Re: Pray for Rain

Yes, we've had a few storms, and another one or more is on the way. But we really do need a long wet winter this year. Last year was way below normal, and things are just plain dry.


Take a look at this photo of Donnell Reservoir on the Stanislaus River, and you'll see what we mean.





Dean Martin was right. So was Bing Crosby. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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Yes and No!! lol...they've forecasted 6 inches for my region...gulp!!

oh wait..I just read another post..it's up to so much more then that...everyone be safe.

I hope that we have a more participation this winter but not where we get 8 inches in one day. We don't need any floods or mud slides in our area.

There are some reservoirs that are simply drained in preclusion of winter so that the dam is
not damaged during the winter months. This is definitely true of Eleanor and Florence.
I don't know if this is the case here. But it's possible since it's a concrete dam. ???
But of course we need some snow regardless.

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The forecast I saw for Mariposa predicts, for Wednesday and Thursday 5 tenths of an inch, not 5 inches. Another site predicts 0.64 for Wednesday and a few tenths for Thursday.

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The forecast I saw for Mariposa predicts, for Wednesday and Thursday 5 tenths of an inch, not 5 inches. Another site predicts 0.64 for Wednesday and a few tenths for Thursday.

NOAA seems to be saying that but on the news tonight (KABC) they said something about 8 to 10 inches in the Sierra.

The Sierras are a long chain. The system is coming straight across the state far north of us. The link you gave in the other thread shows a nice map of the expected rainfall. It shows it hitting the hardest between Eureka and Ukiah. I got my rain gauge out. We'll see if NOAA is right or KABC.

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The Sierras are a long chain.

That's Sierra not Sierras. <sigh>

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The Sierras are a long chain.

That's Sierra not Sierras. <sigh>

It's not that important for me to worry about. Perfection is an excuse, not a goal.

That's probably about right for Mariposa. The big rain will be focused north of Sacramento, especially in the Shasta and Oroville areas where storms 2 and 3 will hang up for awhile. Those looking for snow are going to be disappointed as the snow level is going to be high - 7000 to 8000'. Even though we are in ENSO neutral conditions, these storms are typical of El Nino years with subtropical moisture taps.

The 2011-12 rainfall total was 73% of average here in central Calaveras County, 3rd driest in the last 9 years. With the two previous years coming in at 130% and 150% of average here, it's hard to call one dry year a drought. We'll see what happened this season when May 1 comes around. I'm expecting about 3" of rain here from Wednesday through Sunday, no big deal for this area. I'm more concerned about the winds.

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The forecast I saw for Mariposa predicts, for Wednesday and Thursday 5 tenths of an inch, not 5 inches. Another site predicts 0.64 for Wednesday and a few tenths for Thursday.

Try adding up the predictions for Tuolumne:

http://classic.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:95389.3.99999

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Try adding up the predictions for Tuolumne:

http://classic.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:95389.3.99999

"Chance of precipitation 60% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible." That was for Wednesday. The rest of the week just gets a "chance" of rain.

Same source for today in Mariposa; "Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible." Another 0.4 is predicted for Friday.

Over 100 inches of snow is expected for Shasta.

For Mariposa according to Accuweather:

Wed - 0.6
Thur - 0.1
Fri - 0.4
Sat - 2.0
Sun - 0.4

Let it snow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh1wpIcyRg

Had to post that for the title.

Next trip is planned for a solstice celebration.

Weather Underground was more accurate; in Mariposa we got 0.3 inches of rain yesterday. The RAWS on Miami Mountain (between Oakhurst and Mariposa) showed 0.77 of an inch.