The Rain Comes Again to the Co-Cal Coastal Plain

[DoomsDave]

Well, we're getting rain again, like we have all day, an alfresco car wash, the Green Monster is the shiniest she's been in a couple of weeks.

So far, about half an inch, I'm a bit disappointed . . . .

How about the rest of you?

Oh, and nothing personal to you in Spain! Hole!

[palmcurry]

So far it's been raining 11 hours straite here. Ocillates from very light to strong downpour but continual. Looootttaaa water!!

[BS Man about Palms]

So far it's been raining 11 hours straite here. Ocillates from very light to strong downpour but continual. Looootttaaa water!!

Yeah Vince, Everytime I watch the 3 hr Doppler radar loop on the Weather channel here it shows a lot of the yellow and orange blobs over you. Is your back yard puddling?

[epicure3]

So far it's been raining 11 hours straite here. Ocillates from very light to strong downpour but continual. Looootttaaa water!!

I was outside in SJC today and it came down in buckets around 9:30AM or so. Torrential.

[epicure3]

Maybe an 1" or less here.

[happ]

Last night's storm stalled over Los Angeles\ Orange counties w/ embedded thundershowers that dropped heavy amounts of rainfall in a relatively short period of time. Resulting mudslides near burn areas were swift & caused severe damage to some homes.

[palmcurry]

Yeah, big puddles of water in the yard here, Bill. The french gutters are full of sand still( i have'nt had a chance to clean them out)the roof has a leak and my newly laid compost is depleted. But allsgood, bought more today and will lay it out before the next down pour. Wow. Last nights deluge stopped at exactly 12 hours: 5pm to 5am. I know our state needed it.

So far it's been raining 11 hours straite here. Ocillates from very light to strong downpour but continual. Looootttaaa water!!

Yeah Vince, Everytime I watch the 3 hr Doppler radar loop on the Weather channel here it shows a lot of the yellow and orange blobs over you. Is your back yard puddling?

[DoomsDave]

WELL!

I looked at my rain bucket this morning and found about 3 inches (7.5 cm) of rain water from the storm. Yeah, screamed a few happy obscenities . . . . . and ran around the block . . . .

[happ]

Dave, have you noticed how lush the hillsides are looking? flowering plum trees!

[George Sparkman]

We recieved about 2.25" of none-violent rain.

Perfect.

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[epicure3]

Dave, have you noticed how lush the hillsides are looking? flowering plum trees!

Driving from OC to SD yesterday, the hills looked liked something you'd see in Tahiti. A beautiful, almost fluorescent, green.

[epicure3]

WELL!

I looked at my rain bucket this morning and found about 3 inches (7.5 cm) of rain water from the storm. Yeah, screamed a few happy obscenities . . . . . and ran around the block . . . .

Did you have clothes on?

[George Sparkman]

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[epicure3]

Supposed to be above normal temps with off-shore flow starting this weekend. Supposedly.

[MattyB]

Dave and anyone still using their trusty rain-bucket or rain-wheelbarrow, please go out to the .99 cent store and buy a rain gauge. By the way, I must have had 8" of rain at my place this weekend because my dog's bowl was overflowing.

[happ]

The rain gauges should be filling up in less than 48 hrs though probably not as torrential as last weekend. An unusually cold system is spinning south out of the Gulf of Alaska. The storm track may be a bit more over land than ocean so rain rates shouldn't be too high. But the temperature will be very cold w/ snow levels as low as 2000' [lowest elevation for snow this winter]. Any clearing during this storm could trigger thunderstorms w/ hail Frost could easily follow.

[MattyB]

1.1" in Spring Valley this weekend.

[DoomsDave]

WELL!

I looked at my rain bucket this morning and found about 3 inches (7.5 cm) of rain water from the storm. Yeah, screamed a few happy obscenities . . . . . and ran around the block . . . .

Did you have clothes on?

That time, yes.

[DoomsDave]

Dave, have you noticed how lush the hillsides are looking? flowering plum trees!

Driving from OC to SD yesterday, the hills looked liked something you'd see in Tahiti. A beautiful, almost fluorescent, green.

When I'm not screaming obscenities with delight, I do notice.

The best places are down in the riverbed areas where the soil is rich. That grass is so green it hurts to look at it!

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Good to see some H20 over there for a change as you needed rain so bad !

[happ]

The models are trending the storm further out over the ocean which will increase rain rates & raise the freezing line.

