CA Precipitation – % of normal
Controlled burns around FHL area
If you see smoke, LPF/FHL is conducting controlled burns today, per the CHP website:
8:58 AM 1 [1] PER LOS PADRES FIRE / THERE WILL BE SEVERAL CONTROLLED BURNS TODAY IN THIS AREA
Overnight closure, 1/28/16 at Cow Cliffs
Cow Cliffs will have its first overnight full closure on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 10 pm until 6 am (Friday morning) to place girders on the viaduct. Electronic message boards will be activated to inform motorists of this hard closure. The CHP will assist with traffic control. Motorists are advised to reach their destination by 10 pm on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Plaskett sprung a leak!
Photo by Brendon Shave
A break in the weather
Time to check systems, clear driveways and roads, restock, and reassess before the next one hits. Not predicted to be as strong as the one yesterday morning, but saturation is coming. A few notes from my SLO Meterologist: “Yesterday’s cold front produced heavy rain along the Santa Lucia Mountains. The rain gauge located near the
Upper San Simeon Creek recorded 8.50 inches of rain.” Ummmm … Yes, 8.5″ wowza!
Highway One Road Conditions, 1/19/16
9:30 pm – Hard Closure to last until midnight – 2 am, according to a local who drove there and asked.
HIGHWAY ONE TO CLOSE AT 6:00 PM – Hard Closure at Fernwood to clear tree and fix power lines. Stay tuned to CHP site.
4:30 pm – PGE, Our Great ever-present BSVFD, and CT dealing with wires down across both lanes near Fernwood. Power to be turned back on when resolved.
there is also a slide at MM 44.30, per CHP, which is approximately 1/2.mile south of Ventana. There are other unreported slides, according to my son who just got back from town.
REMEMBER, CAL-TRANSCDOES NOT PATROL AFTER DARK, and with so much rain from this storm (5″ in many places on the South Coast) these slides are only just beginning! Even tomorrow, when there will be a break in the rain, slides will be occurring. BE SAFE OUT THERE!
Weather and Road Report, 1/19/16
I am out of town, but just checked with neighbor who reports 4″ of rain this storm, and sustained 50 mph winds.
My son, Brendon just went to town, north, and reports 4 slides blocking the NB lanes. He sent me a video … I am trying to see if I can upload, but WP is saying it is not a supported file type. I’ll keep trying. The one he sent is just south of Deetjen’s.
Okay, here is the url to YouTube:
Radar Map, 1/19/16
Thanks to Brian Mack for this one.
Rain Predictions downgraded
Road Condition Updates – Highway One and Nacimiento, 1/16/16
From CHP RE Nacimiento:
Incident: 00100 Type: Mud/Dirt/Rock Location: Nacimiento Fergusson Rd / Central Coast Ridge Rd Loc Desc: Cone Peak Rd Lat/Lon: 36.009867 -121.452317
Detail Information
10:30 AM 3 [5] 1039 LOS PADRES FOREST SRVC, THEY HAVE NO ONE TO VERIFY THE SLIDE
10:23 AM 2 [3] LANDSLIDE AND TREE DOWN 1125 WB LN
10:23 AM 1 [2] NACIMIENTO FERGUSON X CONE PEAK, APPRX 1 MILE FRM LOS PADRES STN
Re Highway One at Partington Cove:
One lane controlled traffic is open, and the entire road should be open by noon. Here are a couple of photos from Cal-Trans:
