The quick version

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Overall things worked out, but forecasting what are known as “atmospheric rivers” will always be tricky. Atmospheric rivers were once described to me as a loose firehose wiggling around and spraying in many directions. Trying to predict where it will spray next and for how long are difficult things which forecasters may never truly understand. The storm itself was strong for this time of year and moisture laden**. It just didn’t linger over the valley for a long time.

The next image shows up best if you’re view it on the website versus the email report. It’s a slider tool and you can easily compare what was forecasted versus how much rain we actually received.**