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Lots of a Rain in Mulege today..how about you?

Estrella - 2-15-2015 at 08:07 PM

Started yesterday with a couple periods of rain. This morning before dawn a good thunderstorm and heavy rain came through. Let up and sun came out for a little bit. Power went off late morning then while we were having lunch another very big cell came through, lots of heavy rain and wind with thunder and lightning and hail! Was kind of fun until we realized that it was A Lot of Water in a very short period of time. So digging ditches and sweeping muddy water was our afternoon. Someone said they could not get to Santa Rosalia because some arroyos were flowing. Sure that is over by now, sun came out with a beautiful sunset. Power came on for a little bit while preparing dinner but is off again. So any news of this system hitting north or south or how much actually fell here? We were going to Loreto today to explore Aqua Verde and Mision San Javier but decided to wait until tomorrow to head south because of unsettled weather. Any reports from points south or north would be great.

BornFisher - 2-15-2015 at 08:27 PM

Hail in Mulege? That`s awesome! Need some of that in San Diego where I`m watching the annual grasses and weeds dry up every day.

mtnpop - 2-15-2015 at 08:34 PM

coming down 5 from San Felipe to chapala tomorrow and do not need a mud hole through the 20 some add miles of dirt road...
could re route over to mex 1 but would like to not have to do that...

have not seen news for a couple of days so didn't know there was any weather happening on Baja..
thanks I think

fishhead - 2-16-2015 at 06:19 AM

a little rain here in panama

BajaBlanca - 2-16-2015 at 07:12 AM

A picture is worth a thousand words


monoloco - 2-16-2015 at 07:32 AM

We had some nice showers through the night. About .05".

24baja - 2-16-2015 at 09:06 AM

Had some nice thundershowers at Bahia de Los Angeles.

Mula - 2-16-2015 at 09:15 AM

It thundered and poured all day here in San Nicolas!

Plus the off and on showers and downpours of the 2 days before.

We are saturated.

It is beautiful!

Estrella - 2-16-2015 at 09:18 AM

Beautiful here this morning, power on, water on, everything is clean and shiny and the birds are singing. And yes we are saturated but the sun is out and the lado will dry.

chuckie - 2-16-2015 at 09:27 AM

Mulege=MUD MUD MUD

tiotomasbcs - 2-16-2015 at 09:40 AM

After watching the rain clouds the last few days over the mtns it finally rained. A few short period downpours but it was a good rain. Sure seemed like more rain than your numbers, Mono. This morning is fresh and beautiful! The ocean is a little stormy but south swell peaks have some good shape. Enjoy, everyone. Tio

MulegeAL - 2-16-2015 at 09:45 AM

Things got wet and muddy fast! The floor got wet, needed mopping anyway...






Took these as it was receding; was kinda busy as it came up!
Neighbors got some good pics of all the water coming down the street, may get them posted up later.

bajabuddha - 2-16-2015 at 10:22 AM

Starting today would probably be a golden opportunity to start a grass roots neighbor-to-neighbor, friend-to-friend word-of -mouth movement to dump out all the little containers of standing water in back yards, behind sheds etc., especially old tires.... Git'er done now, and try to minimize a second round of Dengue. A good concerted community effort may prove advantageous.

motoged - 2-16-2015 at 12:24 PM

Al,
I hope all that run-off didn't get into your place....and those of others.

Looks like a "no-dust" riding day :light:

Good point!

AKgringo - 2-16-2015 at 01:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha  
Starting today would probably be a golden opportunity to start a grass roots neighbor-to-neighbor, friend-to-friend word-of -mouth movement to dump out all the little containers of standing water in back yards, behind sheds etc., especially old tires.... Git'er done now, and try to minimize a second round of Dengue. A good concerted community effort may prove advantageous.



Edit by AKgringo......At the place I was staying near La Paz, I went behind the building to relight the water heater. There was a minor but steady leak that had formed a pool that was swarming with mosquito larva. This was during the Dengue outbreak in October.
This really deserves a thread of it's own to get the word out!

[Edited on 2-16-2015 by AKgringo]

alacran - 2-16-2015 at 06:17 PM

We had a chubasco in Mulege, (lots of water in short time) all is back to normal, besides 5 pick ups, that ended in the river because of the "lodo".

motoged - 2-16-2015 at 06:30 PM

What is a "lodo"?

BajaBlanca - 2-16-2015 at 08:29 PM

lodo is MUD

Environment predicates vocabulary

Mulegena - 2-16-2015 at 08:42 PM

Lodo is the first new word I learned immediately following Hurricane John some years ago.

Then came various (re-)construction terms like:
yesso (drywall - not a good idea in Mulege)
martillo (big-a@@ hammer to knock down yesso)
avenico (ceiling fans - why th' heck are they covered in lodo?)
mangera de pression (pressure washer - the better to spray-wash your avenicos, my dear)
and
adios mi nuevos zapatitos (byebye little new clean shoes)

Estrella - 2-18-2015 at 03:19 PM

Yes, if there is lodo on the avenico and the yesso that was not underwater is down in the stairwell you just have to know.....for some weird reason your post made me laugh..guess you just would have to have been there !...

When lodo (mud) was fun.

Pompano - 2-18-2015 at 03:45 PM

This scene is from before Mulege's downtown streets were paved. Some amigos making their way across muddy streets to Ramon's old carnitas place on a Saturday. (Danny's) Now his son, Antonio, runs the place. Back then, 'lodo' was merely a nuisance of daily life in Mulege and not such a disaster as caused by these recent floods.