Calif. rain shatters records — and more is coming (How ya doin' CA/NV/WA/OR FReepers?)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/20/10 | John Rodgers - ap

[NormsRevenge]

LOS ANGELES – A storm pounding California with record rain and heavy snow spawned minor flooding, mudslides, small evacuations and road closures Monday, but forecasters warned that the bad weather's worst impact may be yet to come.

Virtually the entire state was affected, from coastal cities to the Central Valley, Sierra Nevada and southern deserts. Rainfall records fell, numerous traffic accidents snarled roads, trees tumbled and even some horse races had to be canceled.

Some locations in Southern California received more than 12 inches of rain,..

The storm was expected to intensify Tuesday night and Wednesday, with between five and 10 more inches.

[jazminerose]

Palm Springs, light drizzle on & off.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

not sure if you are in inyo/mono right now, but my sister is up at Mammoth and she said the wind was brutal a couple of days ago...has it calmed down?

[happydogx2]

Three feet of snow?? I'll give you a foot and listen to ya wimper:

[A CA Guy]

Yeah, they were talking El Nina where it is cooler but would remain very dry this winter...NOT!

What a bunch of widgets these environmental numchucks are.

[Texas Eagle]

I moved to Northern California all the way from Tacoma 20 years ago to get away from this crap.

I been had!

[Inyo-Mono]

Yeah, I’m right on the Inyo-Mono county line. Gusty winds today, with ridge gust winds up to 80 mph. The June Lake Loop is closed due to an avalanche and the snow just keeps on coming. Chain controls on Hwy 395 from just north of Bishop (Sherwin Grade) all the way to about Carson City, NV; 160 miles of chain controls.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That is a long way for chains.

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Dramatic image of the PINEAPPLE EXPRESS in action....GOES Satellite movie :

SoCal gets dumped on

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Wind is picking up down here .

[al baby]

Same here

[A CA Guy]

Know what you mean, saw a woman in black just now flying around on a broom. Thought it was the wind, but it was just Hillary.

[Deo volente]

[Mariner]

Over 10ft of snow in the central Sierras above 7000ft before this is over.

Some say as much as 12-15ft.

With just normal snowfall for the rest of the year, the idea that we could have a real Pineapple Express late Feb or March is spooky.

I live near the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers...and if the levee breaks would probably have to climb on my roof to stay dry:)

[Mariner]

"trying hard to het the Hetch Hetchy torn down"

I caught some of the prettiest fish I ever saw at the backside of Hetch Hetchy...Brown Trout between 2 and 4 lbs. Even accidentally caught a Golden Trout in one of the streams that feed it...not too much damage from the barbless hook and I THINK it survived.

[Mariner]

"I moved to Northern California all the way from Tacoma 20 years ago to get away from this crap."

I moved back to Sac from Puyallup 3 years ago...and the weather is still better despite this storm:)

[SouthTexas]

Ya’ll best be careful out there, it's not looking real good.

Shirtsleeve weather here. ;)

[Inyo-Mono]

With 10 feet already, I’d say 15 feet of snow here in the High Sierra is very likely within a day or two.

[Navy Patriot]

On the SF Peninsula and Stockton were getting a goodly amount, but not too much at one time, so drains and runoff are working OK. Some low roads are flooded for short periods of time.

[tubebender]

My First Wife wants to know what is the home page for that link. She also wants to know why you weren’t posting hysterically when Humboldt County had the 100 year flood in 1955 and then you totally abandoned us during the 1,000 year flood of 1964 and never posted once...

[DaxtonBrown]

It’s gone from drizzle at 1:00 to a steady light rain at 2:30 here in Vegas. I suspect le deluge is not quite here yet.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

GOES 14 Satellite of North America,tracking the
Storm at 22,000 miles up.

http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Then click on the West image.