State Diaster Emergency request

Yesterday, Acting Governor Abel Maldonado requested President Obama declare a major disaster for the State of California, including Riverside County as a result of severe winter storms.

Maldonado estimated total expenses have exceeded $100 million and were continuing to grow. Riverside County costs were more than $10.5 million.

In the letter, Maldonado discussed the damage caused by last week’s rains and emphasized that the National Weather Service was predicting more rainfall during the next week.[Editor’s note: Idyllwild received more than 1.5 inches Wednesday, Dec. 29.]

Other counties included in the state’s request for emergency assistance are Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Tulare.

On Dec. 14, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had already ordered the implementation of State Emergency Plan. A week later, in accordance with federal law, he proclaimed State of Emergency in six counties including Riverside.

Weather wrap

Here are some photos taken in the middle of Idyllwild this morning. It's so bright, we're all wearing sunglasses!!




The final rain totals were amazing. From Thursday, Dec. 16 through Wednesday, Dec. 22, Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 10.83 inches of rain. The average December rain is 3.39 inches, in one week, we had three times the average.

Since the beginning of the rain year (July 1, 2010), the total rain fall is 83 percent greater than the long-term average rainfall through Dec. 31.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Storm Damage

It's official more than 10 inches of rain at Keenwild.

this just in from Riverside County

County number available to report non-emergency problems related to storms

Residents in unincorporated areas of Riverside County who need to report non-emergency problems related to the recent storms may call the county Office of Emergency Services at (951) 955-4700. County staff will be available to answer the phones until 7 p.m. today (Wednesday) and from 7 a.m. to at least 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday).

Residents who have an emergency still should call 911 to ensure the fastest response.

Weather wet Christmas?

7:30 a.m.
I forgot to mention that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed a state of emergency in Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and Tulare counties due to extreme weather and storm conditions.

7:10a.m.
While the National Weather Service has a winter storm warning (see below) posted for Southern California mountains, including the San Jacintos, I believe the San Bernardino Mountains to the north are the more likely target.

It's still raining here. Quite a bit in the past 30 hours. Here's the rain data:

Since midnight 2.05 inches
Tuesday 1.93 inches
Since it began Thurs 9.06 inches

December's average rainfall 3.75 inches (since 1948)
December's avg rainfall 5.17 inches (since 2006)

Two wettest Decembers
1951 14.56
1966 18.05

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
416 AM PST WED DEC 22 2010

...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.A FLOW OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING PERIODS OF
LIGHT SNOWFALL TONIGHT. FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...A
STRONGER...COLDER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL
BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 6500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 6500 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 6500 FEET...LOWERING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET
  TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET TODAY
  WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THROUGH AROUND DAYBREAK ABOVE 6000
  TO 6500 FEET...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

Rainfall Tuesday Oct. 19

As of 9:30 p.m., last night, Tuesday, oct. 19, the national Weather Service is reporting the following amounts of rainfall:

      MT. SAN JACINTO   0.83
             PINE COVE              0.93
             IDYLLWILD               0.67
             PINYON PINES        0.88
             ANZA                        1.17

Since 8:20 a.m. yesterday, Keenwild has recorded
nearly .75 inches, for a total of 1.9 inches
since July 1. Since 1948, the average rainfall
between July 1 and Oct. 31is nearly 3.46 inches.

Roads Opened (Hwy74) and closed (Thomas Mtn)

Good News: Highway 74 may open late tomorrow afternoon, according to Terri Kasinga, Public Information Officer, CalTrans Maintenance - District 8. All the work may take weeks, but the Highway will be safe for traffic sometime this weekend.


"We're hoping if everything goes perfectly, it will open 3 p.m. Saturday," she said today. "If some problems occur, it may be Sunday or Monday."

The roadwork is not complete and CalTrans will have work along the side of the road to complete the total repair and to remove the chance that water can build and wash it out again. This wok will occur over the next two to three weeks and could result in some traffic delays and road work flagging, but the Hwy 74 between Idyllwild and Hemet will still be open to use.

Oh yes, for all of you living east of Idyllwild and coming through Palm Desert, the road closure begins at Mountain Center to Hemet. Highway 74 to Mountain Center and Highway 243 from Mountain Center to Banning is totally opened. No need to turn around in Garner Valley, you can continue on to Idyllwild. Please visit tomorrow and have a nice weekend.


Now the bad news, the San Jacinto Ranger District will close Thomas Mountain (FS road 6S13) on Monday, Feb. 15. This closure is for public safety because of the road conditions and the chance of ice, mud, rock slides, washouts, flash flooding, slippery road surfaces and snow.

The closure will be in effect until further notice, pending road and weather conditions.

Firewood collection permit holders can still collect firewood at two other areas: Fern Basin and Idyllwild West (behind the Idyllwild Arts Academy). If this closure leaves firewood permit holders unable to collect all the firewood purchased, extension will be issued. Please contact the Idyllwild Ranger station for more information (909) 382-2922.

Hwy 74 repairs

CalTrans says the repairs to Highway 74 should be done within four to five days. yes, 4-5 days, according to Shelli Lombardo, public information officer, Caltrans District 8.

The plan is to issue an emergency contract and begin work shortly. Caltrans is currently in the
process of estimating repair cost and acquiring the contractor. As soon as the Town Crier has confirmation work has begun, we'll take some photos so that you can be sure also.

Riverside County Sheriff's Office already has adjusted its patrol and routines. Deputies patroling the Hill will be expected to be on the road more and less office time during this period.

The county Office of Emergency Services is also aware of the emergency and will be prepared to respond if problems expand, especially if Wednesday's weather causes any new road blocks or closures.

Here is this morning's Hazardous Weather Forecast:

late Tuesday into Wednesday...

upper level low pressure will move over southern

California bringing the possibility of isolated 

thunderstorms with brief heavy rain...

locally heavy mountain snow...and low 

snow levels down to 3000 to 3500 feet. 

This includes a possibility of 3 to 7 inches of snow.

Yes, Highway 74 closed

Here are some more of Jenny's photos of Highway 74 washout. Keenwild received nearly two inches of rain yesterday.

Publish Post

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 Service

san 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 of

thunderstorms through this evening. numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will continue

through 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 morning

through 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 through

friday with locally greater amounts on the 

coastal slopes.  precautionary/preparedness 

actions...  

a flash flood watch means that conditions may

develop that lead to flash flooding. 

flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

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.

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

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

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. 

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.

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.

Week end weather

I don't want to clog up the "Breaking News" blog with mundane weather reports or photographs, but living in Idyllwild creates a special sensation when there's moisture in the air! So check our my blog (JP's Blog, just look to your right for a list of all the blogs, under the Newsroom group, select the third one down) for the weather updates through Monday morning.