San Francisco Mega Super Storm - doomsday

[JustinCharge 2,397]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/san-francisco-hit-brutal-storm-155156145.html

 

San Francisco is about to be hit with a ‘brutal’ storm so severe that a meteorologist says is ‘one of the most impactful’ he’s ever seen

Chris Morris

Tue, January 3, 2023 at 7:51 AM PST

As it continues to clean up from a thorough drenching over New Year’s weekend, San Francisco is bracing for an even bigger storm that meteorologists warn could be catastrophic.

The National Weather Service’s Bay Area office issued a frank and dire warning to citizens in a statement, saying the storm, which is currently forecast to begin peaking Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, could bring about flooding and the loss of life.

"To put it simply, this will likely be one of the most impactful systems on a widespread scale that this meteorologist has seen in a long while," the warning read. "The impacts will include widespread flooding, roads washing out, hillside collapsing, trees down (potentially full groves), widespread power outages, immediate disruption to commerce, and the worst of all, likely loss of human life. This is truly a brutal system that we are looking at and needs to be taken seriously."

A flood watch has been issued for the entire Bay Area from 4 a.m. Wednesday through 4 p.m. Thursday, with some areas expected to get up to 10 inches of rain. Wind gusts are expected to hit 50 mph, equivalent to a moderate tropical storm. Those are expected to peak between Wednesday afternoon and midnight.

The storms come after downtown San Francisco saw 5.46 inches of rain on New Year’s Eve, the second-wettest day the city has ever seen.

Despite those rains and the ones expected this week, however, the state will remain in a drought, following three of the driest years on record.

 

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1. When droughts end they end with a bang. A wet one. 1976 saw one of the driest years in Cal. history. Until the summer, when a tropical storm passed inland and dumped 14" of rain in the San Jacinto Mountains. That opened the floodgates, and the rest of 1976 and several years afterwards were exceptionally wet.

2. Yup. I remember that. I was a student in Northern CA. They said it would take a decade to fill lake Shasta back up. Boom, it was full in a matter of months.

3. this has been the way of things since i was young... dry, drought, then hit harder than helll with rain... i still remember that summer of 1983 when it rained like crazy.. it came after the drought of 1977-78... then the same thing happened in the early 90s. it continues to do the same thing even today...

 

[Vikings4ever 496]

Given all the poo on the streets, SF could use a good power washing.

[shorepatrol 1,737]

38 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

Given all the poo on the streets, SF could use a good power washing.

Beat by 38 minutes 

[5-Points 2,729]

I've gotten several emails about this from work already. We get it, it's going to rain tomorrow. 

 

 

[Bert 1,091]

Californians crying about the weather.  

 

[Cloaca du jour 2,064]

Here for the enema comments...not dissappointed.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,646]

I hope the junkies and Antifa will be ok. 

[Djgb13 2,338]

Only in California do they make a big deal about rain

[easilyscan 559]

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I've gotten several emails about this from work already. We get it, it's going to rain tomorrow.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

they are comparing it to a tropical storm in intensity, but keep in mind that san francisco is not built to handle tropical storms unlike a city around the gulf coast

[Hardcore troubadour 12,646]

So the city and state that yell about climate change, that are going to blame this storm on climate change, don’t do anything to prepare for the alleged affects of climate change? Sort of like New Orleans yapping about the levees for years and not doing a damn thing to fix them. 

[BirdGang 312]

That cesspool could use a flushing, hopefully it’s just a good washing. 

[BeenHereBefore 1,332]

The Zodiac Killer b!tch about the rain in San Fran in one of his letters. Said he was flooded out and couldn't make his bomb.

[Tree of Knowledge 833]

Hopefully the Republicans are prudent with the foreign aid in the aftermath. 

[Voltaire 4,559]

I don't like SF and ridicule them frequently for their poor political and lifestyle choices, but I wouldn't wish this on them or anyone and hope they come out if this with minimal deaths and damage. Good luck San Francisco.

