Cali' Siege

[Jason234]

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050218225009990008

pretty impressive, anyone from Cali' give a shout out-let's see how bad it is.

[LI Phil]

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050218225009990008

pretty impressive, anyone from Cali' give a shout out-let's see how bad it is.
Can't speak for Sir Johnny Ringo, but that just ain't right! What happens in Cali stays in Cali...except that as any amateur met knows, what happens in Cali migrates to LI 3-4 days later. Our next snowstorm! Mark it down...Wed-Thurs...we're back in the slop again!

[Jason234]

and since the Greenland block will have retrograded further enough it will lock the trof in the east forever muhahahahaha

[Jason234]

Can't speak for Sir Johnny Ringo, but that just ain't right! What happens in Cali stays in Cali...except that as any amateur met knows, what happens in Cali migrates to LI 3-4 days later. Our next snowstorm! Mark it down...Wed-Thurs...we're back in the slop again!


and it's "whatever happen's in Las Vegas, stay's in Las Vegas" and as we know our geography-I hope. Las Vegas is not located in Cali'. So you're completely wrong-so blah.

[LI Phil]

and it's "whatever happen's in Las Vegas, stay's in Las Vegas" and as we know our geography-I hope. Las Vegas is not located in Cali'. So you're completely wrong-so blah.
Keith,

STFU! I know the phucking saying. I was trying to make a weather analogy slappy!

[Jason234]

good, for a second I thought i knew more about Cali' then you...."I once thought I was wrong, no nevermind I was right." Doesn't that mean that I'm wrong in proving that I thought I was right? :cool: Now i sound like Mr. Drivel.

[LI Phil]

You know nothing more about anything than I do...but one day, you will. However, until that day arrives, STFU!:3some

[Alex]

The rain keeps falling here in SD, and just now it's thundering and lightning for the eighth day this rainy season. I've noted five flashes of lightning, make that six, during the last 15 minutes. Temp is around 50 degrees and rain is moderate to light. We had over two inches of rain today and now our rainy season is the 3rd most on record!

To add to the wacked weather, we had a tornado watch today and a severe thunderstorm watch yesterday. As far as I know, only one waterspout was reported, and that was way north off of Santa Monica. Yesterday's thunderstorm was short lived, but we did get a lot of heavy rain.

The deserts are green and lush right now and most of the washes between here and Arizona are filled with water. I saw the San Diego River raging with more water than ever and several streets around here are inudated and damaged.

A seventh flash of lightning here, and I'm out for now...

[Alex]

Check this out, just issued:

... Flash Flood Warning remains in effect
until 145 am PST
for San Diego coastal and valley zones
in the vicinity of Encinitas... Carlsbad... and Vista...

... Flood Watch for flash flooding remains in effect this morning...

... A Flood Warning remains in effect for for the San Diego River...

At 1232 am PST... National Weather Service Doppler radar
indicated flash flooding from a series of heavy rain cells
passing over the Carlsbad... Encinitas area... moving from south
to north at about 20 mph. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall
will continue to cause flooding of small creeks and streams...
urban areas... Highways... streets and underpasses as well as
other drainage areas and low lying spots through 145 am. Do not
drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway.
The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.
Move to higher ground.

The Flash Flood Watch for all of southwestern California continues
as there is a significant threat of mudslides and debris flowst...
especially in and below burned areas. All residents living on or
near hillsides or mountain slopes should be prepared for possible
mudslides and debris flows. Mudslides... debris flows or rock slides
may occur at any time... even during periods with little or no rain
falling.

For the San Diego River at Fashion Valley... the latest stage is 9.5
feet at 8 PM Tuesday. Minor flooding is forecast... with a maximum
stage of 11.5 feet at 2 am Wednesday... which is 0.2 feet above flood
stage. The stage will rise above the flood stage of 11.3 feet at 11
PM tonight. The stage will fall below flood stage at 5 am Wednesday.
At 11.3 feet... Avenida del Rio... Fashion Valley Road... and the
portions of the Fashion Valley parking facilities are under water.
This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.5 feet on Mar 18 1982.

Also water is flowing over the spill way at Lake Hodges... with
flooding being reported at a Golf course downstream... and possibly
flooding other areas downstream on the San Dieguito river.