Edited February 9, 2010 by happ

[PalmGuyWC]

The current low seems to be tracking right along the Calif. shore line. We got very little rain from it in N. Calif. and the temps are still mild. Looks like S. Calif will get the bulk of the rain. No frost here in all of Jan and Feb so far. It's been cool, but moderate. I can live with that.

Dick

[happ]

Dick,

Beware that frost is lurking nearby! This storm is as cold as any we have had this winter & overnight clearing could result in frost through-out California for the next few days. Sunny & warmer late in the week.

[epicure3]

Dick,

Beware that frost is lurking nearby! This storm is as cold as any we have had this winter & overnight clearing could result in frost through-out California for the next few days. Sunny & warmer late in the week.

I show a low of 41F tomorrow night which is as cold as I've gotten this winter. Maybe a degree colder than I've had.

[happ]

I recorded 42F\ 5.5C this morning under mostly clear conditions. Strangely, NWS [LA\ SD & even San Francisco] are predicting nothing lower than the 40's for the next few mornings. Even with high pressure building in it seems that clear\ calm nights will produce frost in at least the inland valleys of the Bay Area & SoCal

Took this photo of San Gabriel mts this morning. Snow level is at least 3000'

[DoomsDave]

bRR. IT WAS COLD THIS MORNING . . .

Didn't set out my thermometer last night, but you bet I will tonight, and cover some plants. . . . .

[MattyB]

A low of 43F this morning after the rain stopped. I racked up another 1" of rain last night. Cool!

[epicure3]

I got about 3/4". The wind behaved as well, which is nice.

[MattyB]

It's clearing out really nice today. I bet it's gonna be a cold one tomorrow morning.

[PalmGuyWC]

I recorded a low of 38 F this morning. Clear sky and the coolest it's been in several weeks. I can live with that. Most of my lows have been in the 40's to 52 depending on the cloud cover.

Dick

[happ]

There was a definite warming of the airmass today; surprisingly quick so maybe NWS is on the money for keeping minimums above 40F across the board [with usual exceptions: Temecula - 37F\ 4.4C]. None-the-less, tonight will be the coldest in many weeks.

[MattyB]

43F last night. I thought it was gonna be colder.

[happ]

There were inland areas well-below 40F\ 4.4C but only mountain stations reporting below freezing readings at 6AM. A bit of onshore moisture kept downtown LA above 50F\ 10C. My location was: 48.6F\ 9.2C. Some nice temps coming up soon [80F\ 26.6C]

[Al in Kona]

Looks like most of our winter rain is being diverted to the US west coast and then moving east across the country. The result being most of Hawaii is drier than normal and some places in a state of drought, which seems to be quite typical during an El Nino weather pattern year. I've resorted to even start watering some of my plants in the ground - especially those that aren't known for any drought tolerance.

[John Case]

Looks like most of our winter rain is being diverted to the US west coast and then moving east across the country. The result being most of Hawaii is drier than normal and some places in a state of drought, which seems to be quite typical during an El Nino weather pattern year. I've resorted to even start watering some of my plants in the ground - especially those that aren't known for any drought tolerance.

You must be on the wrong side of the island.....it wasn't so long ago that Bo was talking of all of the rain in his area.......maybe a pipeline to Western Hawaii is in order!

[Al in Kona]

Looks like most of our winter rain is being diverted to the US west coast and then moving east across the country. The result being most of Hawaii is drier than normal and some places in a state of drought, which seems to be quite typical during an El Nino weather pattern year. I've resorted to even start watering some of my plants in the ground - especially those that aren't known for any drought tolerance.

You must be on the wrong side of the island.....it wasn't so long ago that Bo was talking of all of the rain in his area.......maybe a pipeline to Western Hawaii is in order!

While I like the side of the island we're on, it means some watering is required at times as we don't get the rainfall that East Hawaii gets. However, even they (Hilo - east side) are presently wishing for rain as most all of Hawaii is currently experiencing little or no rain (blame it on El Nino). In one of the previous El Nino weather pattern years, I recall even the Hilo side had a serious period of no rain. Even places like S.E. Asia that are normally wet tropical forest climates have had serious El Nino droughts with resulting forest fires raging causing big problems. Remember when the news was reporting about that in Malaysia & Indonesia (Borneo especially)? Few areas on this planet escape these unusual periods of drought or deluge.

[BS Man about Palms]

KUSI's John Coleman says it will be rainy next monday...