[5-Points 2,729]

Give it a few weeks. We'll be back to dire predictions due to the perpetual drought we are always in. If only the powers that be had come up with a plan to capture and store this free water when it falls out the sky. Unfortunately, there's no money in water storage.

 

[Engorgeous George 1,170]

The bay will be inundated with feces, drug paraphernalia, and tents from homeless encampments all washed to sea.  Then the marine life will die.  A modern day Otis Redding will then have a chance to rewrite Dock of the Bay as he flees from the dock as the tide washes in only stench.

[NEWPOSTERGUY! 266]

Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets ...

 

[Tree of Knowledge 833]

1 hour ago, Engorgeous George said:

The bay will be inundated with feces, drug paraphernalia, and tents from homeless encampments all washed to sea.  Then the marine life will die.  A modern day Otis Redding will then have a chance to rewrite Dock of the Bay as he flees from the dock as the tide washes in only stench.

Someone is furiously rewriting the lyrics to “It Never Rains in Southern California” to Northern California to incorporate your graphic visuals as I post.  

[Engorgeous George 1,170]

Shittin' in the morning sun
I'll still be homeless' when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Man I sure stink like sin

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide carry my home away, ooh
I'm just shittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
Cuz I've had nothing to live for
So I needed some free giveaways

So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
I'm shittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Looks like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I wont take the job ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, listen

Sittin' here rubbing my bone
Just a few miles from the Pelosi's home
Two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home, now

I'm just gon' camp at the dock of a bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[Fnord 1,141]

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[Engorgeous George 1,170]

I had a difficult artistic choice chosing between "Just a few miles from the Pelosi's home"or  "Just waiting for my Obama phone".  This, and of course a total lack of talent and originality, is why I will never be the voice of a generation.  To do this right we really need someone living the life of squalor, indolence, and dependancy.  Someone sucking the government teat and then complaining it is not producing lactose free milk. Only one such as that could truly do the rewrite justice.

[Reality 2,710]

1 hour ago, Engorgeous George said:

Shittin' in the morning sun
I'll still be homeless' when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Man I sure stink like sin

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide carry my home away, ooh
I'm just shittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
Cuz I've had nothing to live for
So I needed some free giveaways

So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
I'm shittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Looks like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I wont take the job ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, listen

Sittin' here resting my bones
Just a few miles from the Pelosi's home
Two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home, now

I'm just gon' camp at the dock of a bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[Pimpadeaux 2,266]

13 hours ago, Bert said:

Californians crying about the weather.  

 

Their buildings are constructed to handle earthquakes but can't handle 50 mph winds?

Hurricane Rita had 125 mph sustained winds, and Hurricane Harvey dumped 5 feet of rain in the Houstor-Buttmont area.

I guess flooding in low-lying areas will be an issue, as will mudslides. 

[Vikings4ever 496]

 

[Pimpadeaux 2,266]

1 hour ago, Fnord said:

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I'm sure he's furiously whipping off to doppler radar and hopefully will have enough jam to make it until Friday morning.

[Bier Meister 1,514]

I am about 40 miles north of SF.  A little wet with a little wind. not terrible yet.

[Engorgeous George 1,170]

Just now, Bier Meister said:

I am about 40 miles north of SF.  A little wet with a little wind. not terrible yet.

I always thought fire season was in October and hillslide season in February.  Maybe coming a bit early this year.

[iam90sbaby 2,125]

It's rain every single day in Florida, grow a pair

[Bier Meister 1,514]

1 minute ago, Engorgeous George said:

I always thought fire season was in October and hillslide season in February.  Maybe coming a bit early this year.

it gets pretty dry aug-oct.

 

I grew up in San Francisco.  It used to rain frequently.  There are definitely areas more prone to flooding due to the hills and valleys.  I live in sonoma county and use to work in Napa. in the fall and winter there were many days where they would close a main road (116/12) due to floods.  not a lot of damage, but a major PITA

[Engorgeous George 1,170]

1 minute ago, Bier Meister said:

it gets pretty dry aug-oct.

