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Bob and Susan - 9-5-2007 at 07:03 AM

yesterday we "hooked-up" some extra batteries...
just in case... :saint:

we didn't want to run out of electricty :light:

you really can't pose for a picture like this :lol:

BCSTech - 9-5-2007 at 07:06 AM

Hi Marie Rose,

Yes, power is still off here (I'm on solar backup).

All is well here. Skies are overcase and there is a good breeze but just a few sprinkles.

toneart - 9-5-2007 at 07:13 AM

Thank you Bob & Susan, Marv and Russ. I hope Henriette has squeezed out all the tears and will spare the river. I believe high tide is around 11am. That should tell us something, unless there is more hanging around the mountains behind Mulege.

This morning I awoke to dense smoke in the canyon behind my house in Nevada City, CA. The moon was glowing orange. Now the smoke is very dense and it is hard to breath. So far, I can't get any news on the local radio. We are very nervous here because it is heavily forested, very windy and bone dry. Wherever the fire is, it is over some ridges and out of sight.

So I'm sweating threats to two houses. It all makes me nervous, but I think we have dodged the bullet in Mulege...I hope. :wow:

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 07:14 AM

Yesterday you asked about the airport, I just spoke with Javier Martinez, the airport director at SJD San Jose del Cabo international an he sais ai is now at 100% operation, they still have no electric power, they are operating with emergency generators, this of course with some limitations like no AC. the building itsef is fine, some minor damage on the estetic of building other than that all ok. Airlines will be starting as normal again, the only one that changed was the AA flight that overnights, it did not and he also said that airlines like CO will be changing equipment to satisfy the demand, instead of 737 will use 757 equipment.
Most these people don't speak english, so I can't go on the air with them.
I'm right now trying CFE (electric company). I'll post

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 07:19 AM

Ok, Sergio Armando Fierro, Superintendent for CFE in the Los Cabos area, sais that energy showld be reestablished at 100% by noon today, he also said that the area of La Playa has not been assesed, since they can not acces the area as of yet, I hope Judy and family are OK, he sais that that community is very strong when it comes to things like this, precisely because of the fact that they always become incommunicated with this kind of storm.
(100% by noon, not counting La Playa what % would that be?)

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by fdt]

Tommy A - 9-5-2007 at 07:21 AM

CNN video

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/weather/09/05/henriette.ap/ind...

vandenberg - 9-5-2007 at 07:32 AM

Loreto 8.30 am

Went through this puppy with ease. Some street flooding but nothing major. And how about not even one power outage

. Wonders never cease :biggrin:

However, haven't had any water since early last night. Loreto Bay folks will be smelly this morning. These are the times that we're thankful for installing our cisterns :tumble:

Centenario 8 AM

longlegsinlapaz - 9-5-2007 at 07:32 AM

No rain, light winds, city water not turned on this morning!!

I need to take a quick shower to wash off many hours of muggyness, mop up several gallons of water in the living room & hope all the flies that hatched out & found their way in fly out before the wrath of my swatter & spray get to them! Dogs & kitten are very happy to be back outside & actually willingly went out....first time in 24 hours they did it WILLINGLY! :lol:

Very little traffic on the hwy, so the low areas between here & town are most likely impassable....as is typical. Will head up to Lomas Centenario area in about an hour to check things out up there. Based on what I see here in the rental PIT, I'd expect that water inside through windows & under unsealed doors will be the worst case scenario!

I'd say no virgins were sacrificed in the making of THIS storm! :rolleyes:

Cervisin - 9-5-2007 at 07:38 AM

Went for a walk again. The pics from this am you can view at the

La Paz Blog

shari - 9-5-2007 at 07:41 AM

dOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE HIGHWAY IS CLEAR AND OPEN FROM TODOS SANTOS NORTH??? ROBERTO, ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY?

BCSTech - 9-5-2007 at 08:04 AM

Quote:

yesterday we "hooked-up" some extra batteries...
just in case...

Hi Bob and Susan, thant's quite a stack! How do you keep them all topped off? What does the rest of your system look like? Don't wish to hijack the thread, we install solar electrical here so I'm always preoccupied by the subject. Send me a U2U if you like.

