Monday, January 4, 2016

This storm is definitely a Pineapple Express

What I mean by this is when I walk outside it feels about 10 degrees warmer in a humid tropical way than most other storms so far this rainy season that were more from directly west or north. So, this storm likely originated near Hawaii some place.

It has passed where I live for now, but remnants of the storm are over the Sierras now or over the Colorado River near Needles and Near Phoenix where it looks to be raining pretty hard and moving eastward now. In Flagstaff in that area it looks like snow is coming down some places in that general area.

Also, it looks to be snowing higher up in the Sierras as well as the Cascades up into Mt. Shasta.

More sections of this very large storm system are coming this week and hitting California until at least Thursday or Friday.

One section is from about Bakersfield north into the Sierras up to Mt.  Shasta and the other big section is moving from the Pacific up from Baja California into Arizona and part likely has gone through Los Angeles area too.

All sections of the very big storm (and much more still to come) are heading in a north and eastern direction at present.

Here is what is going on in Los Angeles around 400 miles south of here:

Be ready for heavy rain, Mayor Garcetti tells Los Angeles

A man collapses his umbrella Monday, Jan. 6, 2016, prior to boarding a bus on Owensmouth Avenue in Woodland Hills. Rains Monday are expected to be light, with more powerful storms expected Tuesday. (Photo by Dean Musgrove/Los Angeles Daily News)
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today urged residents to prepare for this week’s expected storms.
The forecast rains today are not expected to amount to much, but tomorrow’s storm system will be much more powerful and could unleash torrents of mud and debris over slopes previously denuded by wildfires.
“I think we’ve become complacent, and one of my big messages is to tell Angelenos to make sure they do their part,” Garcetti told KNX Newsradio. “We’re sending people to ElNinoLA.com, (which has) great tips on how you can get the alerts.”
Garcetti urged people to let the city know the locations of blocked-up storm drains and gutters in order to prevent the type of flooding that can lead to mudslides.
People can call 311 for general information, and 911 in emergencies. Also, people can call 211 for information on shelters for the homeless, Garcetti said.
“We have beds available ... (and) you can bring your pets,” Garcetti said. “All those rules are (being) relaxed.”
Garcetti said the city has “tripled the number of outreach teams” to contact the homeless, especially encampments near the Los Angeles River, where historically there have been swiftwater rescues during flooding.
“People who are living there think they are safe, and they are not,” Garcetti said.
The numbers of emergency personnel have been beefed up in preparation for the storms, and emergency operations centers are being activated today, Garcetti said.
Garcetti also warned people not to put out their trash containers on days when there is water flowing on streets.
end quote from:
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160104/be-ready-for-heavy-rain-mayor-garcetti-tells-los-angeles

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