Posted on 01/15/2010 11:55:12 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
California will be hit hard by an onslaught of major storms next week. This is a big deal, folks. Something we haven't seen the likes of in quite some time.
Powerful ocean storms are going to play tag with tropical moisture all week long, and quite a bit of that moisture will be pumped into the West Coast. California will probably get the worst of it, but the storms will produce rain all the way to British Columbia.
Along the California coast and all windward-facing slopes, rainfall totals could easily exceed a half foot by the end of the week. That means serious flooding is likely, and there is a high probability of destructive mudslides.
Along the coast, storms will produce high winds and pounding waves that can cause significant damage to oceanside 
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The burn areas are in for a world of hurt. I already emailed my friend that lives near the Station Fire urging him that he and his family should be prepared to leave.
You need to talk to A Cal guy qbout roof leaks.
Time to come west for a visit.
Is there any idea how this will affect the rest of the country as it moves across CONUS?
The only positive is that snowpacks will grow and that may help replenish some storage reservoirs.. too bad we weren’t building more the last few years instead of union payrolls.
So we’re discussing wrath of God levels next week?
Was anyone on this board told to build a boat or are we expected to float in Taco Bell containers.
Please UPS 2 cords of word to this valley dweller. lol
I have a new truck that hasn’t hauled any wood except boxed so far. :-)
Will trade you alcohol and whale oil for your lamps. :-)
GOTTA LOVE THOSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS - ALWAYS IN ALL CAPS.
Sorry, I don't think the TOTUS will be as concerned about California, as Haiti.
Mudslides notwithstanding, in the Western US one should never complain about free water falling from the sky.
LOL!
How is your roof?
VIRTUAL TELETYPES.
Because it never rained in Southern California.
Is that legal?
If my rain gutter business were still in California, I’d make a pile of money off this storm.
My old buddies who are still in the business back there are going to get a very welcome windfall from this.
Danny Glover just said, “See I told ya’ll!”
My old neighborhood in the LA foothills will probably get socked hard by this. Sunland-Tujunga is right up against the burn areas in Angeles National Forest.
Gotta get me a tarp for my 5th wheel just to be safe. I’m hoping that my favorite fishing lake will receive lots and lots of precip - at the end of this last season only people with small aluminum boats were able to launch due to extreme low water conditions. Locals reported the lowest lake levels they’ve seen in 40 years.
I live in the vicinity of San Francisco. If Robertson makes such a prounouncement, I’d have a hard time disagreeing.
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