BajaBruno - 9-5-2007 at 08:06 AM

It sounds like everyone has decided that Henriette will be taking that sharp right turn that the NWS forecasts, but the infrared loop looks to me like the eye has reformed and she is tracking straight up the SOC.

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by BajaBruno]

BCSTech - 9-5-2007 at 08:09 AM

Power is still off here in TS and cell phone service is down. Don't know about regular phone service but DSL is working.

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by BCSTech]

Russ - 9-5-2007 at 08:15 AM

My boat house is getting some water inside now and there is still 2 hours before high tide. 2" of sand on the pad out side. Surf seems a bit bigger too. Much higher surge than John. Still no rain. High wind gust 31mph average around 20mph.

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by Russ]

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losfrailes - 9-5-2007 at 08:34 AM

Here in Ejido San Lucas, there is/was very light rain, just enough to cool things down, very little wind. I do not believe there would be a problem going north from here.

Sky starting to break up as we speak(??).

Storm appears to be doing a landfall south of Guaymas and thankfully appears we have dodged a bullet up here.

Paula - 9-5-2007 at 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BajaBruno
It sounds like everyone has decided that Henriette will be taking that sharp right turn that the NWS forecasts, but the infrared loop looks to me like the eye has reformed and she is tracking straight up the SOC.

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by BajaBruno]

E-mail from a friend in Loreto-- sent 20minutes ago-- says it's raining like crazy with high winds. It feels like a hurricane to her.

I'm happy to hear that you folks in the south got an easy hit. Hope Judy is doing well, I would imagine she's ready to tell us about it!

high winds

mulege marv - 9-5-2007 at 08:51 AM

weather is worse than earlier, winds have picked way up, luckly not a whole lot of rain. keeping my fingers crossed.

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Bajalero - 9-5-2007 at 08:59 AM

current sat view

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t7/vis.jpg

looks like more to come for mulege

relatively clear band over bahia santa inez right now Russ

Mango - 9-5-2007 at 09:18 AM

I'm glad to here that everyone seems to be doing OK considering the circumstances. Now if we could just get a "little" rain up here in Mexicali...

We had a decent sandstorm/thunderstorm and a few drops of rain yesterday; but, some real rain from a northern cloud band would be nice.

I continue to put in a good word for the people south/southeast of me. Hang in there.

BajaBruno - 9-5-2007 at 09:21 AM

I'd be interested to see what Bill Erhardt's views look like this morning.

oldlady - 9-5-2007 at 09:22 AM

10:00am
Can't get out of La Paz to go north

The new overpass at the airport exit is just a bit not long enough.
On the Chametla side there is a LOT of fast moving water, probably coming from the mountains to the south where it is obviously still raining pretty good.
My best guess is at least a few hours before it is passable.

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 09:23 AM

Just in case, UBradio is open now.
saludos

Eli - 9-5-2007 at 09:40 AM

I called a friend who lives in San Jose; they live on the West side of the Highway, in the area up from the prinicipal entrance off the highway to Downtown. They assure they are fine, although no electric and no water, their tianco blew, and the city water isn't running yet. Apart from that, they obviously had phone service, were cleaning up and of good frame of mind. They have more than 20 years cleaning up after Baja storms, they are experts at doing so.

Of course tried to call home to Los Barriles, phone rang at La Casa de Vos, (no pick up), At home at Buenas Aires, not even a phone ring. I called my Daughter's Mother in Law in Buena Vista, of course no answer. So, the silence continues to assure me that they are dealing with no power and plenty of water clean up and I bet some wind did some damage to someone, Ni Modo.

I got to unplug now, packed and on my way to the Tuxla Airport.

Best of Luck to Judy, Osprey and those in the East Cape who still haven't checked in. I know, I know, this is typical Baja weather.

vjfamily - 9-5-2007 at 09:48 AM

I called our friends in Baja Matires, near Los Barriles. Report is; heavy rain and lots of wind. No response for all other phones in area. Info will start to trickle out later in the day. Joanna

BCSTech - 9-5-2007 at 09:59 AM

I'm certainly no weatherman but does it appear to others that that the satellite photos show Henriette is actually heading slightly northwest up the SOC and not northeast as forecast by the NHC??? This could be very bad if she stays over hot water, no?

