Just in from the U.S. forest Service — Humber Park closed until further notice!!
The FS has closed Humber Park for public safety due to icy roads, deep snow and lack of parking. this closure will be in effect until weather and road conditions allow for a safe reopening. for current weather and road conditions contact the Idyllwild Ranger Station at (909) 382-2922.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Weather Saturday
Well, Idyllwild awoke to sunshine (I think). it was so bright, I could barely see. Here's an example
Some clouds have been rolling in from the south, but it is still mostly sunny.The National Weather Service is forecasting more of the blue skies through Monday evening, then maybe more precipitation.
We've received more than 5.5 inches of rain since last Sunday, but the total is still well shy of the average annual rain. So don't assume the drought is over becasue of one series of storms.
Snowfall seems to be a minimum of 12 inches and approaching 2 feet in most accessible areas.
for more photos of yesterday and this morning, see "JP's blog", just look to your right and click.
Some clouds have been rolling in from the south, but it is still mostly sunny.The National Weather Service is forecasting more of the blue skies through Monday evening, then maybe more precipitation.We've received more than 5.5 inches of rain since last Sunday, but the total is still well shy of the average annual rain. So don't assume the drought is over becasue of one series of storms.
Snowfall seems to be a minimum of 12 inches and approaching 2 feet in most accessible areas.
for more photos of yesterday and this morning, see "JP's blog", just look to your right and click.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Weather Friday morning
Good morning, especially those of you below the Hill. yes we got snow last night and until 15 minutes ago it was still coming down. There about 6 to 8 inches in town and close to 18 to 24 inches in Fern Valley and Pine Cove.
Roads in town have been plowed but not down to pavement, probably because too much prior traffic compacted a layer of snow. But CalTrans is trying to help, see
The latest National Weather Forecast is below and more photos are available at my blog site.
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
952 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2010
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
952 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2010
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING. A BAND OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN
1030 AND 1130 AM. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
CONTINUE AT AROUND 3000 FEET WITH SHOWERS
ADDING TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS
AND MOST SECONDARY ROADS ARE CLOSED.
PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS
AND WILL NEED A LOT OF EXTRA TIME.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
NWS sees an end, bundle up & Cal Trans notice
.THE LAST IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
FRIDAY.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-118 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ABOVE 6000 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON...AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE
6000 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET.
AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
Cal Trans has not closed any local highways, R-1 requires
chains on all commercial vehicles
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| R-1 | Snow | Until further notice |
| SR-243 from SR-74 to Lake Fulmor (Idyllwild) | R-1 | Snow | Until further notice |
| SR-371 from Anza to SR-74 | R-1 | Snow | Until further notice |
Thursday Morning Weather
It's wet here. Last night, precipitation fell mostly as rain, near the TC office.
At higher elevations, there is more snow. Nearly a foot of snow in Fern
Valley as you approach Humber Park, word from Pine Cove is about
4 to 6 inches of snow and our northern most
observer near Allendale reports 3/4 of an inch on the ground.
Everyone however says it's pouring outside now.
Since Sunday, Keenwild reports nearly 4.12 inches of rain has fallen.
The rain year total (since July 1, 2009) is more than 12 inches.
See the national Weather Service report below the photo and
a local inclement weather photo has been published on my Web site.
flood watch
National Weather Servicesan diego ca 412 am pst thu jan 21 2010 ...flash flood watch for coast...valley...
and mountain areas below 6500 feet
through this evening... .the final and strongest in a series of pacific storms will bring periods of heavy rainfall and a chance ofthunderstorms through this evening. numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will continuethrough friday. riverside county mountains- 412 am pst thu jan 21 2010 ...flash flood watch in effect from 8 am pst this morning through this evening below 6500 feet...
