an fyi to my northern CA brethren

[qiphlow]

if any of you live in areas that are prone to floods or mudslides, it could get a bit hairy early next week:

Issued by The National Weather Service
San Francisco/Monterey, CA
6:10 am PDT, Sat., Oct. 10, 2009

... HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIALLY HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY SIGNIFICANT STORM TO HIT LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM... ESPECIALLY FOR OCTOBER... WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE A VERY DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM THE TYPICAL LATE SUMMER PATTERN THE AREA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING. THE ORIGINS OF THIS STORM ARE FROM A WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON CALLED MELOR THAT HIT JAPAN A FEW DAYS AGO.

RAIN AND INCREASING WIND WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON... SPREADING SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND THE STRONGEST WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE HILLS... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE NORTH BAY... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND NORTHERN SANTA LUCIA RANGE NEAR BIG SUR. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA LUCIA RANGE. WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN SANTA CLARA VALLEYS WITH THIS STORM.

RAIN AND WIND WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM INCLUDE:

* POSSIBLE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS FROM BURN SCARS FROM LAST SUMMER AND THIS SUMMER. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO UPDATED FORECASTS. * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. * HIGH WINDS THAT CAN DOWN TREES AND THUS POWER LINES PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES. * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO VERY SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS FROM A BUILDUP OF OIL OVER THE SUMMER AND DEBRIS SUCH AS LEAVES ACCUMULATING ON THE ROADS.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. LOOK FOR MORE DETAILED STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER.

[Sprint]

So it's going to start the day after tomorrow, hmm...

[Chanchu]

Thanks for the heads up- we need rain hope it is not too bad of a storm.

[fuga]

I cleaned the gutters yesterday and replaced the filter for the heater this morning. Bringing in the summer cushions and hammock.

Such foul weather, almost makes me want to grow a beard...

[cerebus]

Thanks! Time to practice "mud stepping"...

[Buddy]

I miss Marin County.

[qiphlow]

Such foul weather, almost makes me want to grow a beard...

grow it...
grow the beard...

[fuga]

Had the goatee thing going but when I got rid of the chin hair for the moustache only, the wife pi chuaned that idea right out of my head.

[fuga]

and the rain comes down, baby! lucky I cleaned out those gutters!

[Darth Rock&Roll]

This year in Canada, summer occurred on a Thursday.

It's been a shitty year all over.

[cerebus]

This year in Canada, summer occurred on a Thursday.

LOL!

[fuga]

first rain travesty - my MMA gym was flooded with two inches of water - closed indefinitely - bummer!

[qiphlow]

d'oh! now you'll have to grapple in the mud!

[fuga]

or gooseshit

[nianfong]

I'm glad my condo is just up the base of a hill, and so close to city hall. we are not in any danger of flooding (even if the ice caps melt), and being near city hall makes sure that our power/utils will always be on, or will be restored very quickly if it's ever down.