usually does not take too long to get the roads open.. couple of days...but if the fuel loads from Santa Rosalia are disrupted gas could be a
problem. If I don't here otherwise in a week or so, my plan is to buy extra fuel in El Rosario.
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Planning a trip south (Abreojos) in the next few days and need to know what the road conditions are like and how things look in town. Can anyone let
me know? Hopefully the house held up to this storm.
Also hoping to get any news about conditions in Chivato and whether the storm left any damage. Russ any news on the house? Thanks for any information
you can share & see you soon.
I would wait until the power is back on. Last I heard from Abreojos, it was raining, hard. They were speculating about the road being washed out
between there and Campo Fisher (that happened last tropical storm when the water sheets across the desert on its way down to the Laguna). then the
power went out. I would also wait until I knew that fuel was available.
We are on our way down Friday, or a day or two later now. Hope to hear some positive reports in the next few days. Good luck neighbors. See you soon.
This is purely for technical interest, but interestingly the latest NWS bulletin has Paul completely disassociated from the convection that has hit
the east coast of Baja and sitting in Mag Bay with a guess of 50 knot wind speed. It is expected to travel north along the west coast, dissipating
fairly rapidly.
La Paz, BCS-The Municipal Council meeting on civil protection Tuesday morning, October 16 due to Hurricane Warning "Paul", the municipal government
reiterated the call for citizens to not passing in the streets unless it is strictly necessary, the Mayor of the city, Ponce instructed Esthela areas
of public safety, public services, public works, urban development that signaled the most critical roadways to warn motorists and pedestrians, as they
are not permit release of any business activity in waterways as fords and in coordination with the Ministry of Health, in the case of food stalls.
Although the effects of the hurricane forecast rains are not only in the municipality of La Paz, the capital of the state, the main damage is on rural
roads and, according to report public and public safety services since Monday night, have monitoring trips made.
The DIF and other areas in coordination with the State Government now has more than a dozen shelters, brigades, support food and mattresses.
The mayor reiterated her call, Esthela Ponce, as voiced in the State Civil Protection Council, that in these times people shelter in their homes, for
the lowest number of passing vehicles to avoid delays for motorists, calling that adopted Governor Marcos Covarrubias for a safer population.
The mayor gave precise instruction to different fields coordinated by the General Secretariat and the direction of urban development to not allow any
activity in washes, and vehicle sales, or food because despite the controversy with other levels of government and the illegality of such merchants,
pose a risk to people in public health and safety, "there are already detecting several health circumstances that we can not explain, we have a health
crisis, and intestinal diseases have broken out and we want to ask all the support people, "he said.
DIF La Paz reported having ready shelters throughout the municipality and transfer staff to cater to shelters if needed.
Afternoon tours are conducted in rural communities in Pocitas, Puerto Chale, Santa Rita, Todos Santos, El Pescadero and others.
The session totaled SAGARPA, the pentathlon militarized vehicles and items offered for transportation to shelters.
The mayor, convened meeting on Wednesday at 9:00 in the morning and reiterated that once past the rains will feed back the clean, urban image,
patching and reencarpetado.
I don't ever remember seeing a hurricane split into 2 cells like Paul did. The rain which preceded the hurricane seems to have moved across and the
Hurricane/TS is still chugging up the west coast. Prayers to all those affected I know the Nomad community will help in any way we can.
My internet is working again this morning in Loreto. The rain stopped about 5 p.m. yesterday. At 6 we took a drive. Of the 4 or 5 boats left in the
darcena, one had sunk, just the bow showing. Very angry, muddy waves crashing up over the breakwater. Families out taking photos. The new shade
sail on the malecon was torn and flapping in the strong winds. Crowds were gathered at the river, too, watching the muddy torrent sweeping to the
sea. We thought it was very impressive until the woman next to me showed me the photos she had taken an hour earlier. The river had actually come
over the banks on the north side and deposited debris clear into the area where the tianguis (Sunday market) is held. Her pictures were incredible.
I hope all the rancheros upriver are okay. The canyons will all be scrubbed clean when we go exporing this winter. We didn't see very many tree
limbs or palm fronds in the roads. Quite a few downed wires near the river. That was scary. I've heard no news of casualties. The power is on, the
internet works. We have no city water right now. I wasn't planning on watering anyway.......
Hope the worse anyone has to deal with is mud and potholes.
POOF
We lost internet and cell phone service yesterday afternoon. Also no long distance calls.
I wake up this morning to bye bye Paul.
We had more rain than we have had since they built the bridge. Water from bank to bank in the San Jose arroyo.
Hope everyone is ok!
8.00 a.m. electric and internet back on line...winds 25 mph from the south, light rain, the storm is located 20 miles due south from town (according
to my vecino, jose) going to have a look around town.....highest wind speed last night 40 to 50 mph.................... steve
I also lost Internet up here in Los Barriles, but I did have T.V. satellite service.
A friend who was suppose to come home yesterday didn't has she couldn't get out of La Ribera.
School was cancelled yesterday, but I just heard one of the grand-kids leave just now, so it must be on today.
Light breeze, blue skies, puffy white clouds out my window.
The road down the hill from our place is a little washed out, bet a car can make it down without to much problem, bet I walk my bike down it for a
while.
I figure it was a small price to pay for one more investment in green for Baja after so many years of no rain.
Wooo Hooo....the internet is back on and everyone still has a roof!...we lost internet about 3 yesterday and cell phone service but the electricity
has stayed on which was nice for mopping up water and telephone are still working fine.
Here in Asuncion, we had winds of about 30 knots..maybe some higher gusts and very hard rain for many hours last night. The sky is still very dark but
it isnt raining and the wind is about 18 knots looks like from the southeast.
It could be the worst is over now which would be nice. I wonder how Mula is doing this morning? Listening to the radio, things werent as bad as
expected but you can bet on many roads being washed out for a couple days.
It was interesting realizing how much we depended on internet images of the storm to calm our nerves...with no satellite images and nomad reports, we
were alot more worried about the unknown trajectory of Paul...so we did some more prep for serious wind and rain....nice it's back on now and still
have power.
I hope everyone is fine with minimal damage especially our amigos in Mulege.
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