The entire state, in effect, is under storm watch for today and tomorrow. Flash flood warnings are going out for many areas here in SoCal.
My SLO forecaster had this to say: ” A cold front stalled over Big Sur last night and produced heavy amounts of rainfall north of Cambria.
Three Peaks in Bug Sur recorded 5.94 inches of rain over the last 24 hours. Rocky Butte near San Simon reported 3.78 inches. Cambria has recorded 1.93 inches. …
Periods of moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds will continue through tonight, turning to scattered rain showers (at times heavy) on Saturday as a cold upper-level trough moves over the Central Coast.
Rainfall totals from this system should range between 1 and 1.5 inches in the North County (Paso Robles), 1.5 and 2.5 inches in the coastal valleys (San Luis Obispo) and along the beaches and 2.5 and 5.0 inches along the coastal mountains due to oragraphic enhancement.
Heavy snow above 3,000 feet in the Sierra will occur throughout the day today from north of Blue Canyon south into the souther Yosemite area. Also, heavy rain and snow in the 3,000 and 4,000 foot range will cross into the LA area late this afternoon and tonight with possible heavy snow across the Southern California Mountains.”
Wow you are amazing Kate to continue to keep us posted while being down South with your mom. Blessings to you and your mom during this time. Your love is felt all the way up here in your home country. Take care during this sacred rich time with your mom.
Love, Pam
I in join Pam’s remarks.
Be well.
Stay well and warm, ditto on Pam’s kind thoughts for you and your family. Wow on the weather watch. We are indeed getting rain. Who was the wiseguy who prayed for snow.
Thank you Kate. Thinking about you and your family. Hope you are ok.
We are up to 3.5 inches now in the gauge, and heavy showers happening right now.
…Holdin’ you in the Light.
And, now for those of you who read the posts in Kate’s blog, and live to the south…this is a nasty storm that is in process of slamming the southern regions of California. Pasted below is a telling warning directly from NWS as of 10pm tonight. The power of the storm system could bring similar weather events to Big Sur and northward as well. Keep a “weather eye”…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
CAC079-083-190700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SV.W.0001.110219T0605Z-110219T0700Z/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
1005 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA..
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NIPOMO…
WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA…THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SANTA MARIA…LOMPOC…AND VANDENBERG…
* UNTIL 1100 PM PST
* AT 959 PM PST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST NORTHWEST OF VANDENBERG AIR
FORCE BASE OFF THE COAST. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH…AND WILL AFFECT WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE AND SANTA MARIA…AND THE TOWN OF
NIPOMO IN SOUTHWESTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THROUGH 11 PM.
THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL OF ONE INCH IN
DIAMETER…DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…AND POSSIBLY
A SMALL TORNADO.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS.