Sunday, January 22, 2017

STORM #3 IS ON ITS WAY...

The third and strongest storm is about to hit this afternoon.  We are presently under a FLASH FLOOD WATCH, and a HIGH WIND WARNING for this afternoon and evening
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE THIRD AND MOST POWERFUL OF THE STORMS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING...MAINLY TO COASTAL AND VALLEY
AREAS...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER  DESERTS.
HIGH WIND WARNING THE THIRD AND STRONGEST IN THIS SERIES OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST MONDAY...
•AREAS OF SOUTH WINDS [blowing from south]  STRENGTHENING TO 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PERIODS OF GUSTY WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CONTINUING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...STRONGEST WINDS FOR MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR (THE ELENAS - WHAT DID YOU GET?)
STORM #1— 0.85 inches
STORM #2— 3.35 inches
STORM #3— ON THE WAY