the National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a flash flood watch for a portion of southwest
california...including the following areas...Riverside County mountains and San Bernardino
county mountains. from 8 am pst this morningthrough this evening a period of heavy rainfall
is expected from mid morning through mid afternoon followed by scattered
showers and thunderstorms. heavy rainfall will mostly be below 6500 feet today...and 4500 feet this evening
as the snow level lowers.rainfall of 3 to 5 inches is expected throughfriday with locally greater amounts on the
coastal slopes. precautionary/preparedness actions... a flash flood watch means that conditions maydevelop that lead to flash flooding. flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday Morning Weather
short term forecast
national weather service
san diego ca 303 pm pst wed jan 20 2010
riverside county mountains- 303 pm pst wed jan 20 2010
.now... rain...with snow above 4500 feet...
will become heavy with the approach of a
cold front this afternoon. southwest winds will also
gradually increase this afternoon with gusts to
55 mph possible...especially along the ridges and
over the desert slopes. dense fog and blowing
snow will reduce visibility to near zero at times.
winter storm warning
urgent - winter weather message
national weather service
san diego ca 430 pm pst wed jan 20 2010
riverside county mountains- 430 pm pst wed jan 20 2010
...winter storm warning
remains in effect until midnight pst thursday night
above 5500 feet... a winter storm warning remains in
effect until midnight pst thursday night above 5500 feet.
timing: this evening with additional periods of
heavy snowfall through thursday evening.
total snow accumulations: 1 to 3 feet
winds: southwest 20 to 30 mph at times
with gusts to 45 mph.
snow levels: mostly around 5000 feet through
midday thursday... then lowering to 4000 feet thursday night.
impacts: heavy snowfall and near zero visibility
in fog and blowing and drifting snow will cause hazardous
driving conditions.
precautionary/preparedness actions... a winter storm
warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant
amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel
dangerous. only travel in an emergency. if you must
travel...keep an extra flashlight... food...and water
in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Even Cats and Dogs can't escape the rain
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
Director Orders Banning Animal Shelter Evacuation
Animal Services Director Robert Miller ordered the evacuation of all animals at the Banning Animal Shelter.
Miller directed a team of animal control officers and animal care technicians to immediately evacuate the shelter due to the oncoming storms.
“The Banning Animal Shelter’s drainage capacity is not adequate to provide a safe or healthy environment in light of the onslaught of heavy rains expected,” Miller said.
More than 100 animals will be transferred from Banning, including seven horses and three goats.
All dogs and cats will be shipped safely to the county’s desert facility, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms (72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, 92276). The Coachella Valley Animal Campus is north of Varner and just east of Rio Del Sol Road. The number for the Thousand Palms shelter is 760-343-3644.
A handful of animals were sent to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus on Tuesday after heavy rains flooded some of the kennel runs. Usually the kennels can be cleaned up and dried out in short order, but since so much rain is expected today and in coming days, Miller said he didn’t want to put the animals or his employees in any jeopardy.
“Everyone is reporting that these will be some of the most severe storms in quite some time,” Miller said. “It’s our job to make sure we care for our stray and homeless pets the best we can. That’s why we needed to make this unusual decision.”
Residents seeking stray pets from the contract cities of Banning, Beaumont or Calimesa should not go to the Banning Animal Shelter until further notice. As always, photos of stray animals should be available on the Department of Animal Services’ Web site – and the animals transferred to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus will reflect their new, temporary home.
Director Orders Banning Animal Shelter Evacuation
Animal Services Director Robert Miller ordered the evacuation of all animals at the Banning Animal Shelter.
Miller directed a team of animal control officers and animal care technicians to immediately evacuate the shelter due to the oncoming storms.
“The Banning Animal Shelter’s drainage capacity is not adequate to provide a safe or healthy environment in light of the onslaught of heavy rains expected,” Miller said.
More than 100 animals will be transferred from Banning, including seven horses and three goats.
All dogs and cats will be shipped safely to the county’s desert facility, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms (72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, 92276). The Coachella Valley Animal Campus is north of Varner and just east of Rio Del Sol Road. The number for the Thousand Palms shelter is 760-343-3644.
