We needed this, but it is an awful mess

[gridlore]

Working our way into a third year of drought, California was hoping and praying for significant rainfall. Well, we got it. Three storms have hit the Bay Area head on this week before heading off to (hopefully) supercharge the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains (our main source of year-round water.) These storms have it all, high winds, torrential downpours, lightning, and just now, hail. The SFGate has a good round up of the events. I heard from the driver covering my route, he's getting 70mph gusts in the San Joaquin Valley. Suddenly, cabin fever doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

When I heard the hail start, I grabbed my camera (which really needs a new battery) and got a couple of pictures.










We've been lucky and haven't lost power. So far.

Comments

[claidheamhmor]

Looks really nice! I love rainstorms...

[melchar.livejournal.com]

Great photos!

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm very happy with them considering i was trying to get some shots before the battery died.

[murphymom.livejournal.com]

We lost power at school at 12:30 - it was still off when I left at 4:00. Two full class periods with no power...oy!

[supersniffles.livejournal.com]

I'm so very glad I haven't had to work the Maintenance Dispatch Desk the last 2 days. It's been psychotically busy!

[kat-box.livejournal.com]

Doug, I think this can be safely filed under "be careful what you wish for..." LOL Cool pics, and glad to hear you're up and about. :)

[fusijui.livejournal.com]

That is some pretty tropical-downpour-looking rain! Hope some of it reaches the mountains in solid form.