Bob and Susan - 9-5-2007 at 10:05 AM

11:00 am
raining here in mulege on the bay

wind about 20mph

can't see the mountains on the other side if the bat either
lots of white-caps

oldhippie - 9-5-2007 at 10:08 AM

Rain is sure needed up north here. TJ is drying up and of course could use a good washing off. Hope we get some out of this.

Centenario 11 AM

longlegsinlapaz - 9-5-2007 at 10:18 AM

No impassable sections heading north from Centenario towards Comitan...but a LOT of standing water along the hwy at most dirt roads creating underwater mud bogs!!! Talked with someone who tried to get into Chametla from Comitan/Centenario area & water over the hwy made it impassable for his Suzuki at the North edge of Chametla...a few higher clearance vehicles were crossing, but from Lencho's pics (thank you Lencho!) they won't make it into La Paz! My builder's stuck in La Paz & he talked with the Highway Patrol who told him they opened "the dam" :?:

(WHAT dam...we got a dam??) creating that major runoff at the arroyo in Fidipaz and that they plan to reopen the highway at that point around 2 PM today. Me thinks there will still be too much natural runoff through that arroyo to make that section of the hwy passable anytime today!

oldlady....that brown casa is still clinging to the hillside by it's fingertips!!! I took a few laps in your pool! :lol:

but I gotta tell ya those unsecured foam blocks on the lot behind you are history...well, all but for one and a half!

Naturally, a lot of the roads running up & down the hill have large cuts carved out of them, but all the ones I tried were passable. No workers!

PS According to Hwy Patrol...La Paz airport expected to be reopened later this afternoon/evening....getting to it might be a whoooole 'nuther story! :bounce:

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by longlegsinlapaz]

longlegsinlapaz - 9-5-2007 at 10:27 AM

HEY!!!! Hose A, it SAYS I posted last...where'd my post go??? Maybe posting again will reincarnate it!

YUP!! :bounce:

It worked! :tumble:

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by longlegsinlapaz]

11:00 a.m. in Loreto

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 10:34 AM

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11:00 a.m. in Loreto

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 10:34 AM

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11:00 a.m. in Loreto

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 10:36 AM

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fdt - 9-5-2007 at 10:45 AM

Quote:

the Highway Patrol who told him they opened "the dam" (WHAT dam...we got a dam??) creating that major runoff at the arroyo in Fidipaz

I touched on that subject on last Thursdays BCS radio show and explained about El Cajoncito (the dam), you see, back in September of 1976 La Paz suffered the second wors natural disaster of México next to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, "El Huracan Liza" were about 20 colonias just dissapeared, due to the arroyo that comes from El Cajoncito, back then there was no canal as you have right now, the one you mentioned by Fidepaz and rumor has it that the dam was intentionaly blown up by the military in order to save the more affluent people living in the downtown area, diverting the water to the poorer newer settlements of La Paz, there is no accurate number as for the people that perished but many were found buried intheire homes, theire cars as they tried to escape and many many bodyes were floating right there on the bay. It was horrilble. Now you know you have a da.
saludos

rentalsloreto - 9-5-2007 at 10:45 AM

Thanks Bill Erhardt for your great photos of Loreto... can anyone jot a few lines down and let me knnow how it went in Loreto? I am currently in the north and would appreciate an update!

Thanks, Kathy

ArroyoTaxi - 9-5-2007 at 11:01 AM

From the BajaPony:
1. It is Wednesday morning and the sun has finally come out. The Hurricane passed right over us again but not near as bad as John last year but with mucho mucho agua. The arroyo at Buenos Aires is still a river but the San Bartolo has gone down. No major injuries reported so far and damage in moderate. Winds only 80 mph so not much destroyed but as I said a lot of water. The arroyo passed over the bridge north of town but it is still intact. They might have to add a few more meters on the north side. The main road, 20 de Noviembre, survived well and did its job by draining most of the water through the Costa Brava road. Generally speaking just a lot of clean up needed in town. My Compadre Rene Cortez is at this moment out in the Agua de la Costa area checking his clients and promised to bring me a detailed report of the area later today. Electric might be back within three days and water soon after. All in all things are not bad and we should thank God for once again watching over us. The road to La Paz should be open by tomorrow. Haven't heard about south yet but maybe later today. This year I suggest you not come down unless already planned as your gardeners can probably handle the clean up. More later if I see this published as I not certain of Cheryl's schedule
Saludos,
Dennis C. Riley

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 11:06 AM

Welcome ArroyoTaxi, thanks for your report and congrats on the handle you picked, you could be in business

Barry A. - 9-5-2007 at 11:13 AM

ArroyoTaxi-----------where exactly ARE YOU??? Los Barriles??

