WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[Tank]

58 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Sunny till the end of the month.  Then looks like we might get rain to start the month off.  Guess I have a few weeks to figure out how to fix a leak in the garage that's coming from a small one brick high retaining wall.  Might just be easier to rip the whole thing out, and make a new cement wall.

so you're going to build a wall and make your garage great again? cool.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

so you're going to build a wall and make your garage great again? cool.

Exactly.  It'll be big enough to keep most of the water out.  But I believe eventually the water will get under the wall and a few splashes of water will get over the wall.  But I am going to send the bill to LA Water and Power to see if they will pay for the wall.

[Homebrewer]

All of California is Now Out of Exceptional Drought in New California and National Drought Summary for January 24, 2017

 

Last Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2017 05:47

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Farther west, light to moderate precipitation prompted a few improvements from central Nevada southward through southeastern California, but heavy to excessive precipitation pounded areas farther west through most of California, particularly the Sierra Nevada, coastal locations, and the southwestern interior. Between 8 and 12 inches were common through the Sierra Nevada while 4 to locally 10 inches were dropped on areas farther west and southwest. Adjacent areas to the east of the Sierra Nevada and most of central and south-central California (outside a small area south of the Sierra Nevada) recorded at least an inch. According to the San Joaquin precipitation index (an average across that region), January was the wettest ever observed in 112 years of record, and 4- to 5-year precipitation totals climbed dramatically from approximately the 2 percentile level as of early January to around the 20th percentile through this week. Statewide average snowpack (snow water equivalent) is almost twice normal for late January, and somewhat more than twice normal in the southern Sierra Nevada. Amounts actually exceed those typically recorded April 1 (snowpack climatological maximum). Given these dramatically wet indicators, widespread 1-category improvements were again instituted this week, wiping D4 from the state and restricting D3 to part of southwestern California. It should be noted, however, that to date groundwater levels have not responded as one might expect, and remain critically low. In most of the central foothills on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, plus a number of other communities and cities across the nearby mountains and valleys, water supply is dependent on groundwater. Thus potable water is still being trucked in to serve residents with dry wells in areas such as Tuolumne County, and the deepest wells may not respond to the recent inundation for many more months.
 

[gotbeer]

And in other news, all water companies have said F that to rolling back water rates due to not being in a drought.

[Homebrewer]

15 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

And in other news, all water companies have said F that to rolling back water rates due to not being in a drought.

Up here, many folks have been getting free water deliveries due to dry wells throughout this region. Tanker trucks come and fill holding tanks which range between 2500, to 4,000 gallons in size.

Thanks, Jerry.

[Sully151]

5 hours ago, gotbeer said:

And in other news, all water companies have said F that to rolling back water rates due to not being in a drought.

And add an excessive water storage tax.

[Mark68]

So apparently avalanches on Mount Baldy are now a thing...

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Weather was absolutely epic this past weekend. Got a lot of house and yard stuff done, and some outdoorsy fun things. But, rain is on it's way for thurs/fri and Sunday. Hills are bright green around here, which is nice change from the past winters.

[Amazing Larry]

Heading to Tahoe this weekend. The snow will be great but I'm hoping it's not white-out conditions. Snow is expected between now and next Monday.

The drought is over btw. The reservoirs in SoCal and NorCal with be filled up nicely by the end of this season. 

[Amazing Larry]

The weather around @Chuckster70 in Seattle is screwing up my flight home. I guess SeaTac can't handle the snow right now. 

[Homebrewer]

Flood warnings and heavy rains for the next few days here, tapering off to just plain ol rain by weeks end. Lots of rural roads and bridges around here were wiped out by last week's deluge.

ENOUGH!!! There's plenty of water for everyone now and this is just getting ridiculous. Won't be seeing the sun at all this week. Thinking of requesting anti-depressants....anyone know if it's OK to take them with beer?

[Blarg]

On ‎8‎/‎31‎/‎2013 at 2:28 PM, Angel Oracle said:

This is California, not the freaking Gulf of Mexico!

