songbird wrote:
....
for the first time in a long time the reading
on the page i follow has reached over 8maf for
the collection of reserviors (i didn't note the
bottom, but i'd guess they've picked up about 600-
800 thousand af).

today's report updated to

9,653,802af

not bad, drink up mother earth!


songbird

songbird wrote:

....Jan 26...
today's report updated to

9,653,802af

....Feb 9...
and now they're up to 11,075,801 acre feet.

still too much of it in the north and not
enough in the south, but much better than they
were a few weeks ago.

the snow pack is also above or near average.

the operators at Folsom are now talking of having
to let some of the water out because Folsom reservoir's
primary purpose is flood control and they are close
to that limit.

El Nino is gradually shifting north and is hoped to
start making some storms for southern CA in a week or
two... we shall see and continue to hope so.


songbird

In article ,
songbird wrote:

El Nino is gradually shifting north and is hoped to
start making some storms for southern CA in a week or
two... we shall see and continue to hope so.

....and then the mudslides and/or debris-flows will start. Never a dull
moment. Locally, we are actually having snow (a little) and frigid
weather in February. Which is only odd because we were having spring
last weekend, complete with a flowering snowdrop and plenty of mud. I
presume Fran is having what, mid-late summer?

--
Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by
Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away.

Ecnerwal wrote:
songbird wrote:

El Nino is gradually shifting north and is hoped to
start making some storms for southern CA in a week or
two... we shall see and continue to hope so.

...and then the mudslides and/or debris-flows will start. Never a dull
moment.

not in such a place with their soils and climate.

so much could be done if people wanted to do the
work.


Locally, we are actually having snow (a little) and frigid
weather in February. Which is only odd because we were having spring
last weekend, complete with a flowering snowdrop and plenty of mud.

yeah, we had a warmer spell too, but i'm glad it
has returned to cold so that the trees don't flower
too early. it's going to be minus F for several nights
if the forecast holds.


I
presume Fran is having what, mid-late summer?

getting towards the equinox. it's nice to have the
days getting longer again.


songbird

On 2/12/2016 1:53 AM, songbird wrote:
Ecnerwal wrote:
songbird wrote:

El Nino is gradually shifting north and is hoped to
start making some storms for southern CA in a week or
two... we shall see and continue to hope so.

...and then the mudslides and/or debris-flows will start. Never a dull
moment.

not in such a place with their soils and climate.

so much could be done if people wanted to do the
work.


Locally, we are actually having snow (a little) and frigid
weather in February. Which is only odd because we were having spring
last weekend, complete with a flowering snowdrop and plenty of mud.

yeah, we had a warmer spell too, but i'm glad it
has returned to cold so that the trees don't flower
too early. it's going to be minus F for several nights
if the forecast holds.


I
presume Fran is having what, mid-late summer?

getting towards the equinox. it's nice to have the
days getting longer again.


songbird

Brr! Going to be upwards of 70F here today. I could not live where it
gets that cold. I'm hoping climate change turns us into a desert.

songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:

...Jan 26...
today's report updated to

9,653,802af

...Feb 9...
and now they're up to 11,075,801 acre feet.

....Feb 25...

12,009,924 af. slowed down quite a bit the past
few weeks with very little wet weather, but they
still have a ways to go yet.

the El Nino shift has happened only once and then
it looks like it has shifted back again. a few more
weeks? dunno...

the Folsom reservoir is spilling water because it
does need to be used for flood control. this is not
a bad thing because that increases water flows to
the delta and that means they can pump more water
from there further south or in the intermediate
reservoirs. so not all of that water is actually
wasted. and i'm sure the fishies and other river
and delta creatures appreciate it too.

the snow pack is now below average, but still much
better than what they've had for a while. just hope
they get a few more good storms before the season
ends. months away yet.

in other areas the upper Colorado River snow pack
isn't bad, but the southern part may be a bit grim.
more storms will help there too...


songbird

On 02/25/2016 04:14 PM, songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:

...Jan 26...
today's report updated to

9,653,802af

...Feb 9...
and now they're up to 11,075,801 acre feet.

...Feb 25...

