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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- | |
| Global warming update: snow in San Diego | |
| 2008-02-16 | |
A surprise storm delivered rain and snow to the county yesterday, causing mudslides and road closures and stranding hundreds of motorists on Interstate 8 through the mountains, sending many to shelter at the Golden Acorn Casino. . . .
Instead, the day brought the whole gamut of precipitation: snow, sleet, hail and rain, plus booms of thunder. . . . Snow was reported in Jamul and on the hills above Peñasquitos. Flakes were reported in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido, where the elevation is less than 600 feet. Late yesterday afternoon, the CHP closed eastbound Interstate 8 at Willows Road east of Alpine because of the snow. Heavy snow fell in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Mount Laguna, Palomar Mountain, Ranchita and Descanso. Julian had 6 inches of snow by 5 p.m. At the La Jolla Indian Reservation near Palomar Mountain, Tribal Chairman Tracy Nelson marveled at the snow falling outside the trading post on state Route 76 at about 3,000 feet. By late afternoon, about 4 inches had piled up, he said. “I don't think I've ever seen snow like this,” said Nelson, a 16-year resident of the reservation. . . . | |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #14 I'm sure it's sweltering in the Southern Hemisphere somehow. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-02-16 16:25 |
| #13 some - we're an inch above normal, I think for the year, which is measured by the bay. Palomar Mountain got 6" of rain in one day two weeks ago |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-16 14:46 |
| #12 Are the reservoirs filling up yet? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-16 14:33 |
| #11 today? Sunny, 70+, and no wind to speak of. Mom's right - the weathermen totally blew this storm. How freaking hard is it to be a weatherman in San Diego?? 98% of the days you could say: "late nite/early morning low clouds and fog, burning off on the coast by mid-morning, clear inland, nice and sunny". Make it a macro and you'd only have to work on the other 2% of the days. Jeebus |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-16 14:33 |
| #10 Drove down to Colmar today. Sun was out, sweater weather...almost. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-16 14:12 |
| #9 They were pretty sure, Barbara; this storm snuck in under everyone's radar! They were listening to the emergency weather channel, and watching it snow, and there wasn't a word about snow until quite a lot of it had already fallen. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-02-16 14:02 |
| #8 Are they sure, Sgt. Mom? Maybe he snuck in under the |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-16 13:32 |
| #7 I talked to my parents in Valley Center last night - they were telling me all about the snowfall, and swearing that Al Gore had been nowhere near North County of late. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-02-16 13:29 |
| #6 We call it "weather" A Snark-o-the-Day candidate in only four short words! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-02-16 12:42 |
| #5 Last weekend it felt like summer. This weekend I'm freezing my little tushie off. I liked last weekend better. Being cold sucks. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque6305 2008-02-16 12:11 |
| #4 LOL GK, thx! It has been cold here, nice today, unfortunately I've been home sick with the cold/flu. When I was a wee lad in '68 or so, it actually snowed along the coast. The climate does change here (just not as much as the rest of the world). We call it "weather" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-16 11:40 |
| #3 Yet another reason why I believe in climate change(s). |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2008-02-16 11:20 |
| #2 Where are all the Warm-mongers now? We just had the coldest January in 114 years. I could use some warming. A short-warm housmaid would do nicely. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-02-16 10:58 |
| #1 Frank, ya wanna borrow one o' my shovels? |
| Posted by: GK 2008-02-16 10:52 |