Brace for the Storm

FluteOfTheNewWorld · Post by **FluteOfTheNewWorld** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:56 pm

I hear SoCal is supposed to have a ton of rain this weekend..

rain + recently burned areas = mudslides

saxplyr7 · Post by **saxplyr7** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:07 pm

Well this morning was just outstanding before 2ish. Now it's looking gloomy and we did pass through Escondido and yea it was just bad. (The aftermath of the fire.) So who knows when the rain will fall here. In the mountains, they have gotten so much snow! Lucky mountain people haha.

The Aceman · Post by **The Aceman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:06 pm

The wind and clouds have moved in here over South Riverside County.

Jsaxm · Post by **Jsaxm** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:37 pm

Chino Hills is looking kind of bad right now too. No rain yet, but it is windy and really gloomy.

fieldshowqueen · Post by **fieldshowqueen** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:47 pm

yes boys and girls ... you heard it here first!! Southern California is on STORM WATCH!!! Film at 11 ... zzzzzzzzzz

Ryan H. Turner · Post by **Ryan H. Turner** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:11 pm

I too tire of "Drizzle Watch 2008" which is just a way of me saying our local media hypes the heck out of ANYTHING weather related--even if it's a drizzle. But...as a closet weather geek, and of course, being part of the fire service and very much "plugged in" to meteorology, I can say that if this thing hits tonight like it's supposed to, we may get our butts handed to us. There WILL be flooding.

Problem is, weather is constant evolving and ever-changing, literally up to the last minute. So, while it SEEMS like this is going to be a really bad storm, something literally can happen at the last minute and this will be a non-event. I have learned in the world of weather that the only accurate "forecast" is to say what's happening at any ONE TIME. Looking ahead...ehhhh...50/50.

Ex Nihilo · Post by **Ex Nihilo** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:30 am

yay! it's raining!

that's all i gots to say bout that.

FluteOfTheNewWorld · Post by **FluteOfTheNewWorld** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:56 am

I really want it to rain a little more.. like 1 more day!

Jsaxm · Post by **Jsaxm** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:24 pm

Me too. I like all the rain we have been getting. As I sit here on WoP it has started to rain again. It is so nice hearing it on the roof of my house and to hear it beating on the windows as the wind blows the rain around. Too bad it only rains in So Cal once every 11 months, haha!!

mkosbie · Post by **mkosbie** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:32 pm

It's been raining HEAVILY here in SLO since last Monday. Winds have been strong enough to blow cars around on the road (just means you have to be more careful, and steer into the wind

).

bassoonuba · Post by **bassoonuba** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:42 pm

It's been great. I've been skiing all week and it snowed every day!

fieldshowqueen · Post by **fieldshowqueen** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:59 am

Dave needs to put the snow back up on the screen.

Nreuest · Post by **Nreuest** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:16 pm

once the rain cleared up in texas, it comes to bite socal?

BGRtumpet · Post by **BGRtumpet** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:20 pm

Well what from what y'all write it rained more down there, but it wasn't exactly dry in norcal. Bay area got a half inch (san jose) to 1.something in san Francisco on friday alone.

Fluba · Post by **Fluba** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:06 pm

It was like our annual amount of rain in a week. Was fun. Everything is all green now and there is snow EVERYWHERE on the mountains and it has been so CLEAR. Its times like that when you go "This is why I live in Southern California!". I mean, look one way, we have the beach. Look the other way, beautiful mountains covered in snow.

And then 2 weeks from now when its all hot and smogy, we will all wonder why we live in SoCal and put up with it. So true...