--
... The 2004-2005 rain year in San Diego is the 3rd wettest
on record at Lindbergh Field...

... Lindbergh Field records 4.00 inches or more of precipitation for
4 seperate months in a single season...

This is the first season since records began in 1850 that 4 inches
or more of rain has fallen in 4 seperate months in a single season.
Previously... the record had been 3 months during the 1940-41 season.

4 inches or more were recorded this season during the following
months...

October... ... ... ... ... ... ..4.98
December... ... ... ... ... ... .4.01
January... ... ... ... ... ... ..4.49
febuary (to date)... ... ... .5.40

Current season precipitation to date is 19.21 inches... making this
the 3rd wettest season on record.

1883-84... ... ... ... ... ... .25.97
1940-41... ... ... ... ... ... .24.74
2004-05... ... ... ... ... ... .19.21
1977-78... ... ... ... ... ... .18.71
1921-22... ... ... ... ... ... .18.65

As of 10 PM Feb 22 2005...
the following rainfall totals are needed to exceed
2nd... and 1st wettest season on record.

2nd wettest... ... ... ... ... .5.53
1st wettest... ... ... ... ... .6.76

... What makes this season different from other very wet years...

Most heavy rainfall years are associated with El Nino. This year is
different however. While a weak El Nino has been present in the
Pacific... it has contributed very little to this exceptionally wet
year. Typically during an El Nino year... most of the rain will fall
in the span of a month or two. This year is unique in that heavy
rains have been spread out fairly evenly through the entire
season... and there is no single month within which more than 50% of
the seasonal precipitation has fallen.

For example... 1997-98 was characterized by a strong El Nino and
above normal seasonal precipitation (17.78 inches). However... most
of this rain fell during the month of February (7.65 inches). The
second wettest month during 1997-98 was January... where only 2.68
inches fell.
--

Our thunderstorm is still ongoing, 45 minutes strong now!

[LI Phil]

Costs mount as deadly storms soak Southern California; more rain forecast

Homes slipped down saturated hillsides and a surging river tore through an airport runway as the latest in a series of treacherous storms soaked Southern California.

Yet more rain was expected Wednesday as the state struggled to recover from six days of stormy weather that has left nine people dead, including a man who was killed when a eucalyptus tree fell on his pickup truck Monday in San Diego County.

In Ventura County, officials closed the small Santa Paula airport Tuesday after more than 155 feet of runway collapsed into the rushing Santa Clara River. Chunks of concrete crumbled into the water throughout the day.

"We've lost nearly the entire west third of the airport," said Rowena Mason, president of the Santa Paula Airport Association. "This is millions and millions of dollars worth of damage."

Authorities said dozens of homes were evacuated or red-tagged _ marked as uninhabitable _ because they threatened to collapse from sliding hillsides.

Forecasters said another strong system expected early Wednesday could bring severe winds and drop an additional inch or more of rain on Southern California.

The wild weather resulted from a series of storms that began battering the state Thursday, dumping 8.15 inches of rain on downtown Los Angeles.

A total of 33.37 inches has fallen in the city since July 1, when California begins its yearly rainfall measurements. The record, 38.18 inches, was set in 1883-1884.

Storms have caused $52.5 million in damage to Los Angeles County roads and facilities since the beginning of the year. The county has spent $9 million on repairs, including $500,000 since the weekend, officials said.

There were rescues across the state, including a woman who was pulled Tuesday from rushing, waist-high waters of the Rio Hondo River in Montebello. Mudslides forced Amtrak officials to suspend train service north of Los Angeles to Santa Barbara at least through Thursday.

Earlier in the week, mud and boulders crashed into an apartment bedroom, crushing a 16-year-old girl as she did her homework. A 61-year-old man was killed in a separate landslide.

On Sunday, a Nevada woman died after getting caught in an avalanche while cross-country skiing near Lake Tahoe.

Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn has asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to urge President Bush to issue a federal disaster declaration for the city, which could open the way for federal assistance. The mayor said damage exceeded $10 million.

Northern California also was hit by severe thunderstorms and hail. Trees were uprooted and roofs and fences damaged by two small tornadoes near Sacramento.

[LI Phil]

Images of the damage:



http://www.wnbc.com/slideshow/weather/4219580/detail.html?qs=;s=1;p=weather;dm=ss;w=320