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Rebecca Wallace<p>Dramatic skies and rare green hills in the Los Banos area.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a></p>
Rebecca Wallace<p>It is so windy in Monterey County that the last of my optimism for 2025 just blew away. No, that's ridiculous. I didn't actually have any left.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Risk rises for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mudslides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mudslides</span></a> around <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LACounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LACounty</span></a> fire zones; prepare for worst-case scenario, officials warn<br> <br>Alene Tchekmedyian, Rong-Gong Lin II, Melody Gutierrez, LA Times<br>January 26, 2025 </p><p>"With more rain on the way, officials warned Sunday of an increasing risk of mudslides in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngelesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesCounty</span></a>'s burn areas, with a 10% to 20% chance of significant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFlooding</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebrisFlows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebrisFlows</span></a> capable of damaging roads and homes in and around areas devastated by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>.</p><p>"'This is the worst-case scenario to prepare for,' said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.</p><p>"'We do have increasing concern for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScars</span></a>,' Lund said. The charred footprint of the Eaton fire, which blackened more than 14,000 acres, is the most worrisome. 'These <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFloods</span></a> and these debris flows could happen in and near or below these burn scars.'</p><p>"A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloodWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodWatch</span></a> took effect at 10 a.m. Sunday and was set to continue through 4 p.m. Monday for the burned areas of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Altadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altadena</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasadena</span></a> areas; the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalisadesFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalisadesFire</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FranklinFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranklinFires</span></a> in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas; the Hughes fire around Lake Castaic; and the Bridge fire in the San Gabriel Mountains west and southwest of Wrightwood. The flood watch started six hours earlier than originally anticipated as rain began falling steadily around Los Angeles."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/risk-rises-mudslides-around-l-170323295.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/risk-rises-mudsli</span><span class="invisible">des-around-l-170323295.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnScar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnScar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashFloodWarning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFloodWarning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloodDanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodDanger</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mudslides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mudslides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a></p>
Project: Gladiator | Weather<p>EXTREME fire potential exists across the Angeles National Forest, Santa Clarita, and other locations to the north of the Los Angeles metro region as far as Carpinteria CA. Please listen to local weather alerts and law enforcement, DO NOT BURN ANYTHING, ANYWHERE. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firewx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firewx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/californiawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>californiawx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/californiafires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>californiafires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/californiafire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>californiafire</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ascentale</span></a></span> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeNite</span></a> A1 Posting from rural Monterey County. Only light rain so far. Stepped outside to pull a carrot and gather a few herbs for supper, and happy to find a luscious strawberry on the vine.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/OrganicGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicGardening</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SowTrueSeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SowTrueSeed</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CentralCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralCoast</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rain</span></a></p>
Visions of Napa<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> </p><p>Frost covered California poppies. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaPoppies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaPoppies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWeather</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAwx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Napa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Napa</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Eight people taken to hospital as waves up to 30ft high pound California coast</p><p>Six million people under high surf warning as powerful storms sweep through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a></p><p>by Maanvi Singh in Oakland, California, and Erum Salam<br>Fri 29 Dec 2023</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GiantWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiantWaves</span></a> as tall as 30ft crashing on to California’s coast have caused injuries and property damage, prompting evacuation warnings.</p><p>"At least eight people needed hospital treatment after towering waves crashed over seawalls in southern California on Thursday, engulfing seaside neighborhoods. On Friday, more than 6 million people remained under a high surf warning across California and Oregon. The National Weather Service (NWS) has predicted waves up to 40ft, warning: 'Stay away from rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. Never turn your back to the ocean!'</p><p>"The season’s first huge swell, propelled by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GaleForceWinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaleForceWinds</span></a> across the Pacific Ocean, and a swath of low pressure off the west coast, combined with strong rains along parts of California, have created treacherous conditions. Evacuation orders were issued for Stinson beach in Marin county, north of San Francisco, and for parts of Santa Cruz along the central coast.</p><p>"The Los Angeles-area weather office wrote that powerful cyclones over northern Pacific waters were sending 12-17ft (3.6-5-meter) swells, creating 'tremendous wave energy across coastal waters'.