January 4, 2008
California
Photographer states :: The day after the major storm that hit the northern California coast last night. We've been in the middle of a power outage since 5 AM and only regained power about fifteen minutes ago (11:15 PM) The storm wholloped the coast last night with winds clocked in some places at 60-90 MPH along the coast, and on some of the ridgetops to the east, 145 MPH! Oregon and Washington were hit harder than we were. . .man, what a storm!
January 4, 2008
Weston, Oregon
Photographer states :: This is the result of high winds along the Blue Mountains
January 5, 2008
0730z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of North and West Hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop)
Basically, it's headed across the continent. California did very well in preparation though. I congratulate all. Nice job.
Sand bags and plastic sheeting cover the back a home at the edge of a hillside Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, in Malibu, Calif. Homeowners still struggling to rebuild their lives after last fall's wildfires are preparing for downpours that could bring more than a foot of rain to some mudslide-prone mountain canyons. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Associated Press - January 4, 2008 3:04 AM ET
Rain, wind and snow have begun hitting California in the first of a trio of powerful storms.
Forecasters say the back-to-back storms could bring more than a foot of rain to mudslide-prone canyons, dump up to ten feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and buffet the state with hurricane-force winds.
Snow began falling in the Sierra Nevada mountains Thursday afternoon. Forecasters have issued a rare blizzard warning for the Sierras, with up to 10 feet of snow expected in some areas above the 6,500-foot level.
Governor Schwarzenegger announced that officials will activate state emergency operations centers in Los Alamitos and Sacramento on Friday and have been coordinating with the California National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities.
600K Without Power After Calif. Storm (click here)
Saturday January 5, 2008 11:01 AM
By GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press Writer
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A storm that pummeled California with gale-force winds and heavy rains was forecast to drop a thick blanket of snow on the Sierra Nevada on Saturday and keep thousands of people from their homes in mudslide-prone areas.
Flights were grounded and a major highway was closed as gusts reached 80 mph Friday during the second wave of an arctic storm that sent trees crashing onto houses, cars and roads and cut power from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Valley....
Blizzard conditions close Interstate 80 closed across Sierra (click here)
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 01/04/2008 05:16:21 PM PST
SACRAMENTO—Blizzard conditions prompted authorities to close Interstate 80 across the Sierra, the main east-west link between Northern California and Nevada.
The California Department of Transportation says the route is closed from Applegate, about 40 miles northeast of Sacramento, to the Nevada state line.
On Highway 50, another link between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, chains or snow tires are required from Pollock Pines to Meyers.
Avalanche danger closed Highway 88 from east of Silver Lake to the Kirkwood ski resort and from east of Kirkwood to west of Picketts Junction. Chains are required elsewhere on the highway.
Severe weather slams California; forecasters say more to come (click here)
January 5, 2008
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- Howling winds, pelting rain and heavy snow pummeled California on Friday, toppling trees, flipping big rigs and cutting power to more than a million people.
Flights were grounded in northern California as gusts reached 80 m.p.h., sending trees crashing onto houses, cars and roads. Fearing mudslides, authorities in Orange County urged residents of three fire-scarred canyons to flee....
