Topic: California's 45-day storm in 1861-1862

[W3DRM]

Here's a kind of frightening story of how weather affected California a century or so ago...

• http://www.sciencealert.com/an-incredible-45-day-storm-turned-california-into-a-300-mile-long-sea-and-it-could-happen-again

[Maumelle Weather]

Very interesting reading, Don.  Thanks for sharing.

If something like that was to occur today, we could see the re-emergence of the Salton Sea or Lake Couhilla(sp?) in Central and Southern California.

John

[saratogaWX]

The USGS had a study on the possibility of once in 1000yr flood "ARkStorm" (Atmospheric River (AR) 1000 (k).) and the possible impacts based on current habitation in flood plains in California.

USGS document is available here.