70 hours straight of rain. And counting.
Man, it's wet out there. I looked out the door, and the concrete walkway is under 2 inches of rain. And it's the "high" spot between the buildings...the rest is gardens. SImon is fascinated by the rain; the smells and the feeling and the sounds; I hold him to the laundry room window (open), and let him see what's going on. He's cute - but has no interest in going outside (thank goodness). All the other cats could care less. I wonder if Pengy realizes it's bad outside, and is happy inside? I do hope so.
I decided to not go to the office today, even though I really should've. I didn't want to handle the streets unless it was absolutely necessary. While I drive a Jetta, and it's german handling is similar to a Mercedes (though not as heavy as one), but if I don't have to drive, I don't want to drive.
Poor guy in the city I work in (about 3 miles from my house, about 5 blocks from my office) had his house collapse. Another man died when his 4WD went off the road into the ocean. The other 4 passengers survived. There are rockslides, mudslides, tree slides (they're falling over right and left), and horrendous numbers of car accidents. It was so bad coming home Friday night that I couldn't see the lane markings on the road. And I don't want to wear heels - traction is bad right now, so it's tennies for me.
Some 200 cars were stranded in the mountains because of an avalance, and then another one closed off the road. Thankfully, everyone was all right; no one got hurt, and all were successfully rescued. I know a lady who was going snowboarding this weekend...and despite several emails and a call, she has not yet responded. She was headed right where the avalanches happened. I'm sure she's fine...but she may be stuck.
We've got one more to get through before we get a break...
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/WCIR3.html
It's the one sitting right off the coast, and will move in tonight. There is the potential of still another one moving in on Wednesday...if you look at the picture, it's the system to the left and mid-page. I stress might, because the jet stream may change, and this one go either south or north of us.
Here's a shot of this half of the globe (top half, the US...)
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsc3.html
It really shows the different streams which are pushing these storms to us here.
I have not lost power nor other services yet, but I know a whole lot of homes have.
And I saw a trash can floating down the alley today when I took out the trash. I think it was full...
It's really soggy here....but the good news is, if your roof isn't leaking yet, it probably won't start. And the wind has abated mostly.
Flash Flood Warnings
High Stream/River Warnings
Winter Storm Advisory
Local rain fall total from this series of storms has exceeded 10 inches. And we've had more than we get in a year in just the last 18 days.
Just thought I'd share. I wish I had a fireplace.
Best-
Michele
Man, it's wet out there. I looked out the door, and the concrete walkway is under 2 inches of rain. And it's the "high" spot between the buildings...the rest is gardens. SImon is fascinated by the rain; the smells and the feeling and the sounds; I hold him to the laundry room window (open), and let him see what's going on. He's cute - but has no interest in going outside (thank goodness). All the other cats could care less. I wonder if Pengy realizes it's bad outside, and is happy inside? I do hope so.
I decided to not go to the office today, even though I really should've. I didn't want to handle the streets unless it was absolutely necessary. While I drive a Jetta, and it's german handling is similar to a Mercedes (though not as heavy as one), but if I don't have to drive, I don't want to drive.
Poor guy in the city I work in (about 3 miles from my house, about 5 blocks from my office) had his house collapse. Another man died when his 4WD went off the road into the ocean. The other 4 passengers survived. There are rockslides, mudslides, tree slides (they're falling over right and left), and horrendous numbers of car accidents. It was so bad coming home Friday night that I couldn't see the lane markings on the road. And I don't want to wear heels - traction is bad right now, so it's tennies for me.
Some 200 cars were stranded in the mountains because of an avalance, and then another one closed off the road. Thankfully, everyone was all right; no one got hurt, and all were successfully rescued. I know a lady who was going snowboarding this weekend...and despite several emails and a call, she has not yet responded. She was headed right where the avalanches happened. I'm sure she's fine...but she may be stuck.
We've got one more to get through before we get a break...
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/WCIR3.html
It's the one sitting right off the coast, and will move in tonight. There is the potential of still another one moving in on Wednesday...if you look at the picture, it's the system to the left and mid-page. I stress might, because the jet stream may change, and this one go either south or north of us.
Here's a shot of this half of the globe (top half, the US...)
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsc3.html
It really shows the different streams which are pushing these storms to us here.
I have not lost power nor other services yet, but I know a whole lot of homes have.
And I saw a trash can floating down the alley today when I took out the trash. I think it was full...
It's really soggy here....but the good news is, if your roof isn't leaking yet, it probably won't start. And the wind has abated mostly.
Flash Flood Warnings
High Stream/River Warnings
Winter Storm Advisory
Local rain fall total from this series of storms has exceeded 10 inches. And we've had more than we get in a year in just the last 18 days.
Just thought I'd share. I wish I had a fireplace.
Best-
Michele
