2022-2023 California and Southwest Weather Thread

[Thunder98]

Happy 1st day of Astronomical Spring! The sun angle is getting quite high now!

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

5 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

Happy 1st day of Astronomical Spring! The sun angle is getting quite high now!

 

 

Spring is a waste of high sun angles here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Graypril

May Gray

June Gloom

No Sky July

Fogust

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What shall we call it in March?

[Thunder98]

Just now, Mr Marine Layer said:

Graypril

May Gray

June Gloom

No Sky July

Fogust

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What shall we call it in March?

muddy mARch 

[Anti Marine Layer]

6:30 drizzle

7:30 drizzle

8:30 drizzle

9:30 drizzle

10:30 drizzle

[Thunder98]

5 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Spring is a waste of high sun angles here.

If you think its bad here this year, you would hate Wisconsin in Spring.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

0.13" so far out of this endless drizzle. 

[Thunder98]

Its drizzly outside

*Now its actually raining

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

2 hours to go

[Reg]

Nothing measurable here since 8 AM. Cloudy but not even drizzle since then.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Spring is here, whether the weather says so or not.

[Anti Marine Layer]

It's time for the jet stream to become "woke" to the fact that it's spring. 

[Reg]

Lot of interesting clouds today, and in multiple layers. So many shades of grey.

[Anti Marine Layer]

AR number 12 is coming. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Temecula was cheated by the last storm. They could get 3-4 inches from this one.

[Reg]

Rain finally picked up again over the past hour. Colder than the previous several storms.

Season total currently at 17.03" with the rain continuing outside.

[Reg]

Season total now at 17.13" - surpassing my 2010-2011 season total and officially marking my wettest season up to this point.

[Gradient Keeper]

IR/WV Loop, Radar Update, San Francisco NWS Statement

3/21/23 6:12 AM

Impressively strong system off the central/southern CA coast this morning!

[Reg]

0.54" here so far this morning.

[Anti Marine Layer]

2 minutes ago, Reg said:

0.54" here so far this morning.

Could reach 20 inches this year.

[Anti Marine Layer]

[Intro]
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain

[Verse 1]
(Rain) There's nothing you can do that can't be done
(Rain) Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
(Rain) Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy
[Verse 2]
(Rain) Nothing you can make that can't be made
(Rain) No one you can save that can't be saved
(Rain) Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy

[Chorus]
All you need is rain
All you need is rain
All you need is rain, rain
Rain is all you need

[Bridge]
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain

[Chorus]
All you need is rain
All you need is rain
All you need is rain, rain
Rain is all you need

[Verse 3]
(Rain) There's nothing you can know that isn't known
(Rain) Nothing you can see that isn't shown
(Rain) There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
It's easy

[Chorus]
All you need is rain
All you need is rain
All you need is rain, rain
Rain is all you need

[Outro – Fading]
All you need is rain (All together now)
All you need is rain (Everybody)
All you need is rain, rain
Rain is all you need
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(Irru! Yehey!)
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Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
(Yesterday)
Oh, rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
(Oh, yeah)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
(Jesse loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Jesse loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
(Woohoo!)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
(Woohoo!)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
(Oh, yesterday)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)
Rain is all you need (Rain is all you need)

[Reg]

1 hour ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Could reach 20 inches this year.

Maybe but I have doubts. 0.70" for today now.

Edit: Heavy rain hitting us now.

[Reg]

Doppler radar indicating that the moisture is about to spend itself out. I'm approaching 18 inches for the season.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Lots of wind now, but not that much rain!

[Anti Marine Layer]

0.78" since 12 am.

[Reg]

1.05" since midnight and over 18" for the season.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Raining heavily here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Rain stopped for now. More floods.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Barely got an inch from this one.

[IMoveALot_Weather]

At this time last year, the YTD rain total in Riverside was 0.10". This year, it's 7.61". 

[Gradient Keeper]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1252 PM PDT Tue Mar 21 2023

The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued
a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Santa Cruz County in northern California...

* Until 130 PM PDT.

* At 1248 PM PDT, a severe wind storm was located over the ocean is
  providing strong southerly wind gusts over Santa Cruz County.

  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Santa Cruz County.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 80 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated and observations in Santa Cruz of 59 mph.
           These winds are expected to intensify down to the surface
           over the next hour

  IMPACT...Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and
           vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are
           likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Live Oak, Aptos, Twin Lakes,
  Opal Cliffs, Ben Lomond, Eureka Canyon Road, Felton, Soquel, Rio
  Del Mar and Day Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing
widespread wind damage across Santa Cruz County. SEEK SHELTER NOW
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!

[IMoveALot_Weather]

4 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1252 PM PDT Tue Mar 21 2023

The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued
a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Santa Cruz County in northern California...

* Until 130 PM PDT.

* At 1248 PM PDT, a severe wind storm was located over the ocean is
  providing strong southerly wind gusts over Santa Cruz County.

  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Santa Cruz County.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 80 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated and observations in Santa Cruz of 59 mph.
           These winds are expected to intensify down to the surface
           over the next hour

  IMPACT...Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and
           vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are
           likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Live Oak, Aptos, Twin Lakes,
  Opal Cliffs, Ben Lomond, Eureka Canyon Road, Felton, Soquel, Rio
  Del Mar and Day Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing
widespread wind damage across Santa Cruz County. SEEK SHELTER NOW
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!

Insane.

[Gradient Keeper]

For central California this is one for the record books for the month of March.

[Thunder98]

The initial warm front was very underwhelming, but the post frontal convective activity is insane! The rain is very heavy and the winds strong. Lost power too.

[Anti Marine Layer]

25 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

The initial warm front was very underwhelming, but the post frontal convective activity is insane! The rain is very heavy and the winds strong. Lost power too.

It has yet to hit us.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Here comes Round 2

[roadtonowhere08]

It literally looks like a hurricane making landfall in San Francisco!  That's one hell of a low!

[roadtonowhere08]

Fascinating system.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Only a brief shower

[Anti Marine Layer]

Starting again 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Coming down hard now 

[Reg]

1.53" for the day so far. No rain since noon.

[IMoveALot_Weather]

Aside from a heavy convective downpour of about 5 minutes around 11:15, it has been a shafty day here. Would not be surprised if we have the lowest total for the region when all is said and done. Even had an hour of sun earlier.

[roadtonowhere08]

Spotty heavy rain here.  Seems more convective this time.  Nice.

[Anti Marine Layer]

1.53" since midnight with a huge downpour around 6:30.

[Reg]

2.06" for me yesterday, another 0.12" since midnight.

[Reg]

Rain starting up again. 0.15" since midnight and rising.

[Reg]

Season total currently 19.38" with occasional bursts of heavy rain.

[Anti Marine Layer]

45 minutes ago, Reg said:

Season total currently 19.38" with occasional bursts of heavy rain.

Only 0.62" more to go for 20.00".

[Thunder98]

Orcutt has just reached 5 inches of rain for the month! Only .93 away from surpassing the March 2011 rain total!