Photo from down here that Fox40 has:
PHOTOS: Bracing for rain in Southern California's burn areas
Posted on 10/12/2009 11:40:53 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BRING SOME
IMPACTS TO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
THE STORM WILL GENERATE A LARGE WEST SWELL WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING HIGH SURF TO
EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES WITH SOME BREAKERS EXCEEDING 10 FEET
POSSIBLE. THIS SURF WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
OTHER IMPACTS MAY EXTEND INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH
AS THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND STRONG...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE
IN MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ANY
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE
SHEEP BURN AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR AREAS FARTHER SOUTH
AND AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS.
PRECEDING THE STRONG STORM...A WEAKER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF LIGHTER RAINFALL LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WITH GREATEST
RAINFALL CHANCES TO THE NORTH AND LESSER CHANCES TO THE SOUTH.
“We took a ride up to Trinidad this morning and there was not one boat tied up in the harbor!!! That is the first time in my 55 years up here that I have witnessed this. We could get 2 to 4 inches which means the Matole watershed will get 10 to 12 inches...”
Did they pull the boats out of the water?
We have only had 3/10 so far but the yard, deck and roof is covered in Redwood needles from the winds last night plus it’s 60 degrees. Local Radar is showing lots of green and yellow surrounding Eureka and Humboldt Bay. This storm should bring lots of Salmon into the Klamath as the mouth has been sanded in for a couple of weeks.
GD, As I said in a earlier post, the smaller boats were pulled out and the commercial boats moved south 12 miles to the shelter of Humboldt Bay...
We had 2” this morning for breakfast. Fairly decent now.
Hang in there!
My weather center and its rain gauge died via a violent electronic death due to heat this summer.
I have no idea how much rain we have gotten since 5am, but it is still coming down hard as it has since 5 am.
Has the Texas drought finally been broken in most counties/areas?
Not even close, but it does help. Ground water is still drastically down. Way late for the farmers, almost all crops in our area were plowed under, but will help the ranchers some because there is no hay. What grows between now and the first freeze might keep them from selling all the cattle.
North Texas may be over the hump, not sure.
hit here about 6 am,, 1 1/2 inches in 7 hours or so which means some areas probably got 3 or 4 times that , we always lag here in SJ rain total wise
winds from 15-40 mph and gusty
62 degrees.. rain baby rain
WunderGround - California Loop
http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=c1&size=2x&type=loop
Right now our winds are about 25 sustained and 45 gusts but the rain is pretty moderate...(temp is 57) but I’m SURE it’s on its way from the valley. Got an update from the Modesto Bee that lots of trees toppled and lines down in that area.
We had a couple of fairly intense showers but for now it has lightend up with muted sunshine.
But a decent wash job on the dusty streets...
check this out
http://weather.yahoo.com/img/west_cen_sat_440x297.html
we are looking at a few inches in some spots,, winds still gusting thru tonight .. we need it..
haven’t checked the wire today but tv shots have oodles of local flooding
widespread stuff going on .. this is KTXL out of sacramento and covering the valley
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-news-weatherblogupdates1012,0,6834526.story?track=rss
We took Sis in law for a ride south of Eureka and it was a lite rain the whole time but we got a extra .40 out of it. Radar still showing we are in the center of the rain...
Photo from down here that Fox40 has:
PHOTOS: Bracing for rain in Southern California's burn areas
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
452 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009
If that’s the storm, you’re in good shape.
Hope in clears for her flight.
Had to go out and brace a small palm tree in the backyard. The pool if full of leaves and other debris. So far an inch of rain in Modesto according to accuweather.
from The Weather Channel...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND LOCALLY UP
TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER
MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY LATE EVENING
TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DOWN
BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS ON THEIR PROPERTY THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE WIND.
The areas near the coast are prone to mudslides, which can be catastrophic.
It’s finally back ed off here,, ben lomond had 9 inches ,, my little guage says close to 2 inches..
sporadic power outages
46K in bay area affected.
our lights haven’t blinked all day. knock on wood.
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