West coast storms...

[madjack]

...hope y'all weather them OK...sounds serious...gotta PM from Doug, yesterday saying he was getting hit with 50-70mph winds and massive rains, expecting it to turn to snow...haven't heard from him since...y'all hunker down and stay safe.........
madjack

[Ma3tt]

Stormwatch 2008 fizzeled here in Ventura county, I put my storm tarps on the trailer so no leaks there. hope all is well north of here.

[Classic Finn]

The storms that you are or have received were on the News Here Also.
Yikes.

We pray for your safety everyone.

I received this from Grant.

Weather is nasty right now ... big storm is dropping lots of snow on the mountains (up to 10' by the end of the weekend is forcast!) ...


Classic Finn Yikes.

[toypusher]

Yah, looks like they are getting slammed really hard there. I heard on the Weather Channel last night that winds could be around 150MPH in some of the mountain passes!! I just can't imagine that.

Sure hope everyone is safe and sound!! We may not hear much until Monday, though because it is supposed to last all weekend, I heard.

[dhazard]

We lost power from about 8:00 am till 12:00. I was trying to get a pic of an engine for our Classic Finn but it was raining so hard we didn’t want to move it outside to open the crate.

Look great outside today.

[Ira]

Is this possible, that some weather gal here said TEN FEET of snow in certain areas?

[doug hodder]

I survived so far. I get really worried about these big trees in that kind of wind. I've got a bunch of tall conifers on the property and the wind sounds like a freight train going through them. Didn't lose any windows like last year, one fir is 15' around at the base and it's like 100+' high.

Power was out for 24hr. so not real bad, not like Okla. people earlier. I've got a number of antique oil lamps so had light, small gen, and cooked on the coleman stove. The chain law is in effect and every Flatlander from the Bay area is trying to get to Tahoe. Some decided that under the canopy at the gas station was a great place to learn how to install them, blocking the pumps. A brief discussion with some of the locals changed that practice. The going rate is 30$ to install and 20$ to take them off by the Cal trans regulated guys on the freeway. Some of the more business savvy kids were making some money, working the parking lots. More power to 'em!! Doug

[toypusher]

Doug,

I lived in LA for over 8 years once upon a time and we used to go to Mammoth Mountain alot. I sure can remember the chains required thing. Sure glad I had them and also that I knew how to use them!!

Sure glad to hear you are OK. Know how anyone else is doing??

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Doug,
Glad you're OK.
Got pretty windy here too, sure glad the IRG reservation vigil was last week.
Had a real bitchen thunder and lightning show on the Hill last night too... Didn't have to count and wait for the thunder.
How's Daizy holding out?... Little Hog got pretty freaked, but the cat seemed non too bothered about it.

[Catoosa Grani]

Good luck to all you guys on the west coast. I really can't imagine what you are going through because we didn't have the hard winds here. We thought the ice storm was bad. We will be thinking of you and hopeing for the best, no injuries. When is it suppose to let up?

Grani

[Classic Finn]

Doug also from us.. Very glad your ok. And also we hope the same for everyone there.

Classic Finn

[eamarquardt]

I agree with Ma3tt that the recent storms have been a non event here in Ventura County (just north and west of LA County). My brother lives in Walnut Creek (Bay Area) and they have gotten some good rain. It didn't start raining here until Friday afternoon, drizzled/light off and on till about ten last night and has now stopped raining. Doubt that we got over an inch or so. Stay tuned!

Cheers,

Gus

[Leon]

Things have calmed down today here in the desert, don't even see any snow on the mountains at the 6000 foot level.

[Classic Finn]

Im reading on the Tv Text News that California in the San Francisco area received over 200mm of water and winds hit over 45 meters per second..

Over 600,000 homes without electricity and could be days before all electricity is returned back to normal according to officals.

The worst hit by the storm was mid and northern California.

Ive been at sea when it got rough but at 32 meters per second winds not 45..


Ohhh myyyyy god. Now that is fierce.

Classic Finn

[Kurt (Indiana)]

I've been watching the Weather Channel this morning and it sounds pretty scary.
Keep in mind, the camping gear will come in handy if needed.