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Jet stream near 220 mph pushes planes to 800 mph, aims storms at West Coast
By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk · Published · Updated
Written by our automated news desk from Ryan's video.
What's new: Refreshed surf and coastal flood numbers and the Cascades snow timing
Watch on YouTube: The Jet Stream Is Making Planes Go 800 MPH
Key points
- Ryan points out that planes flying from Asia to California are hitting about 800 mph, and "nothing is wrong with these planes." They normally go 5 or 600 mph.
- Ryan notes that flights headed back to Asia are "crawling along," some under 500 mph.
- Ryan says the jet will keep sending storm after storm into the Pacific Northwest and Northern California all week, with rain on the coast and snow in the mountains. He says it will eventually move into the central United States and then the East Coast, and calls it the El Nino pattern "really starting to crank up."
Ryan's new Short shows regular airliners crossing the Pacific toward California at about 800 mph. A jet stream blowing around 220 mph, six miles up, is shoving them along. That same river of air is aimed at the West Coast, so storms will keep coming into the Pacific Northwest and Northern California all week.
What Ryan said
- Ryan points out that planes flying from Asia to California are hitting about 800 mph, and "nothing is wrong with these planes." They normally go 5 or 600 mph.
- Ryan notes that flights headed back to Asia are "crawling along," some under 500 mph.
- Ryan says the jet will keep sending storm after storm into the Pacific Northwest and Northern California all week, with rain on the coast and snow in the mountains. He says it will eventually move into the central United States and then the East Coast, and calls it the El Nino pattern "really starting to crank up."
What the official data shows
Coastal flood advisories for parts of Southern California and the Central Coast run through noon Pacific time Tuesday. Beaches around San Luis Obispo and the Santa Barbara County Central Coast could see breaking waves of 10 to 16 feet and moderate coastal flooding. Los Angeles County beaches could see surf of 4 to 6 feet, while west-facing San Diego County beaches could see 3 to 7 feet. Ventura County beaches could peak at 6 to 9 feet on Monday. Around San Francisco Bay, low-lying shoreline spots could see up to 1.6 feet of water over the ground through 4 PM Pacific Friday. Check every active warning for your county.
Our winter storm outlook has a Marginal winter weather risk for the Washington and Oregon Cascades on Tuesday. Snow levels stay high midweek, so the heavier snow stays on the highest peaks of the Cascades and Northern Rockies. A stronger system arrives Saturday, snow levels fall, and widespread mountain snow is likely. Check snow forecasts before crossing a pass.
Confidence is rising for Friday in the East. A coastal low could turn rain to snow in interior New York, Pennsylvania and northern New England, with the Adirondacks and the Green and White Mountains favored for the most. The coast stays rain.
Watch the Short above for Ryan's full take, including his closing line, "don't be scared, be prepared."
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Sources
- Ryan Hall, Y'all video: The Jet Stream Is Making Planes Go 800 MPH, Ryan Hall, Y'all, issued