Sunday, December 7, 2014

November started out with a whimper... but ended with a bang.


 The month started w/ a whimper...



 But ended w/ a bang!
11/20
I've been waiting, hoping ...to take a few frames like this, below.
Finally some rain. Didn't put much of a dent in the drought, but made for some amusing images out of my 4th floor apt window, the rain lit by streetlight, a cacophony of traffic tail lights and city lights get into the act too.








11/26 (wed PM - Thanksgiving eve.)
We are supposed to get some rain/storms over the weekend - i ain't holdin' my breath.

http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MTR&issuedby=MTR&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

This tells me that:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1001 AM PST FRI NOV 28 2014

THE MAIN WEATHER STORY IS THE IMPENDING SERIES OF RAIN EVENTS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 5 OR 6 DAYS. THE FIRST IN
A SERIES OF RAIN EVENTS IS CURRENTLY BEARING DOWN ON THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN TO THE NORTH BAY BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON...

11/28 Friday - sunset - still no sign of anything rainy.

"THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN TO THE NORTH BAY BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON.."

Helloo?? it ain't happening.
But when i wake up at 3 AM, it's happening! Steady rain visible by the light of the streetlight outside my window. On and off showers all day, sometimes a break in it all, then clouds and rain take over again.
And it continues on, for days, thankfully. On and off, over and over. Many times the pause between the fury is most awesome.










Here's what the Pacific satelilite image shows, above.

Here's a really good animation of what's going on, a low pressure system off the coast is spinning counter clockwise, and sucking in a plume of subtropic moisture headed right for CA.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/time-lapse-storm-images-explain-why-the-west-coast-is-getting-pummeled-with-rain/

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Interesting links:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/incredible-storm-chaser-1417637347-slideshow/

The best overview/ sat pic, IMHO:
http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Hurricane/PacificSatellite.aspx


Monday, November 03, 2014
People living near Melbourne, Australia got a great view of a rainbow-colored cloud known as a Fallstreak Hole or a hole punch cloud
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/mysterious-hole-sky-rare-cloud-formation/
http://abc7news.com/weather/beautiful-rainbow-cloud-spotted-in-australia/379509/



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And about that drought thing? It ain't over.

Amid California's drought, a bruising battle for cheap water
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-westlands-20141021-story.html#page=1

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/10/seven_ways_california_might_change_in_a_72year_drought.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/us/where-grass-is-greener-a-push-to-share-droughts-burden.html?_r=0


http://qz.com/307224/your-city-underwater-heres-what-life-will-look-like-after-global-warming/

As of this update, Monday Dec. 8, we are 'sposed to get a whopper of a storm by Wed. PM. I got my camera's battery charged, and the memory card is empty.
Looking forward to it!