Topic: California Storms This Week Overrated?

[pwdiver]

So much for Al Gore and his global warming, January was the coldest here Claremont since I have been uploading to WU

[DanS]

California's storms made the news over here.  http://www.nationmultimedia.com/worldhotnews/30120794/Evacuations-ordered-as-storms-pound-California

[Cienega32]

It's got to be one brutal situation in California. They get slides as it is with that much rain but with all the dead dirt from the fires... wow.

We were pretty much spared out here. Only .52" rain yesterday and .22" today. Spread out over time so no real problems. A bit more than usual, with the last two JANs seeing a total of .01".

I imagine the mountains look good but I don't know where they are!

[WeatherGoose]

So much for Al Gore and his global warming, January was the coldest here Claremont since I have been uploading to WU

The term "Warming" is a misnomer.  SEVERE/UNUSUAL weather is the hallmark of climate change.  This series of storms and all the other extreme weather elsewhere only serves to strengthen the case.

[Harryca]

WOW!!!  This is about 40 miles from me.  Is anyone else watching this?

TORNADO WARNING
CAC013-232130-
/O.NEW.KMTR.TO.W.0002.100123T2105Z-100123T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
105 PM PST SAT JAN 23 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 130 PM PST
* AT 103 PM PST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
NEAR BRENTWOOD...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF OAKLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DISCOVERY BAY BY 120 PM PST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3789 12155 3787 12156 3783 12152 3781 12154
3780 12157 3776 12177 3792 12185 3801 12166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 331DEG 5KT 3788 12170
$$

[DanS]

Good luck and hope it passes you by. Scary feeling for sure. Seeing lots more moisture closing in towards the coast as well, to add to things.

[Chris H.]

I've got t-storms (well okay, t-snow) forming over the higher terrain. If it weren't for the empty trees and cold NW winds, I'd say it looks a lot like mid July.