<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Forecast_System" class="extiw" title="w:Global Forecast System">Global Forecast System</a> model of anticipated precipitation in California from March 1 to March 11, 2016, Init: 06z Mar 01, 2016, Forecast Hour: 240, valid at 06z Fri, Mar 11, 2016.  The El Nino system is predicted to dump up to 100 inches of snow on some parts of the Sierras.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2016-03-01
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