Weather

[hartjack8]

i was in Daytona when Charlie hit 20 years ago

unforgettable

Daytona got wasted and Orlando smashed.

[Shirley]

Well shit.
How can we help Shirley?

Thanks pdub, but considering what they were predicting, we were incredibly lucky. Still no power and barely any internet, but that’s nothing. Lots of debris to deal with, but that’s nothing in comparison, either. Thank you to everyone for the kind thoughts, it was a special kind of strange to wonder if my house and everything I own would still be there this morning.

Hope I never have that feeling again, but it is Florida.

Glad to hear from you and that you're ok!
I admit I am a little confused. Earlier you said - "Losing my house and all my possessions was bad enough". Did that actually happen? If so, I'm really sorry!

No Gutter, I just said that to add heft to how crestfallen I was to learn about 99's sudden and profound demise. But thanks for the kind thoughts.

[Shirley]

I have to admit, getting a text back from Shirley helped me relax a little.

You should never put full faith in a Japhy post alone

Thanks Overlander.

And, #smart

[Sparko]

I have to admit, getting a text back from Shirley helped me relax a little.

You should never put full faith in a Japhy post alone

I have been looking for trucks with ventilating seats and bargain Colorado ghost towns myself.

[Overlander]

I have to admit, getting a text back from Shirley helped me relax a little.

You should never put full faith in a Japhy post alone

I have been looking for trucks with ventilating seats and bargain Colorado ghost towns myself.

Center and the Valley do have a certain charm.

As for ventilating seats in trucks, seems kind of elitist

[KUTradition]

i go to bed last night with a 25% chance of rain at 9am this morning

woke up at 6 to rain, and it hasn’t really stopped yet

[Shirley]

i go to bed last night with a 25% chance of rain at 9am this morning

woke up at 6 to rain, and it hasn’t really stopped yet

Many's the time over the course of my career that I would remark: I'm glad there are weatherpeople around so there's always someone wrong more often than physicians.

[KUTradition]

i go to bed last night with a 25% chance of rain at 9am this morning

woke up at 6 to rain, and it hasn’t really stopped yet

Many's the time over the course of my career that I would remark: I'm glad there are weatherpeople around so there's always someone wrong more often than physicians.

the “experts” here like to say it’s the most difficult place in the country to forecast due to to topography

i just think they suck

[japhy]

It's that time of the year again in the mountains. It's raining right now

Alert: Winter Storm Warning until 12:00PM Sunday

Dear Japhy,

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Friday to noon MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially over Wolf Creek Pass. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT

Instructions:

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property

Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)

Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)

Category:
MET: Meteorological (inc. flood)

Event Description:
Winter Storm Warning

We have two routes into the valley, I check the road conditions before we head up to the passes this time of year. The choice of routes is dependent upon the weather, It can change fast.

[Overlander]

It's that time of the year again in the mountains. It's raining right now

Alert: Winter Storm Warning until 12:00PM Sunday

Dear Japhy,

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Friday to noon MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially over Wolf Creek Pass. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT

Instructions:

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property

Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)

Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)

Category:
MET: Meteorological (inc. flood)

Event Description:
Winter Storm Warning

We have two routes into the valley, I check the road conditions before we head up to the passes this time of year. The choice of routes is dependent upon the weather, It can change fast.

Through Salida then?

[japhy]

If I was heading out this weekend it would be the Salida/Poncha Pass route. The Walsenburg/La Veta Pass looks to be getting snow.

I have driven over La Veta in white out blizzards a couple of times. It sucks. The road has a number of big downhill curves on the west side of the pass, there are usually vehicles in the ditch along those, but most people drive more cautiously. Often the snow is on one side of the Sangres and not on the other. So vacationers from the flatlands to the east come over the pass going 80 mph hour and go west from sunshine to white out blizzard in about 1 mile stretch and go straight into a big downhill curve. They are in the last couple of hours of a 12 hour drive and they are anxious to get "there" before dark. You can guess the rest.

The Poncha Pass stretch is more straight except for a couple of big curves on the north approach. The worst wrecks are on the straight stretches. Someone gets over confident due the road being straight, and there are a couple of deadly head on collisions up there every year. This time of year with the days being shorter and the elk herds on the move, we only cross during the day. Nothing scarier than coming around a curve and seeing 20 elk in your headlights crossing the highway ahead and blocking the road. Stopping and spending the night in the Springs is nice anyway. We can have dinner at Cerberus and look up at Pikes Peak.

Be careful out there, it's a wilderness. Both passes do not have a town of any size for 20 miles plus in either direction. And if it gets bad, the snow plows stop running after dark for driver safety. You might be on your own for 12 hours.

[japhy]

La Veta Pass today. I was not there.

[Overlander]

Yeah, La Veta gets some pretty strong wind action too….making bad conditions worse than they look for folks that don’t understand what mountain passes do with weather.

[BiggDick]

Wolf Creek ski area opens tomorrow

[japhy]

I read where they got 26 inches over the weekend on Wolf Creek Pass. We had a house a decade ago in Pagosa. We would drive out for Thanksgiving and winterize the house, drain the plumbing and turn down the heat and leave for 4 months. I don't miss that. I came back in April one year and there was a 24 inch thick layer of ice on the back (north) deck that blocked the door. I spent half a day back there with a breaker bar and a sledge hammer opening it up. Getting back inside after 4 months of having the place sealed up was no fun. It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.

[jhawks99]

82 and Sunny in the Northland. My tomato plants are still producing. It ain't supposed to be this warm this time of year, I'll take it.

[Shirley]