It has really surprised me that it settled and hung on for 4 hours already. I took the dog for her morning p+p and it was muddy enough to lose your boots in a lot of places, that was just as the rain was turning to snow. I think the low temp, 33F, is probably the key :dontknow:
True! We are not very well set up to capture the water from big rain events like this one though Snowpack is what we need and this storm may be too warm to help that.
So far, I have gotten 1.93 inches of rain for the month and 11.09 inches for the season here in the flatlands of Union City with a big storm coming in tonight with high winds and heavy rain. Flash flood watches, flood warnings, and high wind warnings have been posted and there are hydro alerts up the wazoo. I have never seen that many hydro alerts before. Emergency Management and other agencies around here are really psyched about these storms.
:lol: And another BTW, here is the forecast for my area for the next several days so, after these big storms roll through tonight and tomorrow, it isn’t over with yet.
Yup, and if the rainfall predictions pan out, we could be in for a rough ride. I remember the problems we had in 1986 and 1997 very well.
[size=83]Excessive rain, melting snow may cause worst California flooding since 1997
An onslaught of excessive rain and mountain snow will threaten lives and property in northern and central California into next week.
“There is the potential for excessive rain, combined with melting snow to trigger the worst flooding in northern California since 1997 and perhaps 1986,” according to Senior Vice President of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions Mike Smith.
The storm rolling ashore this weekend will not be in a hurry to leave. Another will quickly follow Tuesday into Tuesday night.
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Yes, it was 1982. I remember that very well. Ten people died at Love Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains (2 of the victims were never found) and another 12 died in another part of the county, don’t remember where. The landslide at Love Creek was massive, a 1/4 mile of the hillside gave way. All toll, 36 people died from that storm, 25 due to landslides. That has got be one of the deadliest, if not THE deadliest, storms we have ever had.
WOW! That’s incredible! I’m seeing a lot of reports of downed trees and powerlines, and street flooding around here.
I just discovered a nice resource from Iowa State University that you may find useful. They are always coming up with some great stuff. You can select by state or WFO to see the current situation of rivers around you.