Barry

Diver - 9-5-2007 at 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lencho
That's the outflow from the Presa de la Buena Mujer, in the hills on the way to Los Planes. MAJOR drainage basin.

--Larry

Is that one of the huge cuts you see in the hillside when looking towards La Paz from the Los Planos road near the La Ventana turnoff ?? This would drain away from La Paz ?

.

BajaBruno - 9-5-2007 at 11:21 AM

Thanks Bill. It looks a lot different than yesterday! Good luck to you. How will the fishing be after this storm?

ArroyoTaxi - 9-5-2007 at 11:25 AM

I'm in vancouver. building a house in LB.
does anyone know: which arroyo is closer (southernmost) to LB? San Bartolo or Buenos Aires?

Skeet/Loreto - 9-5-2007 at 11:38 AM

fdt; Thanks for the good Report.
I weathered Hurricane Lisa in a Tied down Motorhome next to Tio Don O'Niels place in Loreto.
The Arroyo to Saragosa was closed for 3 days, the Arroyos just North of Constitution was closed for 4 Days. The Debris from the Mountains was stacked 3 Feet Deep on the Beaches, 80 Tons of Piled Gravel was washed out and formed the Sandspit to the South of the Hotel Oasis.
, the Old road to San Javier was washed away, the Debris went out 7 miles and the fishing was Great with all Species feeding.

The reported number of People lost in La Paz was reported at 500 by the B=Govt. but many knowledgeable Officals reported it was near 5,000!
I had a friend who spent several days picking up bodies, they were washed 2 to 3 miles out of the Bay at La Paz.

Hope they got all the Kids out of the Arroyos.

Does anybody know how things went at Miramar at Loreto???

Skeet/Loreto

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 11:40 AM

Here is your dam

Here is it's course to the bay

BajaBruno - 9-5-2007 at 11:42 AM

By the satellite visual loop, the eye just touched the mainland, a ways north of projections. The infra-red loop seems to be lagging behind the visual, giving mixed signals.

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lencho
Hey, do you know the location relationship between that dam they supposedly blew open, and the current Buena Mujer monster? Was the Buena Mujer even built then, or was that project a response to the disaster?

--Larry

From what I remember it was just a contention wall = Un muro de contencion.

BajaNews - 9-5-2007 at 11:52 AM

Playa Tecolote:

La Paz Malecon:

Sharksbaja - 9-5-2007 at 12:12 PM

Mulege...are you still there?

Bob and Susan - 9-5-2007 at 12:16 PM

mulege 1:10PM

it's raining hard here on the bay
the rain is almost horizontal

80 degrees
nice and cool

lots of whitecaps

we're out of milk...
the one i just bought was sour...already!!!

got milk???

Russ - 9-5-2007 at 12:19 PM

Surf has been building since my last post. The man door on my boat house got flattened and so the water and junk flows in. 6' waves breaking where the high tide use to be. Others that built on lower lots have water surrounding there homes or some cases it has entered the house. All the arroyos have waves breaking in them. This has turned out to be quite a storm and I've only had a tenth of an inch of rain. 4 photos to follow

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Russ - 9-5-2007 at 12:20 PM

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Sharksbaja - 9-5-2007 at 12:21 PM

Ahhhhhhh....cool....calm.....and collected!

That's Bob! Makes us all feel much bedda. Thanks.

