And for tonight’s treat, the “Storm overtakes Sunset” taken and submitted by Barbara Woyt, ending tonight’s storm session.
5:30 pm – the snow began again, and this time, the ground is showing quite a bit of the white stuff! In fact, there is complete dusting at the moment, and with the hard freeze tonight, it could be quite slippery in the am. Woohoo!!
REMINDER: HIGHWAY ONE CLOSED FROM 8 PM TO 5 AM BETWEEN RAGGED POINT AND THE COUNTY LINE. NO ONE WILL GET THROUGH. THIS IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY, PER THE LATEST CAL-TRANS NEWS RELEASE!!
2:00 pm – the sun did not last long, at all. Overcast, dark, cloudy, and cold … very cold, and windy … very windy. Received under 3/4 of an inch (around .65) from this storm. Will do final tally and season total just before dark. Now, to cuddle up under the down comforter, with as many dogs as I can and read a good book. Look for me back around dark.
Noon – sun is out! Quite windy and cold, though.
11:00 am – the snow stopped about 15 mins. ago, and never accumulated on the ground.
9:45 snowing, big flakes sometimes, but so far, it is not accumulating on the ground.
9:20 am – snow mixed with the rain. Maybe, just maybe, it will really snow today??
7:30 am – 4/10th of an inch. Will check season total later today. Cannot see Cone Peak for the clouds. Will update as I am moved to do this very cold, very wet day.
6 am – At midnight this morning, significant rain was falling. Now, at 6 am, it is still falling. I have used the flashlight to determine there is no snow immediately surrounding me, but of course, cannot see much in the dark. Will report on Cone Peak when it becomes light. Will also report rain totals for last night upon the lighting of this little section of the globe.
From the 5 am NOAA weather discussion:
THE MOST IMPORTANT WEATHER STORY AT THE MOMENT ARE THE LOW SNOW LEVELS. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED TO
NEAR FREEZING AS LOW AS 1000 FEET IN THE SF BAY AREA AND SOME SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED LOCALLY DOWN TO NEAR SEA LEVEL IN THE EAST BAY. EXPECT SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 500 FEET ACROSS THE SF BAY THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE…CAUSING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS…INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE EAST BAY HALLS AND SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BY LATE MORNING. MOST PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY ENDED IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS AND THEREFORE LOCATIONS NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SNOW ADVISORY. FARTHER TO THE SOUTH…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES.
On a completely different note, I am starting a new page sometime today on the 4-year long Rain Rocks/Pitkins Curve project, which will be available to the right. I propose to take photographs over the duration of the project, documenting its progress.
@0800 Monday, we’ve already had 1″ of rain over the past 24 hours here at Joshua creek (Garrapata trib), mostly in a dunker that fella round 5AM. Clearly the precip is spotty. Also, the mid-coast neighbor’s list reports snow sticking at Rocky Creek…. The middle of this last impulse must have passed north of you….
Just flew in from San Diego, where we attended the Golden Bell Award Ceremony and the California School Boards Assn. conference. Our little school was the CROWN JEWEL to all the important folks at the event. We got the trophy…a big golden bell on a walnut base with a plaque, plus a $5,000 award check from the Fagan Freidman Fulfrost Law Firm (a nationally prominent firm that specializes in education law). Even the CSBA Executive Director, Scott Plotkin shook hands and wanted to get into a photo with us. Pacific Valley School is truly in the limelight for the achievements of the past decade! All of the Big Sur community can be proud.
Our flight home showed us the immensity of this cold storm. In San Diego and L.A., it was pouring rain. They had high wind warnings too, plus heavy snow in the San Bernadino Mountains.We flew over the Santa Lucias, and the whole range was white with a thick snowpack…quite a sight. At home, our rain gauge contained .6 inches of rain. Not bad.This storm is a long deep trough with a jet stream plunging due south all the way from Alaska all the way to Tijuana…where it finally makes an abrupt left turn. So, the Southland is in the target zone for the brunt of the storm. We got the northern edge of the real weather.
My sister drove down from San Francisco to Pismo Beach today, and saw snow on the hills to the west of the 101 all the way from Twin Peaks to King City. So it may not be sticking on the Pacific side of Big Sur but you’re definitely getting snow out back.
Barbara Woyt, that picture is gorgeous! You Rock!