12,009,924 af. slowed down quite a bit the past
few weeks with very little wet weather, but they
still have a ways to go yet.

the El Nino shift has happened only once and then
it looks like it has shifted back again. a few more
weeks? dunno...

the Folsom reservoir is spilling water because it
does need to be used for flood control. this is not
a bad thing because that increases water flows to
the delta and that means they can pump more water
from there further south or in the intermediate
reservoirs. so not all of that water is actually
wasted. and i'm sure the fishies and other river
and delta creatures appreciate it too.

the snow pack is now below average, but still much
better than what they've had for a while. just hope
they get a few more good storms before the season
ends. months away yet.

in other areas the upper Colorado River snow pack
isn't bad, but the southern part may be a bit grim.
more storms will help there too...


songbird


I just checked the jet steam:

http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html

There is a tiny low pressure (counter clockwise swirly),
but is really weak and may only affect British Columbia.

It may be a few weeks before anything wet happens.

T wrote:
....
I just checked the jet steam:

http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html

There is a tiny low pressure (counter clockwise swirly),
but is really weak and may only affect British Columbia.

It may be a few weeks before anything wet happens.

looked like some rain/snow went through yesterday
and the day before. there are the CA water websites
i use for that and the regional radars. if you want
links i'll post 'em.

i also check GEOS water vapor loop when i think of it
and want to see what is possible:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/flash-wv.html

right now the pattern has shifted again to where the
moisture is coming from the NW and not the SW, but for
a while a few weeks ago the pattern had shifted to where
some storms were being driven by moisture coming from
the SW. i hope it shifts again and they get some
decent rains before the snow season is up.


songbird

On 02/28/2016 01:22 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
I just checked the jet steam:

http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html

There is a tiny low pressure (counter clockwise swirly),
but is really weak and may only affect British Columbia.

It may be a few weeks before anything wet happens.

looked like some rain/snow went through yesterday
and the day before. there are the CA water websites
i use for that and the regional radars. if you want
links i'll post 'em.

i also check GEOS water vapor loop when i think of it
and want to see what is possible:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/flash-wv.html

Hi Songbird,

I look at the water vapor over on
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/?wfo=rev

I haven't found it very helpful as far as rain goes.
The infrared (also on that web site) is a lot more
helpful. The vapor is a good indication of the relative
humidity. Great to know during Fire Season. Nevada
has two seasons: winter and fire season. (Fishing
season is all year, so it doesn't count.)


right now the pattern has shifted again to where the
moisture is coming from the NW and not the SW, but for
a while a few weeks ago the pattern had shifted to where
some storms were being driven by moisture coming from
the SW. i hope it shifts again and they get some
decent rains before the snow season is up.


songbird


There should be a tag team of Maritime Tropical and Maritime
Polar storms coming through. Seems like we have been missing
the Polar one lately (too far north). And the Tropical
seems to be AWOL lately. It is typical in the summer
for these two guys to separate so much that there is no
rain at all for months.

The Jet Stream is a complete hoot to watch. The high and
low pressures are a give away. This is why the Vapor
isn't really helpful. It does not show the moist warm
air (low pressure, counter clock wise rotation) rising
over cold descending air (high pressure, clock wise rotation),
which triggers the rain.

In the summer, you can predict thunderstorm by watching
a low pressure on the jet stream off Southern PRC (People's
Republic of California) suck water off the ocean and
rotate it over southern Nevada and Utah, then bang it
up again the back side of the Sierra's and storm like hell.
Our thunderstorm are the most fascinating drama you
can imagine.

The weather has fascinated me since college. My wife
says I am better than the weathermen on the TV.
(No big leap. They are too ignorant/arrogant to
actually look at NOAA's weather side and see for
themselves, which is what happens when your are
hired for your looks.)

-T

Weather service is saying there is a chance of rain on Saturday.
That could easily change by then

songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:

...Jan 26...
today's report updated to

9,653,802af

...Feb 9...
and now they're up to 11,075,801 acre feet.

...Feb 25...

12,009,924 af. slowed down quite a bit the past
few weeks with very little wet weather, but they
still have a ways to go yet.

....Mar 7...