Russ - 9-5-2007 at 12:22 PM

3

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Loreto Malecon at noon Wednesday

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 12:22 PM

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Loreto Malecon at noon Wednesday

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 12:23 PM

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Bob and Susan - 9-5-2007 at 12:24 PM

susan made spagetti...i'm eatin...

no beef... just turkey

Loreto Malecon at noon Wednesday

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 12:24 PM

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Loreto Malecon at noon Wednesday

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 12:25 PM

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Russ - 9-5-2007 at 12:27 PM

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Russ - 9-5-2007 at 12:29 PM

5 I lied.

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Hurricane Henrietta

SunBums - 9-5-2007 at 12:44 PM

Can anybody tell us if there was damage to anyone of the RV parks in the Cabo area?

vandenberg - 9-5-2007 at 01:18 PM

Good pics from the malecon Bill. Looks almost as bad as after Marty. Sure didn't feel that bad here in Nopolo.

honda tom - 9-5-2007 at 01:36 PM

vandenberg, how much rain actually fell? Im driving down tonite from cal. and was concerned with passage on the Hwy over some of the arroyos

Skeet/Loreto - 9-5-2007 at 01:37 PM

Thanks for the Great Photos!

Bill, have you been able to find out information out North? Am interested in what happened after they brought the two Arroyos together at Miramar. Wonder if Salvot's survived.?
Keep up the good work!
Skeet/Loreto

honda tom - 9-5-2007 at 01:40 PM

My plan is to be at the oasis hotel thurs afternoon. If anyone needs anything, I will be going to the store one more time. thanks for the pics bill. it is sooo much more in perspective than the ones from the satelites.

gibson - 9-5-2007 at 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ArroyoTaxi
I'm in vancouver. building a house in LB.
does anyone know: which arroyo is closer (southernmost) to LB? San Bartolo or Buenos Aires?

Buenos Aires arroyo is closer to LB.

bill erhardt - 9-5-2007 at 01:43 PM

Skeet...... The storm came straight up the center of the Sea of Cortez about 70 miles offshore at Loreto. It generated some big seas, but apparently there was little rain in the mountains. There is no water at all running in the arroyo south of town. I doubt the wind ever exceeded 50 knots or so and there was little wind damage.

Pescador - 9-5-2007 at 01:55 PM

Hang in there Russ, Looks like the surf really did come up. Glad you are ok

vandenberg - 9-5-2007 at 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by honda tom
vandenberg, how much rain actually fell? Im driving down tonite from cal. and was concerned with passage on the Hwy over some of the arroyos

Sorry, can't answer that question. But maybe some one else in town could :?:

Any idea Bill Ehrhardt, Bajadan or anyone for that matter.
And is the highway from Nopolo to town passable :?:

Bill Erhardt

Loretana - 9-5-2007 at 02:58 PM

Thank you kindly for the updates and timely photos.

You just made my day..........here in Oregon. I was squirming all last evening thinking about my Calle Preparatoria lot.

Now let's hope the goop subsides and Loreto goes back to her usual infrastructural challenges! :rolleyes:

BajaBruno - 9-5-2007 at 03:18 PM

I checked the roads out from Centenario (just north of La Paz) at 1PM.

The army checkpoint soldiers said that the highway to Loreto was open, although I saw little or no traffic coming from there. There were allowing northbound vehicles.

South into La Paz was a different story. Cars were lined up at the first vado (about 3/4 mile) south of Centenario and although I did see a semi make it, I don't know if he got past the following arroyos. A couple of macho dudes in pickups made the try, but stopped at a high spot about 1/2 way across the first vado and watched the semi, who seemed to be wading water over his axels. No cars, Jeeps, or similar vehicles were trying.

comitan - 9-5-2007 at 03:31 PM

Took us from 8:30 to 2PM to get into La Paz our dog was at the vet. We had good clearance but some (all) were scary.

Bob and Susan - 9-5-2007 at 03:34 PM

road from santa rosalia to mulege is clear...

starting to see blue skys here in mulege

wind slowed

83 degrees

Baja California Radio tonight

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 03:49 PM

Wednesdays I have scheduled the Baja California show and thursday the Baja California Sur show, I just received a call from my guest for tonight and he has a tooth ache and will have a molar extracted and has to cxl. Well good for me, I'll talk about BCSur tonight and tomorrow night, way cool.
If youd like to call in, my number is US(619) 378-0082 or skype me at ultimatebaja.
saludos

[Edited on 9-5-2007 by fdt]

Storm Surge?

