The California Drought

[Bicycle Bill]

alls well here, but I d better move my trucks from beneath the old maple tree......

Don't forget to move the cinder blocks that they're up on too...

-"BB"-

[wesw]

hey!

that s not fair!

both of my trucks run....

....and I use jackstands and/or oak cribbing.

cinder blocks aren t safe.

solid concrete blocks will work, but who wants to lug them around?

[Jarlaxle]

With heavy rain and high wind, I worry about trees and power lines.

Guin, batten down-coastal flood watch tonight!

[oldr_n_wsr]

Just got a text from my wife. Power is out already. Hasn't even started to rain.
I'll fire up the generator when I get home if the lights are still out.

Just got another text, lights are back on.

And yes LordJim, I do receive text's.
Though sending them is iffy at best. Damn fingers are too big and hit the wrong keys all the time.


Stay safe fellow NE-ers.
Hope you are not out working tonight Jarl. But if you are, stay extra safe.

[RayThom]

It has stopped raining here (Longwood Gardens area)... at least for now.

[Jarlaxle]

Not raining here, though really windy. My mother (southern RI) reports horizontal rain, strong wind, and one hyper feline.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Wind and rain over night. Barely any wind today, but it's been raining most of the day.
Not much of a storm. Shoulda' been snow.

Wasn't it a year ago today we got hit with a pretty good snowfall?

[Long Run]

And the hits just keep on coming . . .

THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND! 2-4 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY AT THE SUMMITS OF MOST TAHOE RESORTS THROUGH SATURDAY WITH UP TO 5 FEET POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF MAMMOTH

For those of you that may have forgotten what the February burial looked like in the Sierra you may get another chance to see deep snow late this week into the weekend. It wont be as deep as some of the AR events we saw this past winter but decent dumps are likely for a wide area of the Sierra Range. Models are showing up to 2-4 feet for many upper locations with 9-15 inches at the bases. This storm has the potential to bring epic amounts of snow to many areas through late Saturday (Not an April Fools Joke).
Strong winds and warmer temperatures will slam into the Sierra Range Friday. Heavy precipitation will be falling Friday morning above 7500 feet. Upper elevations should grab a foot or more during the day. Wind holds and upper mountain terrain closures are likely!

Snow continues into Saturday with a cold front due early. Colder air will usher in heavy snowfall to the bases and high quality POW for mid and upper elevations. Snow will be falling at lake level on Saturday! Strong winds may keep upper mountains on hold at many ski areas prone to wind impacts in the morning. Winds may ease by afternoon Saturday (Its still too far out to get specifics).

[Long Run]

Time to start digging out. Jeep buried deep with the winter storms near above the west shore of Tahoe:

[rubato]

no way that is going to work unless the two tow vehicles are cabled to trees behind them and connected with winches as well. Even then I'm pretty doubtful


yrs,
rubato

[RayThom]

no way that is going to work unless the two tow vehicles are cabled to trees behind them and connected with winches as well. Even then I'm pretty doubtful yrs, rubato

That was my thought, too. After all the digging they've already done they need to create a ramp down to the vehicle. The vehicle could possibly be driven out if done correctly.

[Jarlaxle]

Depends on the winches...that pic could easily show 24 TONS of pulling power, even with relatively modest winches.

[ex-khobar Andy]

For crying out loud - if you ever have to do this stand well away from the winch cables. If one of those parts, someone could be cut in half. In my trawling days an old fisherman who had been doing it for fifty years told me how a friend of his had been sliced in two by a trawl cable which snagged on a rock (the otter boards snagged and hence the cable) and because the ship was still in forward mode . . .

[Jarlaxle]

For crying out loud - if you ever have to do this stand well away from the winch cables. If one of those parts, someone could be cut in half. In my trawling days an old fisherman who had been doing it for fifty years told me how a friend of his had been sliced in two by a trawl cable which snagged on a rock (the otter boards snagged and hence the cable) and because the ship was still in forward mode . . .

Yeah, that! I worked with winches for a living, and always kept everyone away from tbe cables for that reason.

[Econoline]

If you look closely, there are not 2 but 3 Jeeps with winches attached to the submerged one...and I suspect that the camera angle makes the slope they're pulling it up look somewhat steeper than it actually is. But yeah, I hope they had the sense to anchor each of the topside Jeeps to a sturdy tree with a sturdy chain or cable.



ETA: Yeah, and also the sense to stand well away from the cables once they engage those winches.

[Long Run]

Guess we can call it a drought. June snowpack in the Sierras:

[dales]

Man, it's so good to see that YUGE snowpack!

[Burning Petard]

When I first came out to Delaware in Feb '72 looking for a job, I avoided the Pennsy turnpike because I did not want to spend money on tolls. I was following what have been called the 'blue hiways', two lane black top used mostly by locals. In central Pennsylvania I started to see snow in the air and along the road. Then at one point I saw snow about like the picture above, with the biggest snow plow I had ever seen stuck in it. At that point I said only 'Oh Shit! what have I got myself into?" I had seen snow in Missouri and Michigan but nothing like that. By sheer luck I made it through and connected to I70 in Maryland. But I now have buried in the back of my head that no matter what my experience and preparation, Mother Nature can still show me a thing or two.

snailgate

[Scooter]

Lake Ontario levels are 3 feet above normal. Fully half of the Toronto Islands are underwater, and other areas along the shore line are flooded. The International Joint Commission overseeing the St. Lawrence Seaway has already increased outflow into the St. Lawrence River to the maximum recommended flow of 10200 cubic metres per second. It plans to increase the flow to 10900 m3/s for 7 days over the next two weeks (that's three times the volume flowing over Niagara Falls) which should reduce the lake level by one inch. It will probably require closing the St. Lawrence to navigation, however.