A handful of animals were sent to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus on Tuesday after heavy rains flooded some of the kennel runs. Usually the kennels can be cleaned up and dried out in short order, but since so much rain is expected today and in coming days, Miller said he didn’t want to put the animals or his employees in any jeopardy.
“Everyone is reporting that these will be some of the most severe storms in quite some time,” Miller said. “It’s our job to make sure we care for our stray and homeless pets the best we can. That’s why we needed to make this unusual decision.”
Residents seeking stray pets from the contract cities of Banning, Beaumont or Calimesa should not go to the Banning Animal Shelter until further notice. As always, photos of stray animals should be available on the Department of Animal Services’ Web site – and the animals transferred to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus will reflect their new, temporary home.
Wednesday Morning Weather
We've had some sunshine and melthing this morning, but I guess it's a false prelude to weather planned for this evening and tomorrow. Here's an early morning National Weather Service bulletin:
Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Warning
urgent – winter weather message national weather service san diego ca 406 am pst wed jan 20 2010 .. .winter storm warning above 6500 feet through thursday evening
... .a pair of pacific storms will bring periods of heavy snowfall
through thursday evening. riverside county mountains- 406 am pst wed jan 20 2010 ... winter storm warning in effect from 2 pm this afternoonto midnight pst thursday night above 6500 feet...
the national weather service in san diego has issueda winter storm warning above 6500 feet for heavy snowand blowing snow ...which is in effect from 2 pm this afternoonto midnight pst thursday night. timing: this afternoon and evening with additional
periods of heavy snowfall through thursday evening. total snow accumulations: 1 to 3 feet
winds: southwest 20 to 30 mph at times with gusts to 45 mph. snow levels: mostly around 6000 feet through midday Thursday
...then lowering to 4000 to 4500 feet thursday night.
impacts: heavy snowfall and near zero visibility in fog and
blowing and drifting snow will cause hazardous driving conditions.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Weather Tuesday evening
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
553 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010
2.1 inches of rain have fallen at Keenwild since Sunday night
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
553 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010
.NOW...
POST FRONTAL INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS TONIGHT...WITH SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET. SOME RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY. PERIODS OF SNOW OR
GRAUPEL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5000 FEET OR LOWER
DURING HEAVY SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH THROUGH 8 PM.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS
THAN AN INCH. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.
THE NEXT STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRING MORE HEAVY
RAIN...FLOODING...AND SEVERE WEATHER. THIS WILL FOLLOWED
BY YET ANOTHER POWERFUL STORM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
...AND FLOODING RAINS. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS.
BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 4000 FEET LOCALLY...BUT MOST
OF THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WHERE
MORE WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED.
Tuesday Morn Weather
Good Morning Idyllwild,
It was freezing this morning. My car doors were frozen shut until I pried them open. Clouds are beginning to appear on the horizon. Below is an early morning National Weather Service forecast and the rain totals for the nearby localities. Idyllwild received almost 1.75 inches of rain.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
745 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010
CHERRY VALLEY 1.01
VISTA GRANDE 1.07
IDYLLWILD 1.73
GARNER VALLEY 1.31
ANZA RAWS 1.24
PINYON PINES RAWS 1.80
It was freezing this morning. My car doors were frozen shut until I pried them open. Clouds are beginning to appear on the horizon. Below is an early morning National Weather Service forecast and the rain totals for the nearby localities. Idyllwild received almost 1.75 inches of rain.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
320 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR LATE MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
.THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS
WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ABOVE
6500 FEET FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO
HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL HEAVY
AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF
6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY
IN FOG AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Rainfall RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
745 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010
RIVERSIDE AIRPORT 1.09
RIVERSIDE - MARCH ARB 0.82
BEAUMONT 0.88 MENIFEE VALLEY 0.88
HEMET 1.17 HEMET VALLE VISTA 0.87
WILDOMAR 1.00 TEMECULA 1.33
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
745 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010
CHERRY VALLEY 1.01
VISTA GRANDE 1.07
IDYLLWILD 1.73
GARNER VALLEY 1.31
ANZA RAWS 1.24
PINYON PINES RAWS 1.80
Monday, January 18, 2010
Weather Monday evening
The Keenwild site has recorded almost 1.42 incches of rain since yesterday. almost an inch or two-thirds fell between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Here's the latest National Weather Service Forecast
Here's the latest National Weather Service Forecast
short term forecast National Weather Service San Diego CA 500 pm pst Mon Jan 18 Riverside County mountains- Rain will decrease from west to east heading into the evening...