Sharksbaja - 9-5-2007 at 03:49 PM

Can some of you along the shores give us an idea how high the sea rose in your area? Thanks.

rts551 - 9-5-2007 at 03:52 PM

"If youd like to call in, my number is US(619) 378-0082 or skype me at ultimatebaja.
saludos"

Fernando. does Chat work as well?

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by morgaine7
I didn't wade down to the Malecon, but the bay looked pretty churned up and brown from up the hill. Calle 16 de septiembre is even more of a mess than it already was from the repairs.

Keep in mind it was only a cat 1 hurricane. :no:

JZ - 9-5-2007 at 04:40 PM

Pic from San Carlos, Sonora.

Sharksbaja - 9-5-2007 at 04:47 PM

Awesome dude! Surfs' up!

toneart - 9-5-2007 at 05:04 PM

Can anyone along the Mulege River report? Did it stay within its banks? How about The Orchard? Any flooding?

Sharksbaja - 9-5-2007 at 05:08 PM

Gee I think you were reading my mind Tony. I just posted anthor thread cause my last one was deleted. Too general I suppose. Cross yer fingers fella. :no:

toneart - 9-5-2007 at 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Gee I think you were reading my mind Tony. I just posted anthor thread cause my last one was deleted. Too general I suppose. Cross yer fingers fella. :no:

I can't cross my fingers because my fingernails are embedded in my computer desk. I am hitting the keys with my nose. I'm getting close to banging my head on the keyboard.

Maybe some kind soul can save my keyboard and my forehead. Whenever I use my head it comes out like this: $#*&%@!!)0+

Bob and Susan - 9-5-2007 at 05:21 PM

actually here on the bay the water never got past the "winter" high tide mark

there was little to no runoff from the mountains

the road here didn't even have the little water ruts it normally gets

there was ALOT of rain today but it has slowed

just got another little shower for 5 minutes

no wind

you should be ok

marv is "the man"

oldlady - 9-5-2007 at 05:36 PM

You're so right, Larry. Had to be the engineers that made the overpass by the airport about 100 feet short.

toneart - 9-5-2007 at 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by oldlady
You're so right, Larry. Had to be the engineers that made the overpass by the airport about 100 feet short.

Jeez,
Don't let those engineers anywhere near the airport runway. We don't want that to end up 100 feet short.

wakemall - 9-5-2007 at 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bill erhardt
Skeet...... The storm came straight up the center of the Sea of Cortez about 70 miles offshore at Loreto. It generated some big seas, but apparently there was little rain in the mountains. There is no water at all running in the arroyo south of town. I doubt the wind ever exceeded 50 knots or so and there was little wind damage.

Thanks again for the great pictures. Amazing the wash was dry. I am sure the car cover is gone from the boat and Suburban. But everything else seems rather calm and collected.

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 05:52 PM

Here is a good one on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpMKuDc2y1k

BajaNomad - 9-5-2007 at 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fdt
Here is a good one on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpMKuDc2y1k

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 06:06 PM

Thanks Oh great one.

shari - 9-5-2007 at 07:00 PM

I'm so glad everyone seems to be fine and baja got some much needed rain...as usual nothing but sunshine and westerly breeze here and the swell has gone down considerably today...enough for Juan & Bajaboy to look for yellow tail tomorrow up san pablo way.

longlegsinlapaz - 9-5-2007 at 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lencho

Quote:

Originally posted by oldlady
You're so right, Larry. Had to be the engineers that made the overpass by the airport about 100 feet short.

Maybe it's just in the wrong place. :lol:

That whole stretch between La Paz and El Centenario is a fine example of highway design as done by Laurel and Hardy: one would think common sense would dictate that the roadway in a vado should be above the level of the downstream arroyo that's supposed to drain it, but maybe gravity behaves differently in Chametla. :rolleyes:

--Larry

And screw up job security???

Does anyone beside me truly believe that the word culvert isn't in the Spanish language? It can't be, they don't use it even when roads that "T" into the hwy sit 1-6' below hwy level! :no:

Debra - 9-5-2007 at 07:29 PM

Whew! So glad that everyone avoided the worst!

