'The perfect storm'

Weather forecasters predict a monster storm to hit the area today and last through the weekend, bringing power outages, localized flooding and falling trees.

Rain began pelting the Lodi-Galt area on Thursday afternoon, but up to 3 inches are predicted for today, and 5 to 6 feet of snow in the mountains. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph are also predicted, according to AccuWeather, a private forecasting firm.

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posted at 2:36 pm on Fri, Jan 4, 2008.

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A really cold day proves that global warming is a fraud while a really hot day proves that it is a fact?
In the meantime, we are left with steadily increasing average global temps, melting icecaps, swiftly changing climate patterns.....
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posted at 5:06 am on Fri, Jan 4, 2008.

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Cold Arctic Storm.....inches of rain...feet of snow.....I thought we had global warming!
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