Storm Report, Sunday, 3/6/16

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• Rain about four inches in previously emptied bucket, and it did come down in buckets from Saturday afternoon non stop til this morning around 6 ? Sun out in force, sky a kind of grayed-out blue, chunky clouds on eastern horizon. Lots of twigs and branches scattered about. Oh it's gorgeous! Spring happening at the same time, crocus and daffs and tulips and every leafy tree. Cadet Sparhawk, Mid-Val Post 1, reporting.
  By the way your 'rain shadow' is too beautiful for words! Did you make that up? I may change my name.

  • I thought I saw the term, somewhere, referencing the areas on the "other" side of mountains that didn't get the same amount of rain as a result. In my case, I put my gauge on the south side of the house, when the rain comes from the north, and the north slope of the roof is much higher than the south side. Thus, the term. I do like the sound of it, though.

    bigsurkate

  • Here you go, Barbara: "A rain shadow is a dry area on the lee side of a mountainous area (away from the wind). The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them" bigsurkate

    • How beautiful! I'd never heard it before and I love it with all my heart. Thank you oh wise one, stay in the rain shadows.

• Many trees down around the Peninsula, many more large branches. Some streets in Carmel are blocked off. Carmel streets look like they are carpeted with pine tree pollen pods. Kate, I lived in a rain shadow for years, it's called Fresno.

  • Lol, Mike. Mine is just my roof, fortunately.

    bigsurkate

• At the school, ended up at 2.62 inches of rain. This morning Reveille was held on me by an extremely noisy hail storm.

• 1.2" in our rain gauge in Grover Beach; That amount is pretty good for us

  • Thanks for reporting in, Kathryn.

    bigsurkate