Now, when do we all come see the desert bloom?!!!!!

Diver - 9-5-2007 at 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by shari
I'm so glad everyone seems to be fine and baja got some much needed rain...as usual nothing but sunshine and westerly breeze here and the swell has gone down considerably today...enough for Juan & Bajaboy to look for yellow tail tomorrow up san pablo way.

Tomorrow's forcast calls for offshore seas at 4-5 feet, winds under 10 knots. Warmer water current have been flirting within 4-10 miles west of san Pablo - over 74 degrees.
Good fishing !!!

.

oxxo - 9-5-2007 at 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SunBums
Can anybody tell us if there was damage to anyone of the RV parks in the Cabo area?

2030, Los Cabos

I haven't heard of any damage at the RV parks. As far as hurricanes go, it was pretty mild. Not a whole lot of damage anywhere. One death was reported on Medano Beach in San Lucas. Someone killed in the surf, which was monstrous in this area! Around 20 ft. breakers if not more. Don't know if it was Mexican or Gringo.

I tried to drive out to BajaJudy's place today but the road through the arroyo is out. They are building a new bridge over the arroyo but it isn't complete and is still unusable. I know that she and Jim are fine out there. I believe they still don't have power there in the Playita yet. And I'm sure they are busy cleaning up. Winds were reported at 75 to 80 mph late yesterday morning. The eye passed right over the top of us around 1400 - 1430. Very interesting experience. The backside of the storm was a piece of cake. Some street signs and lamposts toppled. Mud on the road in low spots. A few trees were uprooted. I have not heard of any buildings suffering significant damage. We lost a lot of our beach here on the Costa Brava.

Today was mostly sunny, light breeze, and no rain. Temps were in the low 80's. Really a very pleasant day. Things are getting back to normal very quickly.

fdt - 9-5-2007 at 08:42 PM

Thanks for trying to get out to la Playita to check on the bajajudy people.

Henrietta damage/boats/Pto Escondido

rhintransit - 9-5-2007 at 10:03 PM

have just received word of storm damage in Pto Escondido. one boat, Moon Me, sank and total loss.
So far it is known there is damage to Last Mango, La Pettie, Backstreet, Western Sea , Moon Me, Erikazona and Boardroom. It is too soon to tell the extent of damage.
A couple boats, with captains on board, broke lose but were able to anchor. Only one caused damage to another boat.
I'm currently in the states will post more info as I get it.

CaboRon - 9-6-2007 at 04:58 AM

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You're so right, Larry. Had to be the engineers that made the overpass by the airport about 100 feet short.

Maybe it's just in the wrong place. :lol:

--Larry

Pappy Jon - 9-6-2007 at 06:53 AM

Cool, Henrietta is now knocking on my backdoor. Bring it on! We need the rain.

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bajalou - 9-6-2007 at 07:02 AM

Light rain early this AM here in T or C New Mex. Cloudy and heavier rain expected today.

Russ - 9-6-2007 at 07:07 AM

What a difference a night will make in my attitude! Low tide now and groups of people are loading up on the clams that rolled up. There are thousands of them (clams). Nice West wind and clear skies and cool temps at 76º. Oh, and some works showed up to start the boathouse clean up. Life is GOOD! Thanks all for your concern! Russ

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Mango - 9-6-2007 at 08:53 AM

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Does anyone beside me truly believe that the word culvert isn't in the Spanish language?

While riding the bus from Urapan to Lazaro Card##as on the mainland a few years back the bus I was on suddenly veered off the main road. There was a little dirt track that went through a river right next to a perfectly good looking bridge. A sign next to bridge read, "Use bridge only during times of high water."

The $500,000.00 bus forded a 3 foot deep river and my bag underneath got wet. Somehow, even though the bridge looked fine, I think the river ford was the better choice.

You gota love Mexico. Don't think of the "Mexican Way" as not doing things the right way... think of it as doing things until they have failed enough to ensure that a better way must be found. Sorta like Infrastructural Darwinism.

rhintransit - 9-6-2007 at 09:37 AM

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Originally posted by Mango

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Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
Does anyone beside me truly believe that the word culvert isn't in the Spanish language?

maybe that should be amended to: the mistakes that survive are the solution to the problem

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