Southern California Gets Pounded with Storms
Is this seriously Southern California? The weather has been very unusual, wet and treacherous over the last few days. The news media and weathermen have been fairly accurate about predicting the storms. Yesterday was unbelievable. It started raining in Newport Beach at about 1:00 pm and then the rain became torrential right away. I was in a meeting in the Prudential office, and my colleague commented that the rain was going side ways! I turned to look, and it was being blown side ways!
As it turns out, there were water spouts, and reports of tornadoes in the Orange County waters. There was damage to buildings in Costa Mesa including Play it Again Sports on Harbor Boulevard – the windows were blown out. Boats were overturned in Huntington Harbor, and the streets flooded in Long Beach and parts of Costa Mesa. Roofs were ripped off buildings, windows were blown out and trees toppled. The ground is so saturated that trees are falling down, and with the winds. Today, I was at a home inspection, and on the way home I had to navigate around a fallen tree in Newport Coast right off San Joaquin by Saint Laurent. There were pine needles in the mirror of the car. And sadly the people who reside in the burn areas in Southern California have had to evacuate due to mud slides and danger in the burn areas.
The cars are stalling as the drivers attempt to drive through water that is way too deep! Helicopters flying overhead show these cars with the sunroofs open and people waving their arms for help. The power is surging, as I noticed my computer was off and all the clocks were flashing!
It is supposed to rain from now Wednesday to Friday non-stop.
Yesterday, January 19, 2010, after all that crazy weather, there was some beauty to it, as the wind blew away the clouds and as a result of the moisture in the air, a beautiful rainbow appeared.
More pictures will be posted of the surf and wind tomorrow.
But, for now, be safe. Stay back from the ocean, river jetties, and if the officials tell you to evacuate, then comply. And don’t try and drive through that water which is way too deep!
Originally posted at NewportBeachRealEstateCafe.com
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