Anyone here affected by the WestCoast USA storm?

[Neighbor]

How are you doing, or family doing, if  on the USA west coast tonight?  I have several West coast family members myself.

My daughter escaped her California community just as she heard boulders coming down the creek behind her home. That whole community has been evacuated.

PCH, hwy 101, is now cut off at Santa Barbara. It is exactly five years today since the last floods and mudslides that closed 101.

Praying for all that are affected, and giving praise for the sudden warning that was heeded to get out now. May all of your own family members that may be affected also find safety.

[ayin jade]

La Nina was supposed to be a dry winter

Clearly that didnt work out. 

We are expected to get this storm tomorrow night in arizona but its not expected to be bad. The storm last week caused problems here. 

[Marathoner]

It's like Spring here in Albuquerque (ABQ), my friend. This is a side effect of the city's position in a valley: toward the west facing Arizona, there are mountains; and toward the east facing Texas, there are mountains. Mountains also stand between ABQ and Colorado, all of which has the effect of mitigating weather systems raging around this valley. The storms that our sister @ayin jade were affected by in Arizona never reached this valley. 

No precipitation is forecast for the rest of the week, though we know that weather is subject to change without notice. The high tomorrow will be 60 degrees F with a low of 37 degrees F overnight. Balmy to me.  

[farouk]

21 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

La Nina was supposed to be a dry winter

Clearly that didnt work out. 

We are expected to get this storm tomorrow night in arizona but its not expected to be bad. The storm last week caused problems here. 

Hi @ayin jade I think that movie The Perfect Storm was filmed off the West Coast in the North Pacific, right?

[Debp]

Rain is rare here in L.A.   However, we are really being drenched recently.   Had a brief break over the weekend and a kind teen neighbor drove me to get some groceries. 

Today it has been pouring rain.   Keep looking out at the puddles on the inner courtyard to see how hard it is.   At one point tonight it was torrential rain.   They say tomorrow the rain will be heavier.

When it rains hard here in the city, the gutters usually all overflow.   So if you need to walk, it's ankle deep water.   So I just stay in.

[teddyv]

1 hour ago, farouk said:

Hi @ayin jade I think that movie The Perfect Storm was filmed off the West Coast in the North Pacific, right?

Possibly filmed there, but the story takes place in the Atlantic.

[farouk]

4 minutes ago, teddyv said:

Possibly filmed there, but the story takes place in the Atlantic.

Oh okay...........

[Neighbor]

When my own immediate family member heard the boulders tumbling down what is normally the little creek behind the house it was instant decision- GO NOW! The entire community has been evacuated, and now the only way back  to the area is flooded out. Might be weeks before being able to return, as it was exactly five years ago. I haven't heard yet from other family members out there. 

It is somewhat amazing ( To me) that the huge State of California really has but two good connections from North to South and one can't really get across East and West to them easily in bad weather. If something happens to  a main route, well that's that, just have to hunker down in place.

 

 

 

[Dennis1209]

First, I want to mention that I am concerned for all people facing danger, hardship, and tragedy praying for them.

I do not care to rehash thoughts of climate change or the reasons. But, about the weather and natural disasters, the weather people and media are now constantly using terms like; never before seen, not since, historic, unprecedented, monster, etc.

Yes, these disasters have always been with us, but they have exponentially increased in frequency and intensity in my lifetime. I have not bothered to check NOAA or NWS for the data to support my observations.

Are these reporting agencies embellishing and sensationalizing the myriad of events now occurring for ratings?

Can we scripturally associate these unprecedented weird weather patterns and disasters in divers places? Only a thought…

[Neighbor]

Hi Dennis,

Reporting  of events in today's competitive media atmosphere and with everyone having a cellphone with  camera I'd say awareness and hype certainly is present. BUT this storm is indeed rare as was the one 5 years ago to the day.

Plus once little hamlets are now heavily populated, what once went somewhat unnoticed is  now a major event for so many are affected.

The climate may not have changed but it has "moved", evidently as we humans pave and build over areas the weather patterns  do move around.

Are they worse now? Well they are different anyway, and seemingly more frequent. Yesterday was the second evacuation due to rain/flood/mud slide for my family member in exactly five years to the day!  Plus there have been evacuations for forest fires mixed in  these past few years. None of that was a frequent occurrence in the previous years. Oh last time there was a warning period, get ready time and so belongings were gathered and moved, this time no real warning time -just get out now! Gap the Go Box the pet and go. A few minutes later there was for many no way out.

So different, more intense, yes I think so .