Photos by Brendon Shave
There goes the road again!
1:53 PM – just received:
This is a notification from Alert Monterey County:
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE
The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for your area. This message is being sent to areas at greatest risk for flash flooding.
A WARNING is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, is imminent, or has a very high probability of occurring.
A WARNING is used for conditions posing a threat to life or property.
We STRONGLY suggest you take appropriate precautions or preparations to protect life or property.
REMEMBER, A WARNING IS A HIGHER ALERT LEVEL THAN A WATCH. A WARNING MEANS IT IS IMMINENT OR HAS A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF OCCURRING.
Right in the middle of cooking a brunch before fingers crossed on any further alerts like power going out. Good to know these apps are on the ball.
Hurricane-like winds with waves of sheet rain coming down at the school. This raging storm is intensifying. Phone lines are going out, then back on, then back out again. Tree debris and fallen branches everywhere. Fortunately, we are up on a plateau between Plaskett and Pruitt Creeks which gives a margin for flooding issues.
The intense drama of the hurling rain, the fierceness of the cleansing wind, isolating this world from the invasion along the fragile ribbon of coast road, keeping trespassers at bay from this magnificent kingdom by the sea.
Solace, natural gusting Creator of quiet and isolation, ahhh… Peace.
Oh, I love that, Wally. Just wish I could be out in it, on the road, dodging rocks (and hapless tourists)
bigsurkate
I hope that you are safely tucked in at home with pets & wine.
Oh, you bet!!
bigsurkate
Is it wine thirty yet? Any word from the guy doing the flyovers over burn scar in Palo?
Oh, it was wine 30 an hour ago. You must mean Michael Troutman, and no, no word, yet. Probably will stay out as long as he can
bigsurkate
Watching weather channel storm had a wind gust in 11am hour at 173 m/p/h in the Sierras.
Yeah, I saw that. Pretty amazing storm.
bigsurkate