SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Accuweather ^ | Friday December 17, 2010 | NWS

[Inyo-Mono]

I can't imagine! Is this anywhere near normal for that area?

On the eastern slopes of the High Sierra where I live, we should get around 12 feet of new snow by Tuesday. And yeah, this is normal.

[presently no screen name]

GOOD years? Eight feet of snow all at once? You must be a skier! Where does one begin to plow?

[presently no screen name]

How do you get out of your house with 12 feet of snow? Or when do you get out?

[Inyo-Mono]

You just wait for the snowplows to clear the roads and then get your snowblower and shovels out and get to work. Back in the Winter of ‘68-’69 we had over 30 feet of snow out of one storm and were snowed in (trapped in our homes) for several weeks.

[Inyo-Mono]

I remember getting 7.5 inches in one hour in Vicksburg. California has no freaking clue about weather....like so many other things in this ....."state".....or is it just a plastic, inflatable wiener-world?

The 2 feet of snow that shut down Washington DC and the entire east coast last Winter, would be considered a slight nuisance here in the mountains of California.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Those numbers will vary by elevation....The Sierras include mt Whitney at 14,000+ feet.

Heaviest at that high elevation ....too cold to ever come down as rain this time of year.

Inyo can tell you his elevation and what he will get at that elevation.

The Mountain peaks on the north and East of the LA area are much lower...Mt Baldy is 10,000+ and St Gioriono (sp?) is 11,000+

The I - 15 runs between them on the way up to the Cajon Summit at 4000+ ....and on out to Las Vegas and the Barstow connection to the I - 40 at Barstow.

[presently no screen name]

You just wait for the snowplows to clear the roads

And those guys have to be able to get out of their house first. Where do they begin w/plowing eight feet or 30 feet of snow? Put it where?

over 30 feet of snow out of one storm and were snowed in (trapped in our homes) for several weeks.

Here I thought 8 ft was unreal. I had no idea it got that bad - I would expect this in Alaska. I guess if this is somewhat normal, you have a generator otherwise several weeks w/o FR? ;)

I can't seem to wrap my head around all of this. It might be easier for me if you just moved. ;)

[SierraWasp]

It’ll hafta be at the highest elevations because it is now raining pretty close to the I-80 summit!!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

What is the elevation at the I-80 summit and what might be your elevation....?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Are you a flat lander?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good radar loop of current activity in the LA Area :

http://www.latimes.com/news/weather/lb/

[SierraWasp]

7,224'

I'm at a lowly 1500'

I'm above the fog and smog of liberalism and below the snowjob of global warmning!!! (grin)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks...the Cajon summit is a bit over 4100 feet....But I am at about 25+ feet here...

No concerns about snow.

just worry about crowds.

[Islander7]

I feel for all y’all in Kalifornia. The Pineapple Express is getting really wound up. Weather Underground has a great radar loop of the Pacific. There is a whole lot more coming your way.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

nite all!

Got a short walk in and time for some rest.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Mother nature is blessing us ....we need it!

[presently no screen name]

Inyo can tell you his elevation and what he will get at that elevation.

30 feet one year. Eight is unimaginable. And here I came on this thread because I was concerned about my daughter getting to LA and her hotel safely on Sunday. Suddenly, that seems silly.

Maybe you can convince Inyo to move to the beach area. ;)

[Inyo-Mono]

And those guys have to be able to get out of their house first. Where do they begin w/plowing eight feet or 30 feet of snow? Put it where?

They start on top of the snowpack and work down. It's kind of funny, but the Eastern Sierra is at the edge of the Great Basin Desert on the Nevada border, so the snow is hauled out in trucks and dumped into the desert, about a 40 mile drive.

Here I thought 8 ft was unreal. I had no idea it got that bad - I would expect this in Alaska. I guess if this is somewhat normal, you have a generator otherwise several weeks w/o FR? ;)

Actually, we get a LOT more snow than Alaska. The Sierra of California has some of the highest snowfall totals in the entire U.S.A. Think Donner party. Generators, kerosene lamps and woodstoves help. In the last few decades haven't been without power more than a few days at a time, but yes it is hard without FR!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I would trade places with him...I like the mountains....if the elevation is not too high.

Check out hte link at post #71.

That may look like heavy rain but it is just a mist here .

[Global2010]

Oregon got hit hard last week even had an F-2 touch down in Aumsville and it is thought a torando or water spout took off a hotel roof (the whole thing).

Wild wicked weather.

The artic cold is now moving down on us at the Oregon Coast so I suppose our crazy El Nina/El Nino is going to hit ya’ll.