For people traveling on the New Year's Eve, it is going to be rather rainy across the region. We don't expect a lot of major flooding concerns, but we could see potting on roadways, some urban and small swing flooding in areas where there's poor drainage,
A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada. Waves near the San Francisco Bay Area could reach up to 25 feet Friday, parts of Southern California were at risk of flooding, and avalanches could hit the Lake Tahoe area, officials warned.
As it moves into the North Pacific, the fast-moving jet stream is expected to absorb the typhoon's energy, intensifying storms along the storm track. This phenomenon, caused by 'recurving typhoons,' can send far-reaching effects across the ocean. Forecasts indicated that remnants of the typhoon could generate hurricane-force winds in Alaska's Bering Sea this weekend, which the National Weather Service (NWS) said is reminiscent of the 2022 typhoon Merbok that caused millions of dollars in damage across the western region of the state.