I live in SoCal so its not supposed to hit til tonight(Around 1AM) the media always over hypes every single storm we get here..we need the rain so Im looking forward to it
Due to man-made climate change, the government could not cancel nor delay the storm for those were too distraught over the Michael Brown nor the Eric Garner killings. However, they are planning a new tax that fund efforts to do just that.
Water from the sky, kind of a novelty lately in San Jose.
A few spots in the north Bay got hammered this AM though.
Partly cloudy and breezy/gusty in Reno. Temp about 54 deg f. Supposed to get to us, precip wise, after midnight. Some power out and trees down from gusts earlier. 73 mph at the airport. 112 mph at Alpine Meadows. 8 ft waves on Lake Tahoe and yes, there are some folks trying to catch a wave. :>}
How bad could it be?
It’s not like this rain of type I experienced in Oklahoma.
That was real rain.
I did receive an emergency notice on my phone that we are under a “Flash Flood” warning until 1:45.
Don’t know what’s gonna flood. There aren’t really any creeks or rivers around here.
Lotta rain here in Los Gatos. Living in what is essentially a seasonal creek bed we’re doing alot of pumping to keep water out of the house.
Another reason for the rest of the country to,laugh at us
In San Rafael, it’s very rainy and has been all day, but I wouldn’t call it ‘Biblical’ in proportions. There are spots of pooling or shallow flooding, I dont’ see any flying trees yet, or hear them smashing against windshields on parked cars. Still, this is not a day to be out driving if you don’t really have to do it. Zero thunder so far, so it’s not the tropical type of thunderstorm often seen here. Tropical type storms can result in double rainbows after all clears up.
Northern California, Sierra foothills. Do not know if its over, but We have lived here since 68 ,and have had a lot worse, typical for this area.
My lawn is once again green and lush!
I love it.
For the past year all we’ve heard about is this terrible draught we’ve been in.
Now the rains are finally arriving and people are still complaining.
Really? Can you cook me up some clean shirts?
They’re letting everybody go at 4:00 so we can get out of town before it hits.
Good night to go home, cook a chicken pot pie, and watch football.
Funny title.
Not here in Antelope (Sacto)
Winds didn’t hit the forecast speeds - still lots of trees down.
Rain hasn’t been too intense. Max rate at my house has been about a half inch per hour. steady at a quarter inch.
Once the schools open back up, the state government will be assigning bilingual grief counselors to each district.
They will explain big wind and water from the sky is not caused by monsters, and that mother nature is not crying or gasping, even though white humans are making the earth very angry.
It’s just a little bit of rain. Ran 3.2 miles in it this morning.
Wouldn’t even be a shower by Montana standards
High desert and areas that were burned don’t usually fare too well with the type of rain forecast.
Flooding in the desert and landslides on the burned slopes...
But Lord knows we need the rain.
We do get flashfloods here in So Cal. Google pix of the 1923 flood/ mudslide that wiped out whole communities and sent boulders the size of homes down the foothills. They’ve been cleaning out flood channels and basins this week, so that will help. And 24’ waves are predicted at the shore. Our friend is up north of San Fran and was watching 20’ waves last night from his cliff-side home.
We are happy for the rain but battening down the hatches. Wind and thunder and lightning predicted. I suggested to my husband that we choose a hotel ahead of time this time. A few years ago the power was out for a week and it was awful.