But, we will see what actually happens. At least this next group of storms isn't an atmospheric River and hopefully won't kill or injure people this time like cutting Highway 1 south of Big Sur or covering 25 homes with mud or pinning one lady inside her home near where the River Fire was with mud and rocks and debris.So, like I said we will see what the storms do this time.
What I find interesting about Winter time is often many beaches lose all their sand in the winters along the pacific coast this far north and then in the late spring the sand starts coming back once again. You don't see this in Southern California but it's pretty normal in Northern California on many many beaches where all you have is rocks mostly in the winter time left. The storms usually hit much harder in the north and winds can be up to 100 miles per hour off the ocean in northern California. This is part of the reason why it's like this more in the north. But, it's also why many tourists die watching big waves in the north in the winter because they don't understand sneaker waves and how if you are too close it's often fatal for people.
So, if you are visiting northern California to see the big winter storm waves stay way back because when you get too close to the waves a sneaker wave comes on shore and takes you out to sea or smashes you on the rocks. And because the water is cold (usually 57 degrees or colder) you won't last more than 5 or 10 minutes before you get hypothermia and start hallucinating and at that point it's all over for you.
So, if you visit northern California beaches stay alive by keeping back when there are big waves unless you live here and understand what is happening more from living here. Big waves are beautiful but they are also often fatal for tourists taking pictures when they get too close to where the waves break. IF you are using your smartphone remember you can use your fingers to blow up the photo and use the telephoto rather than dying.
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