California Rain and Snow

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Wondering how our California guys are doing with all the precipitation?
 
There's been an uptick in auto accidents, but that's nothing new. Most Californians don't know how to drive in the wet.

This winter has been a blessing. Our reservoirs are nearing capacity. I'm very thankful for that. Getting tired of drought.

Had some hail just the other day. That was weird. Melted within a couple of hours.
 
kamagong said:
There's been an uptick in auto accidents, but that's nothing new. Most Californians don't know how to drive in the wet.

This winter has been a blessing. Our reservoirs are nearing capacity. I'm very thankful for that. Getting tired of drought.

Had some hail just the other day. That was weird. Melted within a couple of hours.
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My son had hail in Carpinteria, outside Santa Barbara, for a few minutes one day.
 
Here in Kern Co we've had some severe flooding yesterday. Kernville got hit pretty hard. Much of it was evacuated as was Wofford Heights:


Here in Tehachapi we've had lots of snow and lots of rain. We had a warm rain come in yesterday and that melted much of the snow and thats what caused the flooding that we've had in many areas. Some flood damage here in Tehachapi but not to homes that I know of. We did have a heavy warm rain yesterday but we still have considerable snow in the mountains surrounding us most of which are below 8,000 in elevation so thats a blessing. We were the southern edge of the storm though. Our house is at about 4200 ft. Outside a couple weeks ago. The front patio:

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Horse pens:

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On the other hand we're thankful for all the moisture. Our ranch two days before the big snow storm. This lake we call Laguna de Anos Ochos cause it shows up bout every eight yeras:

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Water is coming over the dam of this pond and running down dry creekbeds:

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We staying inside for the most part and keeping warm:

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The Southern Sierra has received 262 percent of its normal snow pack and that warm rain (they called it a Pineapple Express) was suppose to melt most of the snow all at once on everything below 8,000 ft. Mammoth Lakes ski area had received 586 inches at the lodge or 49 ft. and at the summit 700 inches or 58 ft. Thats a lot of snow and its got to go somewhere when it melts. Particularly bad if it melts all at once.
 
I’m 20 mins north of Los Angeles and it actually snowed for about an hour last week. We need the rain badly so it’s been nice, downside is the softening of the soil and trees coming down….many on powerlines.
 

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Horsewright said:
Here in Kern Co we've had some severe flooding yesterday. Kernville got hit pretty hard. Much of it was evacuated as was Wofford Heights:


Here in Tehachapi we've had lots of snow and lots of rain. We had a warm rain come in yesterday and that melted much of the snow and thats what caused the flooding that we've had in many areas. Some flood damage here in Tehachapi but not to homes that I know of. We did have a heavy warm rain yesterday but we still have considerable snow in the mountains surrounding us most of which are below 8,000 in elevation so thats a blessing. We were the southern edge of the storm though. Our house is at about 4200 ft. Outside a couple weeks ago. The front patio:

x3Wej2k.jpg


Horse pens:

X8cM0cJ.jpg


pInWH7x.jpg


On the other hand we're thankful for all the moisture. Our ranch two days before the big snow storm. This lake we call Laguna de Anos Ochos cause it shows up bout every eight yeras:

uljVCr9.jpg


Water is coming over the dam of this pond and running down dry creekbeds:

GErnm9d.jpg


dgbNMIY.jpg


We staying inside for the most part and keeping warm:

wayUxQQ.jpg



The Southern Sierra has received 262 percent of its normal snow pack and that warm rain (they called it a Pineapple Express) was suppose to melt most of the snow all at once on everything below 8,000 ft. Mammoth Lakes ski area had received 586 inches at the lodge or 49 ft. and at the summit 700 inches or 58 ft. Thats a lot of snow and its got to go somewhere when it melts. Particularly bad if it melts all at once.
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I'd say that's pretty significant. Once in 25 years weather, or more?
 
This is what our backyard looked like a few days ago. Cindy (my wife) shoveled this section out so the dogs would have a place to go - you know, GO We're up in the Northeast corner of California and get snow every winter but haven't had snow like this in about the last three or four years. We're suppose to get heavy snow again tonight and tomorrow.

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Modoc ED said:
This is what our backyard looked like a few days ago. Cindy (my wife) shoveled this section out so the dogs would have a place to go - you know, GO We're up in the Northeast corner of California and get snow every winter but haven't had snow like this in about the last three or four years. We're suppose to get heavy snow again tonight and tomorrow.

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Time to get out the sharpener.
 
Horsewright said:
I've heard it called a once in a century storm, once in a lifetime storm and once in a generation. Quien sabe?
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Lake Cachuma above Santa Barbara is at 100% for the first time since 2011. Beautiful place for we Louisiana flatlanders.
 
I lost a few big oak trees at my property in Placerville but, otherwise, all is well. It’s been raining a lot but we can use every drop (barring floods of course). I am definitely looking forward to Spring though! :)
 
In my neck of the woods (El Dorado County) We have had some huge amounts of snow in the Sierras. We have had localized flooding, downed trees and some roof collapses because of the snow loads. But I’m enjoying the winter. We needed the water badly. Just wish we had more water reservoirs to store it so we don’t have to hear about a drought next year. The problem with California it’s basically a desert and has a cycle of drought every 5-7 years. Our last real wet winter was 2017. Our water infrastructure is built for roughly 19 million our current population is almost double that 😅😅
 
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Plenty of water around here. Snow sensors up and down the Sierra show about 200% of normal full season snow. The sensors above Visalia are currently reporting about 65 inches of water content in the snow. If it heats up fast this spring the runoff could be a big problem.

The storm that rolled through here Friday dumped 2.5" at my house in Visalia. I grew up in the east and that is not a huge amount for one storm, but here in dry California that is a lot - our normal full year average here is a little over 10". And 2.5" on the valley floor meant a lot more in the middle elevations of the Sierrra, probably around 10" or so. The reservoir above Visalia added 40 feet of water depth over the last couple days. The Kaweah river just above the reservoir is normally 20 yards across, but Friday it was a raging torrent a quarter mile wide. Just north of us, the Pine Flat dam on the Kings River has been letting water out in anticipation of what will come this spring when the sierra snow melts, and they are letting it out fast enough to cause minor flooding in low areas near the river. There are flooded areas in the farmland around here, and the main freeway in this part of the valley is closed a little south of Visalia due to flooding.

More is on the way, our extended forecast is for a little rain tonight, a bigger storm on Tuesday, then more next weekend.
 
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