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Posted on 01/22/2010 8:52:22 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
I hear you can get a rain barrel from the City. I collected some rain water in a watering pail, to later water my plants.
The L.A. River is a noble body of water, I’ll have you know.
LOL:)
I was thinking about barrels for water too...it seems such a waste to watch it roll into the storm drains!!
Here is a link to the damage survey report by the NWS for the tornado in Ventura (yesterday).
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/scripts/headline_download.php?get=ventura_tornado_20100110.pdf
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Did I tell you the sun is shining in Eureka Uncle Ernie?
impressive radar!!
I have been following with this link. You can bring up your local area and save it to keep check easily.
Polly
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/wxmap.aspx
Yikes, I thought the storm was over :)
ARGH~!!!
Snow stranding 100 vehicles in mountains, brings rare Pass area travel restriction
Motorists driving on Interstate 10 between Beaumont and Yucaipa are being required to carry snow chains for the first time in at least nine years and 100 vehicles are trapped in snow on Highway 18 near Big Bear Lake as snow and rain continues to pummel the Inland Empire.
"Yucaipa is amazing. I've never seen Yucaipa like this," Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga said by phone describing a 3-inch blanket of snow.
Oh, yeah...we have one or two of those here in AZ...Right now I got hail balls in my yard...come down quite fierce!
I kept looking outside last night for hail, but none. Twice during these storms, the emergency broadcast system (EBS) has broken in on the radio with warnings. Last night, it was a hail warning. I’ve never heard the EBS actually used, just the testing of it. Did the hail hit your car or is it protected?
One was the other not...it was only pea size, but we never see anything like this...heck, we never see much rain..we just recieved a years worth in 48 hours...I’ve been here 30 years..last night was the first I ever remember having a toranado warning...it did some major damage at Barret-Jackson classic auto auction in Scottsdale, AZ..When we get rain here, my family goes out to play in it like it was snow or something.
Re: “I kept looking outside last night for hail, but none.”
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There was no hail in the central SFV last night either; in fact, we were rain free off and on all night.
LOL...that is so cute!:)
Looks like the snow level got down to about 1,200 feet in spots along the frontal range here in Rancho Cucamonga.
I went out for a Burger and zuccini fries and to visit Fry's and got caught by a Big Black cloud...that sprinkled a fair amount on me.
See post #65 for the radar image...
Thanks for that link.
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