Again, blame AO for this mess.

[Tank]

to those of you who are too young to remember, this is what a normal winter is like.

kind of refreshing, really.

[mrwicked]

left my wife's bmw z4 convertible on the street the other day.

f*cking storm came. must be a leak somewhere, found 3" of water pooling in her trunk in the electronics bay.

killed the battery, shorted the amp something fierce. luckily found a new amp on ebay. with a new battery f*cking thing drives just fine. thumbs up bmw.

stupid rain.

now i get to play "find the f*cking bs water leak"game.

[Adam]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

to those of you who are too young to remember, this is what a normal winter is like.

kind of refreshing, really.

Normal winter is for Nebraskans and photographers

[Angel Dog and Beer]

3 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

Flood warnings and heavy rains for the next few days here, tapering off to just plain ol rain by weeks end. Lots of rural roads and bridges around here were wiped out by last week's deluge.

ENOUGH!!! There's plenty of water for everyone now and this is just getting ridiculous. Won't be seeing the sun at all this week. Thinking of requesting anti-depressants....anyone know if it's OK to take them with beer?

I can't imagine!  Crazy....the sierras are on tract for their WETTEST season ever. See the second graph for Central Sierras. 

 

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

I can't imagine!  Crazy....the sierras are on tract for their WETTEST season ever. See the second graph for Central Sierras. 

 

Damn you El Nino!!!

[Amazing Larry]

The snow in Tahoe is ridiculous right now. 

[Blarg]

11 hours ago, mrwicked said:

left my wife's bmw z4 convertible on the street the other day.

f*cking storm came. must be a leak somewhere, found 3" of water pooling in her trunk in the electronics bay.

killed the battery, shorted the amp something fierce. luckily found a new amp on ebay. with a new battery f*cking thing drives just fine. thumbs up bmw.

stupid rain.

now i get to play "find the f*cking bs water leak"game.

My Mercedes doesn't leak and it's a convertible. Get your wife a better car. 

[Homebrewer]

NWS Hanford Projected Rain Totals from Monday Afternoon Through Tuesday

(I'm between Mariposa and Yosemite)

 

Updated Tuesday Morning at 8:57 A.M.
Mariposa County Roads Closed Due to Flooding
Indian Peak Bridge near Hirsch Rd
Brooks Bridge on Brooks Road
Silva Rd Crossing (Dirt Portion)
Fournier Road
8th Street Crossing
Leonard Road Crossing
Silver Bar Crossing, between Ashworth Rd and Ben Hur Rd.
Stroming Rd Crossing
Mormon Bar Crossing
New: Agua Fria Rd Crossing
New: Penon Blanco Rd Crossing

 

[Angel Oracle]

Okay Mother Nature, we thank you for ending the drought in NoCal.  Now feel free to bring sunshine back.

[Homebrewer]

 

[gotbeer]

30 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Okay Mother Nature, we thank you for ending the drought in NoCal.  Now feel free to bring sunshine back.

You shut your whore mouth.  Of anybody in this thread, you do not get to ask for the sunshine back. 

[Blarg]

Really, AO caused this once in 40 years epic rain and now he wants to burn the planet to a crisp. Just stop it,  AO,  stop it! 

[Homebrewer]

Coming down so hard right now that the rain gutters can't handle it...and more road closures are being announced...and the only grocery store in town is closed because the parking lot is under a foot or two of water.

THANKS AO.

From NOAA..

* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SAN
  JOAQUIN VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY FROM
  FRESNO COUNTY NORTHWARD. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO IMPACT THE
  ADJACENT SIERRA SLOPES FROM TULARE COUNTY NORTHWARD BELOW THE
  SNOW LEVEL. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
  THE AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WITH 3 TO 6
  INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO
  ABOVE 8000 FEET AND WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM MELTING
  SNOW.

* RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL CAUSE RISES IN RIVERS
  AND STREAMS...MUDSLIDES AND ROCKSLIDES ARE ALSO EXPECTED AND CAN
  LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.