The rains got here, about 2" outside my window, other places more.
The mud slides have started.
One guy had 7 ft of mud that slid into his back yard which he needs to get out before next rain tomorrow lest he finds the whole house under mud from the next rain.
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:03:16 -0800, the infamous "Lew Hodgett" scrawled the following:
We were supposed to be hit by those up here but so far, it has been less than 1/4 inch. Just a few very minor sprinkles have hit so far today. I heard the wind gust twice yesterday, maybe 12 knots, not the
43mph gusts they predicted for us. Don't get me wrong: I'm -glad- it hasn't hit us...yet.
My buddy in LoCal said that the Homey Despots and Blowes are all out of sandbags. I told him if worse comes to worst, he and his wife can just jump into his C-Dory in the side yard and either tether there or float safely out to sea until the storms stop.
Good luck, guys. Now's a good time to start practicing holding your breath.
Well it has been an interesting day here in SoCal, my adopted home.
What was expected to be a light rain today turned out to be more like a cow taking dead aim on a flat rock.
Take your choice: Snow in the mountains.
15-20 ft waves at the beach Mud slides in the foothills. Would you believe tornadoes(waterspouts) at the beach which tore a marina apart as well as typical housing damage.
A 40 ft catamaran was picked up about 50 ft, flipped around, and dropped a few slips down.
Tornadoes are definitely not normal for SoCal; however, waterspouts are another thing.
Not sure what this will end up be classified, but flipped cars were part of their legacy.
Streets flooded with 3-4 ft of water.
Mandatory evacuation by 9:00AM tomorrow in the mudslide areas.
Estimated the will not be allowed until next Monday.
It sucks but it beats being dead.
More rain forecast for tomorrow which is expected to be heavier than today.
We've been getting hammered in the SF Bay Area as well. LIghtning is a rare thing here, but this storm has produced some pretty nice booms and rolling thunder that lasts
10 or 15 seconds. Winds gust, but nothing in the 50-60 mph range - yet.
We don't get much "weather" in the Bay Area. But when we do - it's a doozy - exaggerated by its rareness. Drivers don't seem to understand that when the road conditions change, so should their driving mode change. Accidents everywhere - and people still don't slow down. Calfornia drivers seem to believe that driving at 70 mph - is a constitutional right.
charlie b wrote in news:4B578280.67D9 @accesscom.com:
Charlie,
I hear ya. I spoke to my son who lives in SF near Candlestick Park. He said a crash of thunder woke him up around 3am the other night. He rides mass transit so does not have to deal with the idiots on the road. Down here in San Diego, they drive like maniacs regardless of the road conditions. I try to stay off the freeways when it rains down here.
Well were are ending the 3rd day of our little dance with the weather, and it has finally stopped raining outside our window with a little over 2" in the gage for today and 5" of rain in the gage since Monday when this all started.
The ground is totally saturated so the rains just drain to the ocean.
If there was only a way to capture this water and store it for future use.
It could help solve a lot of problems.
Sit tight, another storm is on the way tomorrow, but we are expected to be clear by Saturday.
We are getting heavy rains. Finally, washing away the road salt and the lawns are greening up. When I lived in LA, when it started to rain after months of drought, the roads would be initially very slick with engine oil. I'll take January over July-August any day. Rainy days are good days for woodworking anyway.
We had some folks head out to Ridgecrest Wed & Thu and even the desert is getting hammered. All the way from Ridgecrest to Tucson -- they were in rain the whole way and all of it heavy rain.
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