5:30 pm – the last hour and 1/2 has been gnarly. Downpours, and inch an hour or more, way over 2” – finished changing my links (I think) so you can check out the 24 hour rain totals in the links to the right. Lost my internet in the height of it, as did a few others.
4 pm – hit the 1″ mark, and now I am busy updating my links so fire is gone and rain is here…
Noon – major rain and wind now! Wow!
Today, is all about the rain. Comment when it hits where you are, and let us know where that is! So far my day has been about making this welcomed, but forgotten, transition – making sure I stocked the inside wood box, and filled the back-up generator (given the no sun), and I have built a small fire to take the morning chill off, oh, and coffee is in hand.
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Chico, CA
gentle overnight smoke-flavored sprinkles
I’ll bet it will be a very, VERY welcome relief to have the skies washed clean these next few days. Let us hope for gentle rains and no debris flows.
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It began around 8:30a in Palo Colorado Cyn
It is still pretty much just heavy drizzle here, on the South Coast of Big Sur.
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I think there was a small earthquake about 7am this morning. The house rippled and it wasn’t the wind.
A welcome sprinkle is happening at Carmel Valley Ranch!
11 am and still no significant precip in Pebble Beach. Hopefully not another missed prediction.
Interesting article while we wait:
https://calmatters.org/articles/improving-california-wildfire-preparation-state-steps/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Kate, I follow you because my sister lives in big Sur...and I am an ex-california girl..if u don’t mind can you tell me approximately what area you are in?
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Sent you an email, but generally, on the South Coast of Big Sur.
1pm on Happy Hill, Cambria. Gentle drizzle since 11ish am, steady flow from gutter down spouts at 1pm. Still just a drizzle.
It is still pretty early in the day. Was just going to go check the radar.
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2:30 and the skylights are finally wet and making noise in PB. Woohoo!
Kate, 15:00 rainbow in CVV - mist is the only measurable precip - for the day- weak wave of moisture here..Trace at best..
Lots and lots here. In fact in the third downpour of the day. Will check my totals later.
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1.4" at Big Sur Station as of 4:15 p.m.
Thanks for that report, Tim. It continues to come down in buckets. My rain gauge is stuck on “its raining cats & dogs”
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