with snow atop Mt. San Jacinto. Isolated showers will continue after 7 pm.
areas of flooding will continue...then begin to recede after 6 pm
as the rain decreases. areas of dense fog will continue
along the west facing slopes. winds will continue strong through 7 pm
with gusts topping 60 mph on the crests and up to 50 mph in the foothills.
Forest Service Road closures and weather update
Just received notice that the Forest Service has closed several roads within the San Jacinto Ranger District. Here is the notice:
The San Jacinto Ranger District has closed Forest Service Roads on the North-West section of the Forest, due to predicted snow and rain over the coming week. These closures are for public safety because of the chance of ice, mud, rock slides, washouts, flash flooding, slippery road surfaces and/or snow. The Forest Service has closed the following roads: 4S05 (Mellor Ranch Rd), 4S06, 4S10, 4S19 (Angelus Hill Rd), 4S21 (Indian Truck Trail), 5S06 (Control Rd), 5S07 (Bee Canyon), 5S09 (San Jac Truck Trail) and 5S10 (Red Hill Truck Trail) all part of the Cottonwood and Esperanza burn areas. As well as 7S02 (Santa Rosa Mtn). For further updates follow-up with this website.
Through 2:20 p.m., Keenwild has recorded .29 inches of rain, but it is currently coming down harder than anytime else today.
Here's the latest Weather Service forecast:
short term forecast
National Weather Service — San Diego CA 1252 pm pst Mon Jan 18 2010
Riverside County mountains-
.now. [they are right on "spot"] .. rain will be increasing...
while areas of dense fog continue through 3 pm this afternoon.
There is a slight chance of thunderstorms. rainfall through 3pm is expected
to range between one-quarter and three-quarters of an inch.
The snow level will be above 7500 feet. local south winds will increase to 20 to 40 mph
...with gusts over 50 mph on the ridges.
Rain will become heavier this afternoon with late in the day.
The combination of strong winds...heavy rain...and locally dense fog
will make travel difficult at times.
Monday Morning conditions
Good Morning Idyllwild! Bring an umbrella today.
Some rain began falling yesterday evening, but the weather
service has only recorded .2 inches at Keenwild as of 7:15 a.m. today.
More to come apparently. A longer term forecast is posted below,
so keep reading.
And for those who only want highlights —
ICRC has canceled its speaker program scheduled for Wednesday
evening. The scheduled speaker was Peter Lent, deputy director of
the Riverside County Office of Emergency Services!
Some rain began falling yesterday evening, but the weather
service has only recorded .2 inches at Keenwild as of 7:15 a.m. today.
More to come apparently. A longer term forecast is posted below,
so keep reading.
And for those who only want highlights —
ICRC has canceled its speaker program scheduled for Wednesday
evening. The scheduled speaker was Peter Lent, deputy director of
the Riverside County Office of Emergency Services!
Winter Storm warning for above 7,000 ft
We will keep readers posted about the weather conditions and forecasts
for Idyllwild all week. this is the first for Monday, but more will follow.
Please be advised that the ICRC speaker program, Peter Lent, Riverside
county OES, scheduled for Wednesday evening has been canceled.
Happy MLK day!
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
420 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
420 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY
GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS.
* WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET
BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND TO AROUND 6000 FEET
DURING THE EVENING.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE VERY HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
for Idyllwild all week. this is the first for Monday, but more will follow.
Please be advised that the ICRC speaker program, Peter Lent, Riverside
county OES, scheduled for Wednesday evening has been canceled.
Happy MLK day!
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
420 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
420 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY
GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS.
* WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET
BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND TO AROUND 6000 FEET
DURING THE EVENING.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE VERY HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Saturday's weather update & Forest Service announcement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
149 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2010
For Forest Service possible road closures see comment below…
CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-172200-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
149 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2010
...BIG CHANGES IN THE WEATHER NEXT WEEK...
A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND
STRONG WINDS NEXT WEEK WITH SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
THE FIRST STORM WILL ARRIVE MONDAY AND BRING RAIN...POSSIBLY HEAVY
BY MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE HIGH MONDAY...AROUND 7000
FEET...SO SNOW WILL BE RESTRICTED TO RESORT LEVELS. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SUBSEQUENT STORMS
WILL IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND BRING MORE
RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES.
THIS ALL WEEK LONG EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE RAINFALL OF 5
TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COAST...AND 15 TO LOCALLY 25 INCHES ON THE
COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. EVEN THE DESERT LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY TO
RECEIVE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN.
SNOW LEVELS WILL MOSTLY FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET WHICH
WOULD CONFINE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS. AROUND 4 FEET OF
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT THE HEAVIEST LOCATIONS.
WITH THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED...THERE IS HIGH LIKELIHOOD
OF FLASH FLOODING...ALONG WITH MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS...ESPECIALLY IN
AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. THERE COULD ALSO BE ROCK SLIDES
ALONG MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS...MAKING TRAVEL IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. THE
THREAT OF FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THEWEEK AS THE SOIL BECOMES MORE SATURATED.
WITH THE HEAVY SNOW FALL AMOUNTS EXCEPTED...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
OF AVALANCHES FOR AREAS LOCATED BELOW THE STEEPER SLOPES OF THE
HIGHER SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS.
THE STRENGTH OF THE JET STREAM DRIVING THESE STORMS IS OVER 200 MPH
AND THE STORMS THEMSELVES WILL BE MOVING RAPIDLY ONSHORE IN QUICK
SUCCESSION.
AS A RESULT THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE STRONG WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS GALE FORCE OR HIGHER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. OVER LAND...DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRECEDE THE
ARRIVAL OF EACH STORM. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
FOR THE COASTS AND VALLEYS...WHILE THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS MAY
HAVE GUSTS 60 MPH OR HIGHER.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Stormy Weather Ahead
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
latest NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1220 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010
THE INLAND EMPIRE- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1220 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010
...EXTENDED PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW NEXT WEEK
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...
A STORMY PATTERN IS SETTING UP ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN THAT
WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST OF NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY INTO THE
FOLLOWING WEEK.
A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN
THAT WILL DRIVE A SERIES OF MOISTURE LADEN STORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. ONCE THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BEGINS MONDAY...IT WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE ON THE COASTAL SLOPES UNABATED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK
DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BREAKS IN THE RAINFALL
ARE MORE LIKELY WITH THE HEAVIER RAIN ACCOMPANYING FRONTS. TIMING OF
THESE FEATURES WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE SPEED OF THE JET STREAM
ALOFT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL MOSTLY FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 5500 AND 6500 FEET WHICH
WOULD CONFINE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS COULD BE
LOCALLY LOWER OR HIGHER AT TIMES NEXT WEEK WITH SOME OF THE STORMS.
BASED ON HISTORIC PATTERNS...THIS WEEK-LONG EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO GENERATE RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COAST...TO 20 OR
MORE INCHES ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. TYPICALLY WETTER
LOCATIONS ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS SLOPES COULD RECEIVE 30 OR MORE
INCHES OF RAINFALL. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS... MOSTLY ABOVE 6000 FEET...4 OR MORE FEET OF SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE.
