Storm and Road Report, 12/22/15

5:00 am – Rocks and Debris all up and down Highway One, but no specific closure listed on CHP. It sounds like a mess, and since the entries, shortly after midnight, I suspect there are closures that are not reported.

Woke at 4:30 am to the sound of pouring rain on a metal roof. That can be, and was, very loud. Went to my weather station to see I had received 1.10″ for the day – since midnight – what about between my last reading at 10:15 and midnight? With a little math from the last monthly reading and current monthly reading, I got a total of 3.14″ for the day, plus the current daily 1.10 inches, we are up to 4.25″, or 11.97″ for the year – probably 12″ now in the time it took me to type this. Oh, yes, I’d say El Niño is here.

 

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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  • Headed your way soon, hoping for a break in the weather to get there. We'll see Bro B @ Hermitage. Stay safe

  • Checked the Pacific Valley School weatherelement gauge. For the day, it was .67 inch, plus .4 inches overnight, for a storm total of 1.09.Season Rain: 4.52 in.
    Here, in Idaho for the Winter Break, endless rain and snow. Avalanche warnings, power outages, and road closures everywhere.
    That atmospheric river-in-the-sky is for real!

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