Well its now 7pm and still has not let up, we have mud slides, no power (running on a generator), downed trees, creeks running over and 10in of rain so far, Yeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ha



Its like a flippen Hurricane up here in the mountains....We got Redwood branches fallen , My pool dome went byby, SNIFF SNIFF, lost power 3 times so far, If it doesnt slow down soon we will have alot of mud slides !!! will even see Redwoods come down !! Hell I live on the side of a mountain and about 20ft from a creek which was dry yesterday and is running over now... we havent seen this in a LONG time


By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
A powerful Pacific storm is poised to slam into California on Tuesday, which forecasters say will bring with it a threat of flash floods and mudslides in communities near recent wildfire burn areas.
"We're expecting an unseasonably strong storm" on Tuesday and Wednesday, said meteorologist David Sweet of the National Weather Service in Oxnard, Calif.

Sweet said that the heavy rain could trigger dangerous mud and debris flows. Of particular concern are the neighborhoods below the slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, where 250 square miles of the Angeles National Forest were scorched in the Station Fire in August and September.

A recent U.S. Geological Survey report warned of an 80% likelihood that fall and winter rainstorms would trigger mudslides in these areas.

Sandbags and concrete barriers called K-rail have been stationed on streets to try to direct any flows of mud and debris away from homes.

Total rainfall amounts in the Los Angeles area are forecast at 1 to 3 inches in the lowlands and 2 to 4 inches at higher elevations, said Sweet.

Central and northern California will also get hit by the storm. According to Weather Channel lead meteorologist Kevin Roth, 2 to 6 inches of rain are likely there, with high-elevation amounts of more than 8 inches possible. He said the heaviest rain should fall along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Wind gusts of more than 60 mph will add to the misery, said Roth, especially along the coast