•Increase soil moisture to improve next year’s runoff.

•Increase streamflow levels from their summer/fall lows – actual low point was mid-Oct, but I didn’t save image.

•Start accumulation of mountain snowpack.

•Fish, farmers, hydropower, skiers, winter tire sales… who’s not gonna benefit from this first of many winter storms ?

1st AR moving in

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/11/warm-and-very-wet-before-snow-and-cold.html?m=1

Interesting Pacific surface winds. https://earth.nullschool.net/?fbclid=IwAR1suej3Lwq8RkobH60bx7mdCIUgnRdZhJdwxCgRXxQC7ZDXCuzf0xCepRI#current/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-144.42,51.88,331