WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[Angel Oracle]

Many branches back east of the company I work for are closed today.   What is this, the mother of NorEasters?

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Its crazy what they're dealing with on the East coast right now. Also crazy what the temps are going to drop down into after the storm passes.

Meanwhile, out west, a light warm-ish rain fell this morning. Just peaceful and serene. 

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Many branches back east of the company I work for are closed today.   What is this, the mother of NorEasters?

They call it a "Bomb Cyclone". Never heard of the term before.

Meanwhile, there's a 20% chance of some drizzle here next week. Or maybe not.

 

[Amazing Larry]

A little chilly in New Hampshire today. 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/01/06/mtwashington/wpVUA1GrdYxAbhU6Zi5aGJ/story.html

[Tank]

the news was saying there were going to be some places this weekend that would be colder than Mars.

[fan_since79]

Boston tied a record set in 1896.

-2 degrees at 5 am this morning, with wind chill of -28.

 

[gotbeer]

6 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Boston tied a record set in 1896.

-2 degrees at 5 am this morning, with wind chill of -28.

 

So hell finally has frozen over?

[fan_since79]

22 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

So hell finally has frozen over?

Yep. Frozen cars along North End waterfront.

[NJHalo]

Woke up to -2 this morning, but not much wind. This is the light at the end of the tunnel. Going above freezing for the first time in two weeks, and should stay that way for a while. We have had days this cold before, but never such a long stretch. 

30 on Monday is going to feel like 70

[Tank]

6 hours ago, NJHalo said:

Woke up to -2 this morning, but not much wind. This is the light at the end of the tunnel. Going above freezing for the first time in two weeks, and should stay that way for a while. We have had days this cold before, but never such a long stretch. 

30 on Monday is going to feel like 70

time to bust out the flip flops and cargo shorts!

[Tank]

6 hours ago, gotbeer said:

So hell finally has frozen over?

yes

[Angel Oracle]

What was that liquid substance, that actually fell on me this morning?    No comprende

[gotbeer]

5 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

What was that liquid substance, that actually fell on me this morning?    No comprende

Its called California Kryptonite.  It turns 90% of the drivers out there into imbeciles.

[Tank]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Its called California Kryptonite.  It turns 90% of the drivers out there into imbeciles.

how can you tell which people it affects? i seem to find nothing but idiots and morons out there every time i drive somewhere.

[fan_since79]

Well, it seems like we're finally going to get some serious rain tonight and tomorrow. Today's been mostly drizzle and some light stuff.

 

[Angel Oracle]

More tailgaters than ever

[fan_since79]

There's a potential for major, catastrophic mudslides in the burn areas of Ventura County and some other places affected by the recent fires.

Flash flooding is possible in city streets too. Be careful out there tomorrow.

 

[fan_since79]

https://www.presstelegram.com/2018/01/08/todays-southern-california-storm-is-nothing-compared-to-what-were-getting-tonight-and-tomorrow/

“A cold front will interact with a plume of subtropical moisture and will bring a period of widespread moderate to heavy rainfall to the region tonight through Tuesday,” according to the NWS. “Behind the front, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue through Tuesday evening. Rainfall rates between one half and one inch per hour are possible during the peak of the storm. Such rain rates are capable of producing flash flooding. Recent burn areas will be especially vulnerable where dangerous mud and debris flows are possible.”
Wind is also expected to be a major issue. Winds of up to 60 mph could hit Malibu, the Grapevine, Castaic and the Antelope Valley Monday.
In the flatlands on Tuesday, some south-facing slopes are forecast to receive five to six inches of rain over the course of a few hours.

The storms come after a 10-month dry spell in the Southland following torrential rains in January and February of last year. In 2017, downtown Los Angeles experienced its driest March 1 through Dec. 31 since 1878, with only 0.69 of an inch of rainfall, according to the NWS.

NWS Meteorologist Joe Sirad told City News Service the flatlands of Los Angeles County will get the most rain since last Feb. 17, when downtown got 2.01 inches.

 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Thanks a lot AO, hope you're happy!

 

 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

RIP to the 8 that have lost their lives in these floods/mudslides. Montecito is a disaster right now. 

 

This is not a river, it's the 101:

 

[Angel Oracle]

Condolences go out to the families who lost loved ones.

Stupid climate change, used to be in the 1970s through mid 1990s, the weather was not so extreme here, aside from the 1970s frosts near orange groves.

[fan_since79]

The 101 today.

[Blarg]

I have been working from home which allows me to avoid that mess but I still have to make sure my yard drains are working properly or my family room looks like the 101.

[Tank]

Now 13 dead and some 50 missing. This is horrible beyond words.

[Tank]

death toll now at 15 with 50 still missing and some 300 trapped in their homes.

they found a 14 year old girl in the mud and saved her. both of her parents died, however.

they also found an infant that survived. no sign of the parents surviving.