SHOULD EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DEVELOP AS FORECAST...UNREGULATED REACHES
OF MAINSTREAM RIVERS INCLUDING THE SANTA MARGARITA...SAN LUIS
REY...AND SAN DIEGO...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT FLOW BY THE END
OF THE WEEK. DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION OF THE CHANNELS...HEAVY
FLOWS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE
RIVERS ONCE UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS FILL. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS
SINCE HEAVY FLOWS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THESE RIVERS...SO LOCAL
INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING...INCLUDING
IMPASSIBLE LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.
IN THE UPPER DESERTS...RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ON THE NORTH
SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN DESERT
AREAS SHOULD PRODUCE FLOW IN THE MOJAVE RIVER...WITH FLOODING
POSSIBLE THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK DEPENDING ON THE RELEASES FROM
SILVERWOOD RESERVOIR AND THE MOJAVE DAM.
IN THE LOWER DESERTS...RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 3.5 INCHES FOR THE WEEK
ARE EXPECTED. THIS ALONE WOULD CAUSE PERIODS OF URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING. HOWEVER THE NORMALLY DRY WHITE WATER RIVER IN THE
COACHELLA VALLEY WILL LIKELY BE FLOWING FROM THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF
COMING FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WOULD MAKE ROADS CROSSING THROUGH
THE WHITE WATER RIVER CHANNEL IMPASSABLE.
AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES...MOST STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL
BE FLOWING. AS THE SOIL BECOMES SATURATED...RECENTLY BURNED AREAS
WILL BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS...LIFE-THREATENING DEBRIS
FLOWS.
PERSONS LIVING IN AND CLOSE TO RECENTLY BURNED AREAS OR IN LOW-LYING
AREAS SUBJECT TO RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. LISTEN TO LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Martin Luther King Day open and closed notice
The following businesses and institutions will be closed Monday,
Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
Area post offices
Idyllwild Library
Fern Valley Water District
Idyllwild Water District
Hemet Unified School District
Pine Cove Water District
Guaranty Bank
Riverside County offices
Open businesses:
Idyllwild Health Center
Mount San Jacinto State Park
Idyllwild Pharmacy
Town Crier
Idyllwild Transfer Station
U.S. Forest Service
Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
Area post offices
Idyllwild Library
Fern Valley Water District
Idyllwild Water District
Hemet Unified School District
Pine Cove Water District
Guaranty Bank
Riverside County offices
Open businesses:
Idyllwild Health Center
Mount San Jacinto State Park
Idyllwild Pharmacy
Town Crier
Idyllwild Transfer Station
U.S. Forest Service
Monday, January 11, 2010
film festival tickets
There is some confusion about where to buy tickets, ticket price packages, etc for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.com (idyllwildfestivalofcinema.com)beginning Monday, Jan. 11. Tickets can be purchased on the website and at the Rustic.
There is an Idyllwild local special for $40 which includes all screenings, seminars, awards, and half price for the Women in Independent Film seminar ($10 at door). Residents must show an ID with zip codes 92549 or 92561.
Silver pass for $50 includes all screenings and special screenings (except Legacy) and awards ceremony.
Gold pass for $75 which includes all screenings, special screenings (except Legacy)and seminars except Women in Indepent Film ($10 at door).
Platinum pass for $125 is ALL ACCESS
There is an Idyllwild local special for $40 which includes all screenings, seminars, awards, and half price for the Women in Independent Film seminar ($10 at door). Residents must show an ID with zip codes 92549 or 92561.
Silver pass for $50 includes all screenings and special screenings (except Legacy) and awards ceremony.
Gold pass for $75 which includes all screenings, special screenings (except Legacy)and seminars except Women in Indepent Film ($10 at door).
Platinum pass for $125 is ALL ACCESS
Daily News!
