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longlegsinlapaz
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3:40 PM Centenario - La Paz area....Sporadic low level wind gusts here now with very light rain. Comitan or others in this area can correct me if I'm
senile, but IMO, Norbert was a much lighter moisture-ladened storm than anything since Hurricane Marty. So hopefully that'll be true for the
mountains above Mulege's Rio.
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CaboRon
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Todos Santos 1546
Todos Santos, aside from some debries, and a tree that fell across Topete (in front of La ARCA and has been cleared) is in good shape.
Just took a drive into the pueblo to check on things and low and behold, Barajas was open, so I had a nice lunch on the best carnitas I know of.
Looks like it's over for us and the crowning of the princess will go forward tonight at the festival .....
Wishing you all the most minimal of evenings as this thing moves over to the mainland.
CaboRon
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Skeet/Loreto
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Has anyone heard any report about Constitution?? Appreciate any report. Thanks Skeet.
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Baja-Brit
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Hurricane batters Western Mexico
- Mexican troops have helped to evacuate people from vulnerable areas.
Hurricane Norbert has struck Mexico's Baja California Sur peninsula with heavy rains and 103mph (165km/h) winds.
The Category 2 hurricane made landfall near the city of La Paz, blowing down roofs and uptrooting trees. Residents have been fleeing to shelters.
Forecasters say Norbert will cross the Gulf of California, before making a second landfall on Mexico's north-western mainland.
It is expected to hit the agricultural states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
Reports say the storm is creating 13ft (4m) waves.
People evacuated
Baja California Sur's civil protection chief, Jose Gajon, said about 1,000 people were in shelters and more were expected.
"If it is necessary, we will use authorities to take to shelters those who refuse to go," he added.
Rescue teams have already evacuated people from homes made from wooden boards and sheet metal in low-lying areas.
The wind uprooted palm trees and water rose knee-high in some streets of the town of Puerto San Carlos.
"We left our house because we were scared. Our house is pretty poor and the water was already coming in," said Maria Espinosa, 54, who arrived at a
school with her daughter and two grandchildren.
Norbert is not expected to strengthen significantly as it crosses the Gulf of California, the US National Hurricane Center said.
It is forecast to weaken once it moves into north-western Mexico on a path towards Arizona.
Earlier, meteorologists downgraded Hurricane Norbert from Category 3 to 2 but said it remained "life-threatening".
Source: BBC
As you were.
[Edited on 11-10-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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Mulegena
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Norbert and Mulege
We got a miss this time, sooo...
we're going home to rest up so we can put the house back together again-- thankfully!
Best wishes to folks further south, and thanks to everyone for your concern.
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Cervisin
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Photos La Paz about 13:00 hrs. today
Some photos from today.
La Paz around lunchtime
2 videos will be posted in while
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backninedan
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It's all over here in Loreto. I measure 5 inches of rain in my very un-official rain gauge.
Winds were moderate, I'm guessing in the 50 mph range. The arroyo south of town is still to flooded to drive across but should be passable by
tomorrow morning.
The arroyo cuts me off from town, so I don't have any info on flooding or damage there. No info on hwy conditions.
It could have been much worse.
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bajarasta1
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much love for all in the path of norbert!
the rasta surf cult is deffinately feelin for you'all and we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. stay high and dry down there. we will see
you'all in november!
one love, and strength,
bajarasta
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Brianinloreto
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Really nice to hear that Mulege got spared any extra rain. You guys need a break.
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Cervisin
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2 short video clips La Paz
Malecon and Marina
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Bob and Susan
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i do hear there was some water in the city of constitution and flooding
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mulege is normal...
the rain was just enough to keep the desert GREEN for the next month
no wind here
clear skies
78 degrees
surf is making noise this morning
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BCSTech
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Hurricane "Snorebert" in Todos Santos
Wind gusts up to 45. A little rain. Power went off for a few hours.
The Festival was packed last night. Life goes on...
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by backninedan
It's all over here in Loreto. I measure 5 inches of rain in my very un-official rain gauge.
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Dan,
Here in Nopolo we had about 6 inches.
I use a 2 lb. coffee can for measuring. Figure as long as it doesn't taper, any container should do. Probably wrong.
Anybody??...how do they figure accurate rainfall officially???
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thebajarunner
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Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
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Rain gauge
At the risk of stealing the thread (sorry Norbert)
You can buy a cheap rain gauge at any hardware store, our OSH has several varieties.
I went on line couple years ago and found one for $25 that is incredibly accurate, down to the 100ths of an inch.
Just make sure to mount it at a location that is in the open, does not either get sheltered, or receive extra drips and drops.
Great fun to have one that is accurate,
even here in Central Cal where we get 12 inches of precip per year.
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CaboRon
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I have never seen an OSH in Baja California ...
This is a forum about Baja California ...
What possible good does that information do us in BCS ??
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thebajarunner
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Calling Jack Swords!!!
Jack, did you ever figure out how to put tiresome people on "ignore"???
ah, probably not, mores the pity
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vgabndo
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Do you have a freeking coffee can Mr. Negativity? Accurate to within 100th. of an inch, DOES NOT REQUIRE EVER LEAVING BAJA, third world low tech.
Perfect!
When it is full you can pour it on your blanket. Sheesh.
I'm happy for BAJA, that so few people in BAJA felt much of an impact of the storm that crossed BAJA, but these reports probably discount the
suffering of native BAJA CALIFORNIANS who live outside the major BAJA tourist areas.
Another reason to have an "ignore list". I just got sucked into responding to a negative post...thereby demonstrating negativity. Sheeeeeeeeeesh
[Edited on 10-12-2008 by vgabndo]
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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socalrat
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Will be heading down to Los Barriles in December. Anyone have any report on how this area rode out the storm? From reading the posts here, it sounds
like there was generally little substantial damage or flooding....
thanks in advance.
gb3
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thebajarunner
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Rain gauge- Part II
Whew!!
With all the excitement generated by my first post, well it is only fair that I give the website where you too may purchase an accurate gauge....
http://www.paiff.org/precision-rain-gauges.php
And, the best part, the company uses workers with disabilities, which is sort of a "feel good" place to buy and assist.
And yeah, at our cabin in the Sierras we too use a coffee can.
Pretty hard to measure snow in a precision gauge.
Final note- We too are immensely relieved that the storm did not cause the devastation we had all feared.
That could have been a disaster, and from all reports it is just a big annoyance, and for that we can be grateful.
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shari
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Yes, I am glad many Nomad places were spared but I'm sure the people in Mag Bay, Lopez Mateos etc. who's houses fell down and roofs flew off thought
it was a bit more than an annoying. I heard on the radio yesterday that 90% of the roofs there were destroyed and several houses as well...flooding
about 4' inside their homes etc. It seems Norbert was not widespread but did damage where it was a direct hit.
Good practise though in preparation and my hats off to the authorities in BCS who were very well prepared.
I for one appreciate people who tell us where one can buy things we ask about even though it isnt' in Baja....we can get someone coming down to buy
stuff for us....like cedar plugs and little freezers...which are on their way to our humble village.
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