Storm brings flooding, landslides across California

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways Friday across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be a series of storms poised to usher in the new year with downpours and potential flooding across much of the state and multiple feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada.

The atmospheric river storm, a long and wide plume of moisture pulled in from the Pacific Ocean, began sweeping across the northern part of the state Friday and was expected to bring more rain through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento.

A winter storm warning was in effect into Sunday for the upper elevations of the Sierra from south of Yosemite National Park to north of Lake Tahoe, where as much as 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow is possible atop the mountains, the National Weather Service said in Reno, Nevada.

A flood watch was in effect across much of Northern California through New Year’s Eve. Officials warned that rivers and streams could overflow and urged residents to get sandbags ready.



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[SheltieLover]

1. Stay safe All!

[CountAllVotes]

2. Non-stop rain here

I had to go outside to wash out the litter boxes for the cats and I came into the garage with them and it was so wet it was water everywhere and flooding not far from here (about a mile away).

I fell in the garage last night.

I'm in a lot of pain today and I hit my head and broke my glasses when I fell.

I have pain everywhere but I don't think I broke anything.

I just got up a little while ago.

It is not raining at the moment luckily.

When I fell I noticed a crack on the slab in the garage. I suppose that is from the earthquake. I'm pretty sure that can be patched up as it is not that big.

I don't know if they can patch me up on not. Wow did that ever hurt. The cuts on my face seem to be healing up quickly.

What a damn nightmare 2022 has been for me.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. Sorry that happened, hope you feel better soon!

[LittleGirl]

5. I'm so sorry and hope you have

Someone close to help you. It sounds like you live alone. Gentle hugs.

[CountAllVotes]

6. Sadly, I don't

Since my husband died in May its just me and my three cats.

It's not a great situation given the fact that I am 100% disabled w/MS.

I go on anyway some how.

How exactly baffles me really.

My late husband didn't like other people coming around to the house. I'm trying to make new friends but it sure is difficult when you are a senior citizen like I am.

I seem to be ok. I can get more glasses easily. I have a more if I need them on hand.

It was a bad scare and wow what a load of rain!

[LittleGirl]

8. We're about the same age.

I’m glad you have spare glasses. I don’t. Hang in there.
Maybe a hot bath will help with the soreness.

[CountAllVotes]

9. I don't have a bathtub

I had this plastic piece of junk that was in there removed when I moved into this house 20 years ago.

It was remodeled for a disabled person so I have a walk-in tile shower set-up now.

I've never come close to falling in there luckily! *whew*

[catchnrelease]

14. Be cautious!

You say you hit your head, be careful about that. If you have any headaches get to the dr or urgent care. I understand that you're in a rural area and it might be difficult to go, but head injuries can be deadly due to slow brain bleeds. I don't mean to scare you, just don't wait to get checked out. Esp as you say you're feeling disoriented.

[CountAllVotes]

16. No headaches luckily

I think I'm feeling kind of disoriented because I took an extra pain pill last night.

I knew what was coming!

Thank you for caring and for your advice.

If I start feeling strange, I'll go to the ER.

I have very good insurance of all things but not much of anything else as odd as that may seem.

I'm one of those people that took the jobs with good benefits and low pay.

I guess it was worth it. (?)

Thank you again!

[catchnrelease]

18. Hope you feel much better asap!

[CountAllVotes]

21. I feel better now

I took a shower.

The pain in my face/head is from the glasses that got broken.

Its gone down quite a bit.

I'm sure I'll be ok.

Thank you so much for your concern!

[secondwind]

7. I can't tell you how sorry I am! If I lived nearby, I would be there in a heartbeat.

[CountAllVotes]

10. Thank you

I truly appreciate the thought.

Where I live it is turning into a rich man's town.

There are no more homes for less than $100K any longer.

Everything is close to $400,000+.

People are fleeing here from the fires last year and before and also the climate change reality. The people that just moved in next door are from Idaho; across the street Mexico!

There is a shortage of everything from doctors to dentists and everything in-between and that includes veterinarians!

If you aren't well-established with one of the above you may have to drive hundreds of miles to see one!