 

I grew up in San Francisco.  It used to rain frequently.  There are definitely areas more prone to flooding due to the hills and valleys.  I live in sonoma county and use to work in Napa. in the fall and winter there were many days where they would close a main road (116/12) due to floods.  not a lot of damage, but a major PITA

I have not been there in years.  Very beautiful but overpopulated for my tastes even decades ago.  Of course my tastes are those of a country boy.

 

I'll keep a good thought the rains for you are restorative and not destructive.

[Bier Meister 1,514]

6 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

I have not been there in years.  Very beautiful but overpopulated for my tastes even decades ago.  Of course my tastes are those of a country boy.

 

I'll keep a good thought the rains for you are restorative and not destructive.

I get it.  It is a wonderful area, but crowded.  in 11 we moved back to SF from Breckenridge, CO.  There were many things i liked about being in the city, but the crowds were not fun (too many oblivious people).  in 13 we moved north. We like the north bay and living in Sonoma was/is beneficial for my industry (food and beverage). It has worked out nicely. daughter graduates in 24.  we'll see where we end up.

[Engorgeous George 1,170]

Just now, Bier Meister said:

I get it.  It is a wonderful area, but crowded.  in 11 we moved back to SF from Breckenridge, CO.  There were many things i liked about being in the city, but the crowds were not fun (too many oblivious people).  We like the north bay and living in Sonoma was/is beneficial for my industry (food and beverage). It has worked out nicely. daughter graduates in 24.  we'll see where we end up.

You have chosen some beautiful places to live, places I have only visited.  Given your track record for being in some places I fond compelling i am guessing your next residence will be in Jackson Hole or Taos.

 

Sounds like my youngest is only a year older than your daughter.  I hope they both are given a world in which they can florish.

[Bier Meister 1,514]

1 minute ago, Engorgeous George said:

You have chosen some beautiful places to live, places I have only visited.  Given your track record for being in some places I fond compelling i am guessing your next residence will be in Jackson Hole or Taos.

 

Sounds like my youngest is only a year older than your daughter.  I hope they both are given a world in which they can florish.

I was pretty happy to hear my wife recently say she would consider cold climate again... possibly back to Colorado or Lake Tahoe.  My choice would be near the alps, but we have 3 living, aging parents and our daughter. I know mrs wants to be somewhat close to wherever she ends up.  Also looking at Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, Carmel.

[Bier Meister 1,514]

Wife took daughter to work about 30 min ago... a few streets are closed due to damage (trees, branches, street light, etc)

 

Edit: now the positive to this is that we are getting a lot of snow up in the mountains.  We are heading up next week.

[Voltaire 4,559]

3 hours ago, Engorgeous George said:

The bay will be inundated with feces, drug paraphernalia, and tents from homeless encampments all washed to sea.  Then the marine life will die.  A modern day Otis Redding will then have a chance to rewrite Dock of the Bay as he flees from the dock as the tide washes in only stench.

Poor Otis. In 2023, he would get assaulted on the dock by a drugged out transgender illegal alien who babbles incoherently to himself. When he recovers his senses and gets up to leave the dock, he'd discover that his car was stolen (again).

[TheNewGirl 1,030]

5 hours ago, 5-Points said:

Give it a few weeks. We'll be back to dire predictions due to the perpetual drought we are always in. If only the powers that be had come up with a plan to capture and store this free water when it falls out the sky. Unfortunately, there's no money in water storage.

 

They are already saying that despite last week/this week rain fall totals, we are still in a drought. 

[TheNewGirl 1,030]

36 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

I was pretty happy to hear my wife recently say she would consider cold climate again... possibly back to Colorado or Lake Tahoe.  My choice would be near the alps, but we have 3 living, aging parents and our daughter. I know mrs wants to be somewhat close to wherever she ends up.  Also looking at Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, Carmel.

Complaining about crowds in one post and then in this post listing some of the most touristy places in CA that aren't major cities. 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

3 hours ago, Fnord said:

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[JustinCharge 2,397]

2 hours ago, Pimpadeaux said:

I'm sure he's furiously whipping off to doppler radar and hopefully will have enough jam to make it until Friday morning.

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