[NormsRevenge]

Batten down the hatches and wax up the skies for the holidays!!! We gonna get some the next few days!

Eastern Pacific Satellite image , Click here.

[vbmoneyspender]

We are going to be getting some serious Aleutian juice. They are talking about Mavericks have 50+ waves.

[Chairman Fred]

During the rainfall year 7-1-2001 to 6-31-2002, San Diego set a record for the driest year with less than 3 inches total. We are currently already over 1 1/2 inches behind for the current year. Please send some of this our way, we need it.

[pbear8]

Ick! I don't look forward to this stormy weekend. I just went to Costco for food and stopped for milk before coming home. I hate the high winds.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Send some of it to the South land please!

[Inspectorette]

Well, I hope it waits until Saturday night to hit the Central Coast - we're planning to finish our outdoor Christmas decorating Saturday morning. After that's done, as AlBore would say, "Let 'er rip!"

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. :-)

[Grampa Dave]

First we have floods, then we have possible snow predicted the first 4 days of next week.

Due to winters like this, if I ever get rich, I will leave Kali about 1 Dec and go to Chili or New Zealand until about 1 March.

[.38sw]

Well. I guess I won't be going to the range this weekend. Looks like I'll just be trying to stay dry, and making sure the flashlights have fresh batteries.

[John Jorsett]

"Major Rain Event." Is that what in olden times we called a "storm?"

[Grampa Dave]

I just received the following N. Kalifornia warning from My Cast:

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
330 PM PST THU DEC 12 2002

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS
WEEKEND. THE STORM WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
ENTIRE REGION...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY.

SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES-NAPA COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY-
SAN MATEO COUNTY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES-
SANTA CLARA COUNTY-
330 PM PST THU DEC 12 2002

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ON SATURDAY...

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS WEEKEND. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY OVER THE REGION FROM SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES NORTHWARD WITH STRONGER GUSTS LIKELY IN EXPOSED AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WATER AND ON RIDGES.

PERSONS IN THE BAY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A WET...WINDY WEEKEND...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...AND EXPECT DELAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS.

[blam]

Rain, hail fall along Gulf Coast; windy rainstorm pushes into Pacific Northwest

The Associated Press
12/12/02 5:53 PM

Stormy weather spread across the Gulf Coast on Thursday while strong winds and heavy rain moved into the Pacific Northwest. The rest of the nation had calm weather.

The Gulf Coast system was most intense in Texas. Heavy rain fell in Houston, and Brenham recorded 1.62 inches of rainfall by midday. Several locations reported large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and a tornado watch was issued for Austin County.

The severe weather moved into Louisiana later in the day, and watches were posted for the southwest part of the state. Lighter rain fell in north Texas, the southern Plains and east into Florida.

A strong front off the Pacific brought strong winds and rain to the Northwest coast. Gusts over 50 mph were recorded in Bellingham, Wash., and sustained winds blew at 30 mph across northwest Washington. Rain fell from Washington to northern California.

Snow fell in the northern Rockies, and Aspen, Colo., and other central Rockies towns reported light snow showers. Low clouds and fog lingered in interior valleys of California. Fresno, Calif., reported visibility down to an eighth of a mile.

Coastal California and the Southwest were dry and fair. Cloudy but mostly dry skies dominated the Great Lakes, Tennessee Valley and Northeast. Light rain and snow was scattered across northern New England.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Thursday ranged from a midday high of 83 in Marathon, Fla., to a morning low of 3 below zero in Grey Bull, Wyo. With the humidity, the temperature in Marathon felt like 91 degrees.

[verity]

Then come the Locust! ;~)

[rockfish59]

My sister just went through the big storm that hit Guam with 180 mph winds.

Maybe this storm will give San Fran the enema it needs?

[Joe Hadenuf]

I hope some of that rain makes it into south end of the west coast. Love the sun, but we could use a little wet stuff too. Besides, all these sunny, 70 degree days are getting a little tiresome :o

[willyone]

Sure hope they make it down to San Diego. The last three winters have been dry with only three inches of rain last year. Lets hear it for some rain.

[anncoulteriscool]

God is punishing CA for voting for Davis, Boxer and Feinstein! LOL!

[ladyinred]

WOW! Odd for California! Wonder if it will reach the central valley?

[GSWarrior]

Bring it on!

[Professional]

More media baloney! I'm in Tacoma and it hasn't rained a drop.

Just kidding, it's been a MILLION Gazillion drops. My goodness, it was bone dry from June to November, a wee bit of rain then, now it's time to build an Ark!

For those of you wishing for rain, careful what you wish for!

[Myrddin]

We've had rain and snow in our forecast with percentages between 50 and 90 percent for the last 3 weeks. So far, all we've had to a little spritz for about 5 minutes last night. Last year we had the majority of our snow between Thanksgiving and Dec 15th. We've only laid 3/8" of snow one evening and that is all gone. It is a strange winter in southeast Idaho. It is 50 degrees at 8:30 PM. Our normal average high is 32 degrees this time of year with a mean temperature of 23 degrees. My lawn is confused.