Local girl, Shannon Ortiz suffered a serious fall Saturday. For more information and pictures see the Daily News blog.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Free all access passes to IIFC
Tonight, Friday, Jan. 8 at Cafe Aroma Bistro, at 7:30 patrons will have a chance to win 2 free all-access passes to the first Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. "All access" means just that — access to all films, including world premiere's and special screenings, all seminars, and all galas.
Tucker, brother of Steve Savage, will be playing his annual tribute to Elvis Presley, on Presley's birthday.
Whoever answers the most Elvis trivia questions, including some Elvis Idyllwild trivia questions, will win the free passes.
A value of over $250.
Tucker, brother of Steve Savage, will be playing his annual tribute to Elvis Presley, on Presley's birthday.
Whoever answers the most Elvis trivia questions, including some Elvis Idyllwild trivia questions, will win the free passes.
A value of over $250.
SR 60 Avoid this week end
Per the Cal Trans notification, those of you who go to riverside or LA, might consider an alternative route home.
Please encourage your customers to avoid eastbound SR-60 in Moreno Valley
this weekend. Use I-10 east for detour.
State route 60
emergency WEEKEND closure
Please encourage your customers to avoid eastbound SR-60 in Moreno Valley
this weekend. Use I-10 east for detour.
UPDATE
Please make plans to avoid EASTBOUND SR-60
this weekend in the Moreno Valley area.
State route 60
emergency WEEKEND closure
Moreno Valley – Caltrans will begin an emergency project to reconstruct the bridge girder on eastbound SR-60 at Moreno Beach Drive as a result of being hit by an oversized load. In order to complete the bridge repairs a full freeway closure on the eastbound side is necessary. This emergency repair work should be completed over the weekend. Also, please keep in mind that ongoing construction in the vicinity has the eastbound SR-60 connector to eastbound I-10 reduced to one lane. Traffic in this area can become very congested, especially on weekends. Caltrans recommends using alternate routes for travel east of Calimesa.
| LOCATION | DATE | TIME | CLOSURE |
| Eastbound SR 60 Moreno Beach Drive, Moreno Valley | Friday, 1/8, 8 pm to Monday, 1/11, 5 am | Friday, 8 pm until Monday, 5 am | FULL CLOSURE (eastbound direction only) Detours signs will be posted. |
Motorists are advised to know before you go and choose alternate routes before you travel. USE I-10 TO TRAVEL EAST OF THE PROJECT LOCATION. Efforts are being made to accelerate the work and reopen the highway as soon as possible.
If you travel to the project limits you may be directed back westbound on SR-60 to alternate routes.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Daily News!
Today begins a new Town Crier service.
We will endeavor to post a new story daily. This will be posted in a new blog, entitled "Daily News".
This blog is different from "Breaking News". We will try to limit the latter to suddenly occurring, unexpected and highly important news to share. Examples would include school closings, weather, fires, accidents and situations that immediately affect us on the Hill.
The "Daily News" will be stories that will appear in the next print issue of the paper. They may be an early version and the story is further developed for the print version. Sometimes the story might be simply notice of important community meetings occurring that week, for example, the Historic Preservation meeting or Assemblyman Nestande's Town hall meeting.
No more meeting agendas will be appearing in the "Breaking News" blog. Plus we provide a guarantee that something new will be online every week day and sometimes on weekends.
We will endeavor to post a new story daily. This will be posted in a new blog, entitled "Daily News".
This blog is different from "Breaking News". We will try to limit the latter to suddenly occurring, unexpected and highly important news to share. Examples would include school closings, weather, fires, accidents and situations that immediately affect us on the Hill.
The "Daily News" will be stories that will appear in the next print issue of the paper. They may be an early version and the story is further developed for the print version. Sometimes the story might be simply notice of important community meetings occurring that week, for example, the Historic Preservation meeting or Assemblyman Nestande's Town hall meeting.
No more meeting agendas will be appearing in the "Breaking News" blog. Plus we provide a guarantee that something new will be online every week day and sometimes on weekends.
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