JudyJB wrote:Anne, what is happening in your part of California?? Waiting for your update.
Othersharon wrote:Anne, how’s your weather shaping up this afternoon. Rain is good but there can be to much of a good thing!
Thanks for asking, Ladies.
It was an "interesting" storm on Sunday; it absolutely pelted with rain all day and on past bedtime. This is fairly unusual here, usually there will be pounding rain for a while, it will let up, then begin again. There was a bit of minor street flooding in my area, nothing serious. Many of the burned areas in the Sierra had major to minor landslides and debris flows, there were a few communities here that were evacuated due the possibility of flooding and mud slides.
Lots of snow in the Sierra, as I thought might happen; Interstate 80 (four-lane interstate!) was closed for a time due to the heavy snow.
"In this image taken from video from a Caltrans remote video traffic camera, very light traffic is seen in the snow along Interstate 80 at Donner Summit, Calif., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021"
Article link: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2021-10-25/wet-storm-dumps-rain-piles-snow-closes-freeway-in-nevada
There was a major landslide along Hwy. 70 in the Feather River Canyon not too far from me. The is part of the area burned over in the Dixie Fire.
"Massive landslide shuts down stretch of Highway 70 in NorCal"
Article link:https://ktla.com/news/california/massive-landslide-shuts-down-highway-70-in-norcals-dixie-fire-burn-zone/
There was about an inch of water in my backyard, which turned everything back there into a gooey, muddy mess. I got out an old shallow-sided plastic container so as to be able to dip and wash Joe's feet each time he comes in from doing his business. He doesn't care for this too much, but, thankfully, he does put up with it. I am pretty lax in the housekeeping department, but I (try - LOL) to draw the line at sticky muddy dog footprints covering my laundry room and kitchen
I decided to go for a walk late afternoon (yes, while it was still pouring) wearing my non-waterproof (but very thick) down jacket. Truth to tell, I have been cooped up so long it was kinda fun to walk in the rain. Walked around the neighborhood for a half hour or so, when I got back I was completely soaked, but felt refreshed, both mentally and physically. Tossed my jacket over a chair, it was soon dry.
I am reading that this was record to near-record rainfall for October here. Yesterday (Monday), the day after the "bomb cyclone" weather event (this is what it is now being called, forget "pineapple express" - although it was that, too) the day dawned bright and clear, blue skies, a few wispy clouds.
That was it.
"Slight chance of rain" (20%, which probably means none) for my area for today (Tuesday) and tonight, after that no further rain in the immediate forecast.
Such is the wonder of northern California weather.
It will take many storms like this one just past to end the persistent drought, and to begin to fill reservoirs - although I am reading that Lake Oroville is up 20 feet (!) with this storm.
Were it not for the deep muddy bog that is now my backyard, one could hardly guess that anything had happened in my neighborhood.
As for storm damage in other areas of northern California, mileage will vary.
Anne
