Posted on 02/15/2017 5:59:22 PM PST by Mariner
This new storm that is hitting the Monterey and Salinas area is called a bombogenesis storm with winds up to and over 90 mph.
We are about 120 miles north of that area, and we have had winds up to 27 mph in a semi protected area. Tree limbs are all over the roads, driveways and yards.
Our very heavy local newspaper with all the President sales add got blown out of our driveway and against a curb over 50’ from where it was. Amazingly, it was still dry in its rainjacket.
Rain gauge shows .65” since the storm hit this morning. Of course when the rain is coming down parallel to the gauge, how much rain isn’t getting into the rain gauge.
If the bombogenesis storm continues into the Lake Oroville area?
What impact will this warm/wind driven rain have on the lake levels? Our temps are in the low 50’s, a little above freezing.
The National Weather Service and other forecasters took to social media hours before the latest winter storm slammed into the California coast, warning of the possibility of rare bombogensis conditions forming in the Pacific off the Bay Area.
Low pressure center west of California undergoing explosive deepening (”#bombogenesis”). Spectacular satellite presentation. #CAwx #CAstorm pic.twitter.com/dhMgvbULvX
We have a similar bad situation at the Anderson Reservoir in the SE bay area of SF, Morgan Hill area.
MORGAN HILL (KRON) — This weekend’s rain is raising concerns in Santa Clara County where the Anderson Reservoir is almost at capacity.
The Anderson Reservoir is on the cusp of spilling over for the first time since 2006. But unlike Oroville Dam, the reservoir in Morgan Hill is not at risk of failure or causing major flooding.
Anderson Lake is already at more than 99-percent capacity. Water is expected to start flowing over the reservoir’s spillway and that could lead to flooding down stream in Coyote Creek.
Officials say the low lying areas in Morgan Hill along Coyote Creek will likely see high water levels. Whether flood water reaches any homes will depend on how big the storms are this weekend.
Flooding is not the only concern. A few years ago the Anderson Dam was determined to be seismically unsafe and officials say the reservoir is only supposed to be kept at 68 percent capacity for safety reasons.
-——————————————————————————————So what can go wrong. A few years ago a study said to keep the reservoir at 68%, and now it is at “more than 99-percent capacity!”
http://kron4.com/2017/02/17/flooding-concerns-arise-as-anderson-reservoir-nears-capacity/
40+mph gusts in Sacramento expect to rise to 55+.
There was moderate to heavy rain all morning, but now tapering off.
They say it’s Sunday night and Monday that’ll scare us.
bombogenesis
Ain’t that just the damnedest thing?
bombogenesis
Ain’t that just the damnedest thing?
One of our adult sons likes to play the new word of the week on Fridays. The new word/sometimes old word has to have been used in news or some type of reporting that week.
He felt that bombogenesis fit our criteria!
Grampa Dave, do you live in the Oroville area?
Yes. Sorry for the delay. I do odd research hours.
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