This is a link for our local weather forecast – click here.
According to the national weather service those of us living downtown can practically count on some rain. How great is that?
I’m not sure rain necessitates a Hazardous Weather Outlook but hey, when it doesn’t rain out here that often you jump at the chance when you can issue such a statement.
As much as I look forward to the almost Joe Namath like guarantee of rain this evening it’s tomorrows forecast that has me giddy with anticipating: chance of a thunderstorm. If you look closely the words used are “likely” and “chance”, not exactly the sure bet I am looking for but it is exciting.
If and when the rain begins you can count on us opening the windows and going for a walk.
To be fair to the weather service, rain tends to be more dire here in LA than in other parts of the country. Because it doesn’t rain very often, oil that’s leaked from cars soaks into the pavement and then floats to the surface when it rains, creating nice slicks and causing lots of fender benders (of course, people who don’t know how to drive in the rain also have a lot to do with that).
Also, when heavy rains come after fires, you get mudslides (aka, yet another way California tries to kill you). The mudslides are no joke–not a problem for us in downtown, obviously, but a whole town was buried up the coast a few years ago.
That town was La Conchita, and it had nothing to do with fires and the debris that is created for homeowners when mixed with rain.
La Conchita is a town that has had slides since god only knows- it is along the beach under a very sandy soil ridge- and it didn’t help that a avocado ranch was planted and irrigated for years above the town- when the hillside collapsed- we were in the middle of a El Nino- no one could predict the amount of rain that came that year- it is a miralce not more people were killed in the slide. The crazy ass thing is- people still live there- and there will be another slide, someday.
I pray for rain, but up this way- the Tea Fire has left ALOT of homes exposed for damage because they are in the path of the creek/creekside area, which can overflow when filled wih fire debris choking- even causing a sludge to form and overtake homes not unlike a mud slide. The potential problems last all the way to the ocean- another disaster awaiting there- soot is not good for the ocean dwellers either..
It goes with out mentioning how stupid people drive when it is raining.
Careful what you wish for….we are starved for water – but no gullywashers just yet, please and thank you god. A little rain to get the ground damp, and make the air smell good with that dirt aroma- and leave it at that for the time being please.
Happy Thanksgiving- your Dog is going to be great- he may even have a good time with his new friends!!
Here is an article that discusses the mudslide risk:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457546,00.html
it is raining- steady showers here in the 90640- 8 miles south east of downtown los angeles
at 11:18 pm mon. night
its like the city is taking a shower and cleaning up, will be all squeaky clean like a rubber ducky!
Walking in the rain is awesome.
(Sorry my comment isn’t as long as the others.)
Li – Thanks for the information! Wow … wild fires, mudslides, earthquakes … what have we gotten ourselves into?
Christine! – Carter spent yesterday with the two dogs he will be with next week and all seemed to go fine so the idea that he will make some new friends seems to ring true.
Love and Hate – We took note of the time last night as well when it started raining
Essentially Me – Thanks for finding your way here – your blog makes me laugh so much.