NWS Says Southern California Tropical Storm Hit Is Least Likely 6 Days Before Labor Day
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 31
NWS Says Southern California Tropical Storm Hit Is Least Likely 6 Days Before Labor Day
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 31
Summary
A tropical storm or hurricane making landfall in Southern California this Labor Day weekend is currently the least likely scenario, the National Weather Service said in a difficult forecast.
Forecast concern stems from a system expected to form off Mexico this week, but forecasters said only a minority of models bring tropical-storm-strength wind and rain north into Southern California.
CBS Los Angeles meteorologists said the storm is still about 6 days out, leaving wide uncertainty because small shifts in a large Pacific system could sharply change its track and strength.
Current forecasts point instead to high humidity and slight chances of showers, with forecasters saying Southern California could still see little or no impact.
As warming oceans double extreme rainfall risks, is Southern California truly prepared for the devastating landslides this looming system could trigger?
With a perfect sequence of events still possible, could this unpredictable Pacific storm become California's next billion-dollar weather disaster?
Could the dangerous collision of astronomical high tides and unpredictable tropical swells turn this holiday weekend into a coastal flooding nightmare?