Road Work on CVR Monday

Subject: Monterey County Public Works Chip Seal roadwork on Carmel Valley Road October 5-7

October 2, 2015

Monterey County Public Works crews will be doing chip seal work on Carmel Valley Road from Rancho Fiesta to Ford Road October 5th – 7th. This work will require the closure of traffic lanes and placement of traffic controls. To reduce impacts to commute traffic, work will be done between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

While inconvenient for motorists, seal coating extends the service life of pavement. Your patience is appreciated.

This morning’s rain a teaser?

while not enough to do much more than cut the dust, I did have to close a couple north-facing Windows about 3:30 am, but if my SLO weather caster is correct, it is just a harbinger of things to come … Sweet forecast:

“A 998 millibar low pressure system is forecast to move southward through the middle of California. The associated cold front is expected to produce increasing southerly winds and rain Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. At this time, rainfall amounts are expected to range between half of an inch and one inch
with greater amounts along the north coast, such as Cambria and San Simeon. A few scattered rain showers may continue into Tuesday. Otherwise, high-pressure will produce increasing northwesterly winds and clearing skies on Wednesday into next Friday.”

El Niño Journal – Jan. 10, 1998

(Saturday)

Yesterday’s meeting was long – it lasted until almost 2 pm. The last two hours of the meeting, the rain was quite heavy. I canceled the town run – went to River Inn for gas, bread, and muffins. Then went to Fernwood for a quick hamburger. Got home by 4:30.

It was a slow  drive home, between the rain, the rocks, and the non-working window defroster….

The rain is supposed to continue throughout the day today and then another storm developing Sunday afternoon. Predictions are for the rain to continue through Wednesday.

Even though some scientists are claiming that El Niño is weakening, others are stating that this is the beginning of its effects on the California Coast. The storms are stacking up out in the Pacific. In the last 24 hours we have recorded 2.7″, a significant amount…

Looking back at the rain totals for the last few years at the end of January we had:

1995 – 36″

1996 – 21″

1997 – 65″

Of course, in 1997 the rain pretty much ended at the end of January, and in 1995, March was the month of floods and the collapse of the Carmel River Bridge and 1996 was a relatively dry year.

El Niño Journal – Jan 9, 1998

“Friday, January 9th – Obviously, I haven’t written much this week. This morning I have an hour before I have to lave for the Big Sur multi-Agency Advisory Council meeting at 10 am. There is a storm here today and [Rock Knocker] has told me I CANT drive Highway One in the rain, in the dark.

The meeting is expected to go until 1:30, but the agenda is PACKED with some very controversial issues, so I can’t imagine it will finish on time. I will have to leave by 2pm or I won’t be able to get to [town and then back to] the dirt by dark. [during meeting] Currently, the Pt. Sur naval facility is involving more time than I thought it would involve. Most of this large audience – the largest I’ve ever seen – is here for the Short Term Rental Ordinance. [ed. Note – somethings never change.]”

Suicide cause of Tassajara Fire

MCSO just released their findings that the fire was caused by a suicide. Details, other than finding the body at the point of origin, are not being released. The body has yet to be identified.