13,174,697 af (missing one reservoir)

this is not counting today's storms so things will pop
nicely from that over the next few days/weeks with more
still in the forecast.


songbird

On 3/7/2016 9:03 PM, songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:

...Jan 26...
today's report updated to

9,653,802af

...Feb 9...
and now they're up to 11,075,801 acre feet.

...Feb 25...

12,009,924 af. slowed down quite a bit the past
few weeks with very little wet weather, but they
still have a ways to go yet.

...Mar 7...

13,174,697 af (missing one reservoir)

this is not counting today's storms so things will pop
nicely from that over the next few days/weeks with more
still in the forecast.


songbird

I wish we could send y'all some rain, we're expecting heavy rains today
and for the next several days. I hope it is not like last years spring
rain where we got 18 inches in three days. Heavily overcast out there as
I just went out to check the gardens. We've mostly got our spring garden
planted with minor exceptions.

I'm getting up earlier nowadays since the doctor took me off another
heart med and cut one from three pills a day to half a pill morning and
evening. Also sleeping better since I'm taking a 10 mg Melatonin tablet
at bedtime.

George

George Shirley wrote:
....
I wish we could send y'all some rain, we're expecting heavy rains today
and for the next several days.

the reservoirs added another 300,000af to the totals
in one day. so, yeah, they got a pretty good rain over
most of the state for a change. and the middle and
the south part got some. that is what they really need
is more rain to the south and central parts where the
reservoirs are the most depleted.


I hope it is not like last years spring
rain where we got 18 inches in three days. Heavily overcast out there as
I just went out to check the gardens. We've mostly got our spring garden
planted with minor exceptions.

in spots they say something like 11 inches of rain in
two days.


I'm getting up earlier nowadays since the doctor took me off another
heart med and cut one from three pills a day to half a pill morning and
evening. Also sleeping better since I'm taking a 10 mg Melatonin tablet
at bedtime.

a good night's sleep can make so much difference!
hope you're feeling better?


songbird

On 3/8/2016 7:03 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
I wish we could send y'all some rain, we're expecting heavy rains today
and for the next several days.

the reservoirs added another 300,000af to the totals
in one day. so, yeah, they got a pretty good rain over
most of the state for a change. and the middle and
the south part got some. that is what they really need
is more rain to the south and central parts where the
reservoirs are the most depleted.


I hope it is not like last years spring
rain where we got 18 inches in three days. Heavily overcast out there as
I just went out to check the gardens. We've mostly got our spring garden
planted with minor exceptions.

in spots they say something like 11 inches of rain in
two days.


I'm getting up earlier nowadays since the doctor took me off another
heart med and cut one from three pills a day to half a pill morning and
evening. Also sleeping better since I'm taking a 10 mg Melatonin tablet
at bedtime.

a good night's sleep can make so much difference!
hope you're feeling better?


songbird

I'll never be a spry youngster anymore but I'm going to bed around 2100
and getting up about 0600 and not needing a nap until mid afternoon.
That beats laying around all day dozing off and drooling. Of course the
dawg misses the naps but it doesn't slow her down, she knows she's old
too. She's snoring on the couch behind my desk and its only 1955 hours.
Tilly Dawg knows how to live right. I am feeling better and am not
dragging my leg as much. When the doc tested me n the 1st of March my BP
was 97 over 60, I felt tired and he almost passed out that I could still
be moving at that BP. He really got worried when I mentioned BP's in the
70 and 80 range one day and almost 300 the next. Heck, I'm used to it,
been having a bad heart since 1986, you do get used to it and learn to
pace yourself. Been left for dead twice in all these years but I'm still
kicking. I've still got great grandbabies to train yet. Someone has to
teach them how to fix things and grow their own food. Their parents are
all busy making a living.

songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:
songbird wrote:

...Jan 26...
today's report updated to

9,653,802af

...Feb 9...
and now they're up to 11,075,801 acre feet.

...Feb 25...

12,009,924 af. slowed down quite a bit the past
few weeks with very little wet weather, but they
still have a ways to go yet.

...Mar 7...

13,174,697 af (missing one reservoir)

....Mar 12...

14,004,806 af

cranking right along, storms still coming.

the storm yesterday made it to the south and the
day before they had a storm rain in the central part
for over a day and a half.


songbird