美国西岸降雪及降雨量创纪录 Record Precipitation on US West Coast

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20 December, 2010

美国西海岸正经历破纪录的降雨和降雪量,本周后期会有更多暴雨或暴雪。

自太平洋海岸来的潮湿空气为山区带来大量的降雪,加州东北部一个滑雪场的积雪达三公尺深。

冬季风暴预警及警示已在数州发布,南加州的某些地区则在大雨后发布洪水警报。

洛杉矶附近已发生泥石流和水灾。总降雨量在通常干燥的区域超过五公分,破了几十年的纪录。

根据暴雨往东部移动的情况,气象预报表示会有更多的降雪及降雨。南加州直到周三都会降雨。

The U.S. West Coast is experiencing record-breaking rain and snowfall, with more storms on the way later this week. 

Moisture-laden air off the Pacific Coast brought heavy snow to mountainous areas, including three meters of snowfall at one ski resort in northeastern California. 

Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect for parts of several states, while some areas in southern California are under flood warnings after heavy rains. 

There have been mudslides and flooding near Los Angeles. Rainfall totals were above five centimeters in the normally dry region, shattering decades-old records. 

As the current storm system moves eastward, weather forecasters say more precipitation is expected to move into the area. Rain in southern California is expected to continue through Wednesday.