Post by erik on Dec 2, 2014 19:22:19 GMT -5
No, this is not an advertisement for bahookas and ingesting of foreign substances. At this moment, most of Southern California is getting hit with what is known as "The Pineapple Express", as a very strong low pressure center off the coastline is channeling a huge plume of Pacific moisture on a 2500-mile conveyor belt from Hawaii. We are not only getting rained on, we are getting drenched in a way that is both beneficial and problematic. It's beneficial because we are in the middle of the worst drought in our history, and practically the only way it can be relieved is by an influx of storms like this over the next three to four months, which is still uncertain. But it's also problematic because there are areas that have been burned by wildfires this year, especially in Orange and Ventura counties; and with the vegetation in those areas burned off, the ground is exposed to such heavy rains, hence mudslides and flooding.
We are expecting anywhere from two to five inches of rain (a high amount because of the sub-tropical nature of the moisture), which will likely result in a lot of headaches in the burn areas, and accidents on our freeways (as everyone knows, Southern Californians don't know how to drive in the rain, and never have). But it's here, and we're beginning to deal what we've been wishing for.
We are expecting anywhere from two to five inches of rain (a high amount because of the sub-tropical nature of the moisture), which will likely result in a lot of headaches in the burn areas, and accidents on our freeways (as everyone knows, Southern Californians don't know how to drive in the rain, and never have). But it's here, and we're beginning to deal what we've been wishing for.
