Hurricane Odile Nomad's On Scene Reports, Photos, & Pertinent Info

Odile

pic at 8:30 am on the bay in mulege

rained once...lots of water

starting to rain now...
clouds moving east really fast

La Ribera

view image, copy location...

mulege on the bay
1130am 9-15


its windy and raining

Loreto's web cam back on-line.. Now looks to be stopped on 11:34am...


http://www.webcamsdemexico.com/webcam-loreto.html

[Edited on 9-15-2014 by LaTijereta]

no beer !!

Come'on Bob. Tell'em you're joking before it causes a panic.

Thank you for the update dtbushpilot on Los Barilles.

Many of us from points north, El Cardonal, Punta Pescadero, etc. are worried about our neighbors. We've had no communication since yesterday morning. Please post any info you receive. Thanks!

50mph and water like a firehose

wow

No Beer

I guess this kid is breaking the law then





[Edited on 9-15-2014 by blackwolfmt]

Punta Pequeña/ SanJuanico BCS Sept 16 11am

At 7pm last night Hurricane Odile passed 30 miles inland (centered between coasts in this part of the peninsula) and was reported to have sustained winds at 65mph. At that time the wind here was 10-15 mph from the North. The barometer was at it’s lowest between 6pm-8pm at 989.6 mB and a ceiling of dark clouds rotated overhead. Eerie, but fairly calm and no rain.

The strongest wind was on the backside and came from the West starting around 11pm and continued until 2am this morning. It maintained steady 40-45mph with stronger gusts that shook our very sturdy reinforced block house like an earthquake.

Total rainfall 2” and it’s still drizzling off and on. Wind has been from the South all morning at 15-20 mph.

The ocean is brown which only happens after significant rain occurs in the mountains to make Rio La Purisima flow (20 miles South), and the esteros open up at Cadejé and Raymundo, 10 miles to the North. Water is more brown now than it was after Hurricane John which caused a huge debris flow out the rivers in to the Pacific.

Sorry for the delay in the report to friends and neighbors who were waiting for an update. Don’t know road conditions in and out of here yet. It wasn’t bad here but most of the weather was on the Right side of the storm and will have impacted the roads.

San Juanico, BCS

As Zola mentioned, the first hurdle is only 10 miles South of town.






The cops received a radio report that 60 miles further South, along the 12 miles of road work and bridge construction (where they removed pavement) between Las Barrancas and Insurgentes will require extensive repairs which can't begin until the flooded arroyos recede.

Omar (motorcycle) had just ridden his moto on the NorthRoad from SJ and could not get past the La Ballena arroyo. His parents live far up the Ballena arroyo almost to the Mulege side where their rancho sits on a bluff above a deep canyon. His Dad said at one point the water from the riverbed below was so high it neared the rim of the canyon.

Indicator of torrential rain and immense power of moving water: When intact date palm trees are ripped from the ground in La Purisima, carried to the mouth of the river at San Gregorio, and swept with the current 20 miles awayin less than one day.



[Edited on 9-17-2014 by oladulce]

This is the first post on the Baja Photo Gallery Forum:


We can help! Here's the step by step using one of the photo hosting sites 'Photobucket.com':

UPDATED FEB. 2014


There are many photo hosting sites, Photobucket.com is one used by many here, it is free for basic membership and very cheap for advanced.

1) Create an album for your trip or subject on Photobucket.

2) Click Upload (top center) to transfer photos from your PC folder to your Photobucket album.

3) Click on the gear symbol on the right corner of the box you see on the screen...





4) Select 800 (full size) or 640 (large size) for Nomad posting...



100x75 is the Avatar size, fyi.

5) Click SAVE!

6) Select photos you want to share on Nomad (or other forums) by pressing the Choose Photos & Videos button (or for the entire folder of photos, click Choose Folder).


Once done with uploading photos, make your post here on Baja Nomad and add photos using the IMG link from the choices of links for each photo in your album. Copy and paste that link in your Nomad thread, double spacing between links. Add a caption to the photo if desired... Click Preview Post to check your post... if okay, click Post Reply.

Info from Los Barriles ?

(ISLA) San Juanico, BCS Sept 20

Our friend Omar reports that yesterday a tractor went from SJ to Arroyo Los Burros (approx 18 miles South of SJ) and attempted to clear a path across. This is the large arroyo 1 mile inland from the junction of Rio La Purisima near the outflow to the ocean at Punta San Gregorio. It’s about ¼ mile wide and the road passes across the entire riverbed here.The tractor and many people with shovels worked to clear a path to drive through but every time he made a pass with the bucket, the mud and water would fill back in so they were not successful.



A few guys waded across at Los Burros and walked 1½ hrs to the next problem spot on this road- the “San Ramon” crossing (at Rancho Saucito and La Purisima river). This is about 20-22 miles South of SJ. Omar says almost all of the concrete causeway they finished last year is gone. The old route around the causeway, through the water and up the riverbank bank isn't an option because of the high water level and the ramp along the bank was washed away.

The old dirt road to La Purisima crosses both of these rivers also and won’t be an option anytime soon so there is still no getting in or out from the South, and no access to the East Road to attempt to cross the peninsula.

To the North of SJ, the road from La Ballena through the mountains to Mulege (“Ice house road”) was wiped out and access to the ranchos is by horseback only.

North Road via salt flats- no information, but silly to even ask at this point…

Yesterday a superpanga came in from Lopez Mateos (approx 110 miles ) with canned food to distribute as needed and 2 days after the storm another superpanga came in and picked up 3 pregnant ladies and took them, in post-storm sea conditions, to be closer to the hospital in Cd Constitucion. Travel by sea is the only guaranteed way to access San Juanico at this point.

Eventually someone will plow through and be able to get in or out but it’ll be a very long time before delivery trucks, vendors, propane guys, and the local families that sell gas can get their trucks in or out. There’s no gasoline being sold, and store shelves have become bare over the past few days as folks realize it may be awhile. Life continues to hum along…

I don’t live within the town limits and don’t know about the fuel status for the power plant or pump for the town’s water supply so maybe someone else can add that info.

San Juanico Town beach



[Edited on 9-20-2014 by oladulce]

Adjusting to Island life, San Juancio BCS 9/21/14

Federal Police Arriving to La Paz from Mainland to increase patrols

Navy Transportation to Pichelingue Port to bring supplies and equipment


Cabo workers back at work saying goodbye to last Tourists leaving on bus


The Aramburo cow os La Paz survived


Police Vehicles Arriving to help patrol BCS


CFE equipment arriving by Ferry to Pichelingue to repair power lines


More help and equipment arriving by ferry to BCS



[Edited on 9-22-2014 by gnukid]

Hmmm?



[Edited on 9-22-2014 by gnukid]

Setting an example for our US bumbling government.