Who says we never have harsh weather in So Cal? --- Backyard in rain 005
 

View from kitchen the other day during violent rain and sleet storm. It's
dry today but we've got 60-80 MPH wind gusts.

Who says we never have harsh weather in So Cal? --- Backyard in rain 005
 

"Pat Durkin" wrote in
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Hey Pat

Your USC Gnome is getting wet !

Who says we never have harsh weather in So Cal? --- Backyard in rain 005
 

"John Szalay" john.szalayATatt.net wrote in message
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"Pat Durkin" wrote in
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Hey Pat

Your USC Gnome is getting wet !

Boy you've got good eyes John! :o)

Fight On!
--
Pat

Who says we never have harsh weather in So Cal? --- Backyard in rain 005
 

"Pat Durkin" wrote:

View from kitchen the other day during violent rain and sleet storm. It's
dry today but we've got 60-80 MPH wind gusts.

I grew up in Tornado Alley and even after 30+ years in LA I'm still
amazed at how a 0.1" rainstorm will bring out "STORM WATCH!!" media
coverage, with all of the local weathercasters acting like we were on
Arrakis and this "storm" harkened the arrival of the Kwisatz Haderach!

BTW, I got home tonight to find that the winds here in the Valley
brought down a big chunk of a big white birch in my front yard,
missing the house & windows fortunately.

MomDude

Who says we never have harsh weather in So Cal? --- Backyard in rain 005
 

I grew up in Tornado Alley and even after 30+ years in LA I'm still
amazed at how a 0.1" rainstorm will bring out "STORM WATCH!!" media
coverage, with all of the local weathercasters acting like we were on
Arrakis and this "storm" harkened the arrival of the Kwisatz Haderach!

Much of SoCal is hillside which is so unstable it might move with little
more than .1'' of rain
A good read on the subject is in "Controlling Nature" by John McPhee

I witnessed some of the instability during the 1983 El Ni–o in Big Sur
and have paid more attention to weather since then.
--
Monterey, California USA
USDA Zone 9
Sunset Zone 17

Who says we never have harsh weather in So Cal? --- Backyardin rain 005
 

"MomDude" wrote:

I grew up in Tornado Alley and even after 30+ years in LA I'm still
amazed at how a 0.1" rainstorm will bring out "STORM WATCH!!" media
coverage, with all of the local weathercasters acting like we were on
Arrakis and this "storm" harkened the arrival of the Kwisatz Haderach!


Huh, a Dune Fan. Given many of the Valley's streets are former Wash's
the News has been the same since they first started laying Asphalt for
Streets there. It's all a matter of Zip Code. Give SoCal .5" of Rain in a
Day and it's the Second Coming. But put a 5.0 Earthquake where you grew up
and Lots of Folks'll find God for the day also!

BTW, I got home tonight to find that the winds here in the Valley
brought down a big chunk of a big white birch in my front yard,
missing the house & windows fortunately.


Glad to hear all's well at Casa MomDude. Hopefully you don't have Asphalt
Shingles that were spread all over the neighborhood.

Crazy Ed