BajaNomad

Where the #@[[ did all this rain, thunder and lightening come from?

bajabound2005 - 2-14-2008 at 07:13 PM

All of a sudden, around 5:00 (here in the Ensenada area) we have thunder and lightening....followed by a rather heavy downpour that is just beginning to lighten up (maybe!). Our friends at weather dot com say it's CLEAR here at the moment....just talked to friends that are at the moment in Tecate leading a caravan southbound and they said they are in 6" of hail (looks like snow) and they are freezing their @$$e$ off! Dogs are very unhappy with this thunder...

rts551 - 2-14-2008 at 07:18 PM

wunderground for tecate


An unusually cold and wet low pressure system that has come in from the northeast will continue to bring scattered showers or thunderstorms over much of San Diego County...including the Borrego desert...through 8 PM. The rain may cause local ponding of water on roads and highways. There is even a chance of local urban and flash flooding in an area bounded by Mira Mesa...alpine...Poway and Ramona. Additional rainfall totals will up to a quarter of an inch. There will also be local ice pellets or snow on the foothills. Heavier snow showers will continue in the mountains where up to 8 inches has fallen already. An additional 4 inches of snow is possible with the snow level as low as 2000 feet. It will also be windy and foggy in the mountains. Travel with caution this evening during this winter storm.

DENNIS - 2-14-2008 at 07:18 PM

God prefers that you don't understand.

fdt - 2-14-2008 at 07:29 PM

Snow in Tecate :wow: Both highways to Mexicali closed since 2:30PM because of snow. It had not snowed in Tecate for the past 8 years according to reports.



http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/14022...

comitan - 2-14-2008 at 08:30 PM

Last year. Ensenada.

[Edited on 2-15-2008 by comitan]

Ensenada storm (Medium).jpg - 49kB

fdt - 2-14-2008 at 08:58 PM

Another shot of the road to Mexicali

Bob H - 2-14-2008 at 09:14 PM

Was raining here in San Diego early this morning - and it just got heavier and heavier all morning.... then more rain this afternoon. It's VERY WET HERE! AND GREEN!
Bob H

bajabound2005 - 2-14-2008 at 09:19 PM

rain has stopped here...our barrels runneth over...anyone out there install gutters? PLEASE?

Hook - 2-14-2008 at 10:34 PM

Should be a beautiful crossing over the Tecate Divide for the Matomi group.

I'm crossing it too, but probably around noon, on my way to southern Anza Borrego.

Hook - 2-14-2008 at 10:51 PM

BTW, I-8 is closed right now over the mountains.

Too much snow...............

shari - 2-15-2008 at 08:37 AM

AHA! So THAT"S why it's so chilly here today....we have a NNE gale blowing, nasty looking clouds, big seas, rain offshore and brrrrrr. Darn...our fishing clients are pretty disappointed....me too...I was looking forward to fresh fish.

Hook - 2-15-2008 at 09:00 AM

Incredible weather overnight.

Gusts in San Juan easily approaching 50 mph most of the night. Get this: temps rose 10 DEGREES overnight!

Then, about 6:30 THE WIND JUST STOPPED. NOT A BREATH. Temps started heading down a few degrees but the sun will take care of that.

EDIT: Wind has returned with a vengeance. Temps climbing fast.

[Edited on 2-15-2008 by Hook]

bajadock - 2-15-2008 at 10:15 AM

This nomad is enjoying the series of storms this winter. Though first storm did prove tragic for some local families, we need the water. And haven't needed my snow shovel here. Ok, I rarely shoveled in Denver, preferring solar melt on a south facing driveway vs. my back muscles.

Also, weather underground is my preferred international weather source. W.U. indicates they are using measurements from Ensenada cruise port for
this area.

Gutters? How much Bombay Saphire?

BajaGeoff - 2-15-2008 at 11:03 AM

Baja was definitely in a mood yesterday!

I was driving back from Ensenada at around 5:00 yesterday and got hit by the storm. First it was a few sprinkles....then steady rain.....then heavy rain....then an absolutely torrential downpour that was so bad I almost pulled over to the side of the road. 15 minutes later the sun was out, wind had switched to offshore and it was absolutely beautiful.

Kell-Baja - 2-15-2008 at 01:29 PM

:yes: We had snow in Alpine yesterday & last night.

Acuity - 2-15-2008 at 02:50 PM

Sunny and warm (out of the wind) here in TS. But the wind is pretty fierce. Amazing how your standards are raised after being down here for a while.

And now, finally, I am a real nomad, rather than an incongruous white haired "Junior".

[Edited on 2-15-2008 by Acuity]

shari - 2-15-2008 at 06:20 PM

Any sign of more rain heading down the peninsula...the coops gave us a rain warning and bad weather for 2 more days...hope not.

BAJACAT - 2-15-2008 at 10:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kell-Baja
Quote:

Tell me about it ,Im working in Los coches rd & old Hwy 80. I was a wet CAT,on thursday,we work 10 hrs in the rain with out stooping.

:yes: We had snow in Alpine yesterday & last night.


[Edited on 2-16-2008 by BAJACAT]

toneart - 2-16-2008 at 10:00 AM

Should I gloat in the sun here in Mulege?..........Nawwwww! Nobody likes a gloater.
:P:cool::lol::mad:

Mexitron - 2-16-2008 at 04:32 PM

Same storm dumped this on us at midnight last night...thought the windows were gonna break!


shari - 2-16-2008 at 07:19 PM

Gorgeous hot sunny day today....gloat gloat...but wind came up in the afternoon.