CA: FLOOD WATCH ( for Areas of Southern California )

Accuweather ^ | 726 PM PST THU FEB 4 2010 | NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO
AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO
COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO
COUNTY VALLEYS AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES
DURING THE STORM...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH FACING SLOPES AND
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL
FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS...AND PERIODS OF URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And this storm carries on across the country...story and graphic:

Another Snowstorm Next Week

[pollywog]

Thunder and Lightening woke me up about a hour ago! It is pouring here in Eagle Rock!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Must have rained good during the night here,...standing water in my little rose garden area at the front of my little patio....wind seems to be making good noise over the roof of the building.

[A CA Guy]

Egads, I'm looking up at the sky and seeing that very purple blue line in the sky with the word Jet and arrows.

How did you know we'd get that?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Big area of yellow on the map at #15 southwest of Barstow...will get a report from my daughter later.

She is coming down mid morning with two HS girls who are going to Knotts Berry Farm....think there might be some boys they know showing up there too.

They aren’t worried about any rain...according to my daughter ,...LOL!

[pollywog]

It is POURING as I type!! That red is on top of us right now!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Retrieving some links from earlier threads:

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Much data here:

S N O W - P R E C I P I T A T I O N U P D A T E

Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites As of FRIDAY: JANUARY 22 , 2010

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

[pollywog]

WOW!!!... I think we are the deep purple right now...Daughter just came down stairs. Rain woke her up!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Rain has about stopped down here...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Satellite IR shows storm over Barstow heading for Vegas.

See #28.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From Accuweather:

Storm Wallops California

Updated: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:58 AM:

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Meanwhile, snow will pile up in the Sierra. Snow levels will be around 4,500 feet through tonight. Up to a foot of snow will bury the highest elevations. Tonight, the heaviest snow will shift eastward into the mountains of Arizona and Utah.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OC Register:

Storm drops 2” of rain overnight, more coming

February 6th, 2010, 5:39 am · 23 Comments · posted by Gary Robbins, science writer-editor

At dawn, NOAA infrared radar showed one storm moving out of Orange County and another moving in.

Updated 7:45 a.m. Saturday

Orange County continues to be lashed with rain and strong winds this morning after a west Pacific storm unexpectedly gained power overnight. Parts of the county have received 2” of rain since 9 p.m. Friday, creating mudslide and debris flow dangers in the eastern foothills and canyons. (Irvine is getting slammed hard at this moment, readers say.) Dohenydaze, a regular reader of this site, says, “Pouring again in Capo Beach. Rain coming down the fireplace wall.”

At 7:45 a.m., CHP said there were 25 traffic accidents and hazards on county freeways. (Traffic). The storm was expected to drop only 0.75” to 1” on most areas, and die out by late Friday evening.

The heavy rain has closed southbound Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, between Warner and Golden West. Street flooding is occurring throughout the county. A flash flood watch is in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday.

Winds continue to be gusty, hitting 30 mph at the Huntington Pier and 25 mph at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana.

A large mudslide has been reported in La Canada, not far from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Storm was bigger than advertised...not done yet.

[NormsRevenge]

Major dump in progress in the high desert

How ya doin’ lainie? You see any orange in the sky? I see it on the radar. :-)

we had a nice burst or rain early this morning..

[aruanan]

CA: FLOOD WATCH ( for Areas of Southern California )

Watch for earthquakes later.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

We have those scheduled for Northern California at the moment....they have had a couple 5.,0 just recently in the last month.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Daughter just called from Victorville....seems that Knotts Berry Farm has closed due to the water and the Cajon pass is having some problems...rain related....not sure of the detail on that.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Local happenings Channel 2 news....then are planning more updates....BIG NEWS:

video at website:

2nd Car Found In Ravine Near Sheen's Mercedes

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Feb 5, 2010 3:17 pm US/Pacific

STUDIO CITY, Calif. (AP) ―

Charlie Sheen's Mercedes-Benz sedan was found at the bottom of a steep ravine off of Mulholland Drive after the actor had reported it stolen from his gated Sherman Oaks residence.

Los Angeles police say another car has been found over the side of a road where Charlie Sheen's Mercedes was earlier pulled from a steep ravine.

Sheen reported that his Mercedes-Benz sedan was stolen from his gated community at around 4 a.m. in Sherman Oaks. At around the same time, it was found upside down hundreds of feet down a ravine off Mulholland Drive near his home. Nobody was in the car.

Police spokesman Richard French says a photographer who was in the area reported a Bentley in the ravine shortly after 1:30 p.m.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]