</p><p>"At some points along California, breaking waves were predicted to reach 25ft (7.6 meters). Astronomical high tides were adding to a significant risk of more coastal flooding, forecasters said.</p><p>"'Overall, this is expected to be an exceptional high-surf and coastal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> event that has not occurred in many years,' the weather service said. 'Take caution and heed the direction of local authorities and lifeguards. Never ever turn your back to the water as damaging and life-threatening sneaker waves are likely to occur.'</p><p>"In the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BayArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BayArea</span></a> region, there is a chance of thunderstorms into Saturday morning, according to the NWS. The weather service office in Medford, Oregon, also expected hazardous beach conditions and gusty winds of 30-50mph on Friday, warning of possible infrastructure damage.</p><p>"Surfers and beachgoers in Los Angeles and much of southern California are being warned that the risk of drowning is high, and several beaches and state parks across the state have been closed due to the weather.</p><p>"High surf is often a hazard of California winters. During the winter of 2020-2021, several people, including young children, died in the Bay Area after being swept out to sea by unexpectedly strong waves. Officials worry that risks are heightened this holiday weekend, when families often flock to the beach.</p><p>"A study this year found that California’s winter waves have gotten taller, and big waves have become more frequent since the 1970s, due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/29/california-storms-weather-latest-waves" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/d</span><span class="invisible">ec/29/california-storms-weather-latest-waves</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OregonWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OregonWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RogueWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RogueWaves</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeatherExtremes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeatherExtremes</span></a></p>
Kinene<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span><br><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/cawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cawx</span></a> Rain in Lake County! (2.5 hrs north of San Francisco)</p><p>In August!?</p><p>wtf?</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/californiawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>californiawx</span></a></p>
okie in fenoki<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NWS</span></a> is forecasting between 5 and 10 inches of rain over <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SoCal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoCal</span></a> sometime during the next 7 days. Better break out the inflatable life rafts.</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cawx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/californiawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>californiawx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tropicalstormhilary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropicalstormhilary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a></p>
Eric Hendrickson<p>About 180,000 people in California without power right now as a result of accumulating storm damage.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGE</span></a> has announced that workers have been recruited from across the country and from Canada in an effort to get things restored.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PowerOutage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerOutage</span></a></p>
Eric Hendrickson<p>N49RF (aka ‘Gonzo’), one of NOAA’s “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft just left ONT bound for Northern California.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HurricaneHunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHunter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/N49RF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>N49RF</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Gonzo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gonzo</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFBayArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFBayArea</span></a></p>
Eric Hendrickson<p>KPIX5 just now…</p><p>Yikes!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WinterStorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterStorm</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BombCyclone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BombCyclone</span></a></p>
Jose Carlos Fajardo<p>If you need me. I’ll be at Costco hiding out. Holy carp! <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cawx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bayarea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bayarea</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a></p>
Eric Hendrickson<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> launched the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GOES18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOES18</span></a> weather satellite in March of 2022.</p><p>It officially went live today, January 4, 2023. The first image released under it’s new official name GOES-WEST is of a massive bomb cyclone bearing down on California!</p><p>This amazing in-orbit instrument carries state-of-the-art cameras for high-resolution visible and infrared imaging, lightning detection, and other sensors to monitor “space” weather, like solar flares.</p><p>Congrats, NOAA!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GOESWEST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOESWEST</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeatherSatellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeatherSatellite</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a></p>
Eric Hendrickson<p>Guadalupe River at Foxworthy Avenue in San Jose. This was bone dry and littered with trash not long ago.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanJose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanJose</span></a></p>
Eric Hendrickson<p>I mucked out the gutters, cleaned the filters, and installed some downspout extensions this morning. I guess I’m as prepared as can be for this incoming <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AsmosphericRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsmosphericRiver</span></a>.</p><p>ABC7’s 1-to-5 storm impact scale was implemented seven years ago and this is the first time they’ve predicted a storm at level 5.</p><p>This could be a deadly storm. There will be flooding, road closures, and power outages.</p><p>Please be prepared.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ThousandYearFlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThousandYearFlood</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaWx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFBayArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFBayArea</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KGOTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KGOTV</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ABC7BayArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABC7BayArea</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaFlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaFlood</span></a></p>