LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – More storm systems are expected to arrive over Northern California over the next several days, bringing more much-needed winter rain with them.
The National Weather Service said the next system to arrive will impact the region from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, and will be followed by still more storms into early next week.
That follows a day of storms on Wednesday, particularly early in the day in Lake County, with the storms breaking up in some parts of the county in the afternoon.
More severe weather conditions were reported in the Sacramento Valley on Wednesday afternoon, where a tornado warning was issued for parts of Shasta and Tehama counties.
The National Weather Service reported the following precipitation totals in Lake County for the 24-hour period ending at 1 a.m. Thursday. Totals are in inches:
– Cobb: 1.77;
– Hidden Valley Lake: 1.24;
– Kelseyville: 0.98;
– Lakeport: 0.79;
– Lower Lake: 0.78;
– Middletown: 1.15;
– Upper Lake: 1.20.
The National Weather Service's specific forecast for Lake County calls for showers throughout the day on Thursday and into Thursday night, with up to three-quarters of an inch of rain possible during that time.
Rain is expected to continue on Friday, with less than an inch of precipitation predicted. Rain also is forecast through to Wednesday.
Daytime temperatures are anticipated to range into the low 50s with nighttime lows in the high 30s, according to the forecast.
The rain is quickly improving the depth of Clear Lake.
Early Thursday, Clear Lake's level had risen to 2.20 feet Rumsey – Rumsey being the special measure for Clear Lake – according to the US Geological Survey.
As the lake level continues to rise it's getting closer to its depth measured at this time last year. On Jan. 14, 2015, Clear Lake was at 2.83 feet Rumsey.
For comparison, the following are the lake level measurements for Jan. 14 over the past several years: 2014, 0.59 feet Rumsey; 2013, 5.72 feet Rumsey; 2012, 2.33 feet Rumsey; 2011, 5.52 feet Rumsey.
A full lake is 7.56 feet Rumsey.
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Rain forecast to continue into next week
- Elizabeth Larson
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