rapidly drops as the storm explosively strengthens.
The evacuation warning applies to a stretch of California's Gaviota coast about 30 miles West of Santa Barbara that burned in the Alisal Fire, which broke out on October 11 and destroyed 12 structures. The fire is now 97 percent contained, and is likely to be extinguished by the incoming rain, said Mike Eliason, a spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
Eliason said the evacuation order impacts an estimated 200 homes, which are at risk from debris that could fall down the steep hillsides onto properties or into roadways that could then be blocked for weeks. The historically dry soils should largely soak up the rain, and major rivers aren't expected to be impacted by flooding, said Marty Ralph, director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the University of California, San Diego.
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