#NOAA / #NWS alerting to flooding in !SoCal: portions of #San_Bernardino, #Riverside, #Orange counties with urban and small stream flooding affecting low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water on roadways, mud and rocks over mountain highways. #Inland_Empire people should be alert.
Last night, from about 22:00 to 01:00, there were sporadic bursts of gunfire. It was raining in intermittent spurts, and the wind was boisterous.
In the #Los_Angeles metro, there were several water rescues, as flooding occurred. This includes one family whose off-road vehicle got stuck in flooded Lytle Creek after five inches of rain fell.
Two of the four local (to my area of !SoCal) news sources actually have positive stories this week and last, along with the usual car crashes, burglaries, robberies, and murders. One would think this is the part of #Los_Angeles that used to be known as "South Central", instead of a desert area 100 miles away.
One source is paywalled, so I rarely visit it. The fourth source is moribund, posting batches of 3-4 articles over few months.
Pacific storm expected to impact !SoCal beginning tonight, including the #Inland_Empire. Portions of #I-15, #I-215, #I-10, #I-8 expected to be affected by snow. Mountains and passes could see up to 6 inches of snow. Gusty winds, with some places seeing up to 60MPH winds. Heavy rainfall in some areas, so expect urban flooding as well as debris flows & mudslides in burn scar areas.
#NOAA / #NWS has been sending alerts about rainy and snowy weather in !SoCal for the past few days. No reports from home about any flooding or damage, but I did hear that one of the mountain passes had a car washed off the highway.
Whenever the Dodgers play either !SoCal competitor ( the #Angels or the Padres ), it is like when your Little League team plays your brother's team. You always want your team to win, but whenever the other family team plays a different team, you want the family team to win.
#Riverside County sheriff deputies raid elderly couple's homes without a warrant. Reason: solar panels reduced power use, so deputies suspected an illegal marijuana growing operation. https://nu.federati.net/url/287518 [witnessla com]
#NOAA / #NWS has been sending alerts for severe #t-storms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding most of today, covering much of #San_Bernardino County and parts of #Riverside County in !SoCal.
A couple of those alerts covered areas near me. My personal phone got alerted for #flash_floods, but my work phone (which was also with me) did not. This illustrates why people should get NOAA weather alert radios for their homes and other places where they spend a lot of time. (NOTE: Your $EMPLOYER may not allow you to set one up at the workplace.)
The alerts transmitted by mobile carriers are not dependable. In some areas, one carrier will have service and another will not. In other areas, multiple carriers may have service, but only one will alert. In still other areas, multiple carriers will transmit alerts, but there may be a few minutes between carriers.
They used to cost around $40 at Walmart. You have to find out the NOAA alert code for your county and enter it into the radio. Then, when it picks up the code, it will emit a loud beeping noise, then switch on the audio of the nearest NOAA weather radio station ... which should be describing the alert details.
In some places, the county-level alerts are not very helpful. San Bernardino County is one of those places, because the county is the largest in the lower 48 states, and covers an area from Montclair to Needles (multiple hours of driving apart from each other). But in most of the rest of the country, they are very helpful. For example, Wayne County, #MI (Detroit area) is relatively compact, so a weather alert there is likely relevant.
#NOAA / #NWS alerting: life threatening flash floods occuring in #San_Bernardino and #Riverside Counties. Stay off the roads until 17:00 unless evacuating. The rain has dropped the temperature by up to 10F, at the expense of unwanted humidity.
#Arizona's monsoon season affecting portions of !SoCal.
Temperatures in the !SoCal deserts ( High Desert and Intermediate Desert / Mojave Desert and Amargosa Valley Desert and Great Basin Desert; Low Desert / Colorado Desert, Sonora Desert ) and the valleys of the #Inland_Empire above 100⁰F Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
In #NorCal, a co-worker says Sacramento is up to 106⁰F this week.
Flash flood warnings issued for parts of #San_Bernardino and #Riverside Counties. #NOAA / #NWS advises to stay off the roads unless evacuating, as many roads could have dips with life threatening waterflows. Heavy rain occurring in spots.
California's Governor Newsom makes cautious step toward meeting the state's water needs. https://nu.federati.net/url/287349 [www latimes com]
It is a tiny step, but #California is never going to catch up with its demand with these baby steps. There needs to be a massive statewide effort to meet 100% of projected water requirements for the next fifty years via #desalination. That includes residential, agricultural, industrial, plus supplementing natural rainfall to preserve forests and replenish ground water, and some extra water which can be made available for neighboring states' needs.
I feel like these #pollies are so busy trying not to displease entrenched interests that they are missing a historic opportunity to lead the way in responding to a 22 year drought that currently affects a giant chunk of the US from California to Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and beyond. See https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ and https://www.drought.gov/
#noaa / #nws issuing flash flood watch alerts for !SoCal mountains and deserts beginning at noon Pacific and continuing until evening. Scattered #t-stroms with heavy rain.
Flew in late last night. So far, even though !SoCal is probably warmer, the lack of humidty makrs it more bearable. Plus, my shirt is not soaked through.
Examples of areas affected include Barstow, Baker, Needles, Fort Irwin, Daggett, Lynwood, Kelso, Mitchell Caverns, Ludlow, Amboy, Newberry Springs, Lake Havasu City, Mohave Valley, Bullhead City, Laughlin, Cima, Mountain Pass, Death Valley National Monument, Mojave National Preserve, Lone Pine. Highways: #I-15, #I-40, Highway 95, SR-127, Highway 190.
Several #California cities, including some in !SoCal cancelling their #Independence_Day fireworks shows because their contractor got raided by the state fire marshal.