This is a rural area. The people flocking here don't quite get it but I think they are learning fast after the earthquake and now the floods.

They get sick of it real fast and move on tends to be the story I've noted over the years.

I'm a native of northern Calif. and have lived here my entire life.

Maybe some day I will be able to return to San Francisco. That's where my family is from.

[Bayard]

11. Oh, dear

Hope you mend quickly.

[CountAllVotes]

13. The left arm is the worst thing so far

Plus I am feeling rather disoriented for some reason.

That said, I did take an extra pain pill last night as I knew I wasn't going to get off too easy when I saw the cuts on my fact and arms.

Crippers.

I'm ok. If something was seriously wrong I suspect I'd know by now.

Thanks for caring. I wish I could say that about the family I have that I never see nor hear from!

[Evolve Dammit]

15. That just stinks. I hope you're ok and the rain stops.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. I totally dig that drive down Niles Canyon Road from Sunol to Fremont.

It's pretty beautiful through there, a bit of a sanctuary among the urban sprawl.

My brothers both live within 10 miles of there.

Stay safe my Cali friends!!!

[Auggie]

12. I drive through Niles Canyon a lot too

Two ways I can get Fremont from the North Bay: 880 (yuck) or 680 to 84 (beautiful)

[Hugh_Lebowski]

17. You know what I'm talkin' bout ...

24/680 corridors are where I grew up. Hometown is Walnut Creek (where my mom/stepdad have lived since 1982) but we have lived in Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, and Orinda when I was growing up. My bros (my dad's boys) grew up in Danville.

Another very cool drive is Alhambra Valley/Reliez Valley Road from Pinole to Martinez to Lafayette, which drops you right by the 24/680 interchange

[CaptainTruth]

20. You're bringing back memories!

I lived 2+ decades in that area, my first house was in Concord, my second one in Lafayette. Believe me, I found every scenic rural road in the area & drove them when I could. I loved going up Hwy 1 to Stinson Beach, it's a beautiful Sunday drive.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

22. Also a great drive!!!

Driving down to Half Moon Bay from the 280 is also a fave route

[CaptainTruth]

24. Absolutely!!!

I loved those curvy roads, I drove them enough (Sunday pleasure drives) in my old "muscle car" that I wore out a set of 55k mi guaranteed BF Goodrich TA Radials in just 15k miles, because I was sliding sideways around every turn. Once I even threw the car into a curve so hard I broke off the anti-sway bar mount on the rear axle housing.

Right now I have a full set of top-of-the-line (best I could find) front suspension mounts & linkages, just waiting for me to have time to get under the car & install them all.

Sadly, where I live now, there are no roads even remotely similar to Hwy 1 between Muir Woods & Stinson Beach. I miss that adrenaline rush.

[CaptainTruth]

19. Yes, when I lived in CA I drove Niles Canyon several times. It's a great drive!

[Igel]

23. So spring brush-fire season should be exciting.

Was at UCLA in the early '90s.

Drought ended with flooding. Walking up Bruin Walk to the open cafeterias with water sloshing over my shoes during winter break.

Quake in January. Apt. mate came running out of his bedroom in his skivvies. "Earthquake!" "No shit, sherlock!" A few minutes later my brother in Phx said he was awake, his pool splashed water, and news said "LA quake." "you okay." "I'm fine." my apt. mate was in a kind of shock.

A few months later, it snowed Malibu ash from brush fires that trashed a lot of houses that belonged to the privileged. Hiked there a few weeks later. So many houseless foundations with burned cars and major appliances. Some had slipped downslope. So many times I thought, "That house was worth more than my tuition and fees for my graduate education. And then some."

Friends wondered if "thick darkness," 'water turned to blood," or "frogs" was next. "Nah, hailstones mixed with fire," I suggested. We were all wrong. Not sadly.

CA droughts end badly. The ground is hard, not absorbent. And the rainfall is intense. And intense rainfall doesn't necessarily mean "end of drought," just "la nina isn't all powerful."

Let's hope the la ninas go bye-bye. The TX heat and drought last summer ... not my favorite weather pattern.