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Brett-EDH

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Well, while y’all are grilling, we’re flooding. Yes, we need this rain but it’s on the insane level today.

Since midnight my neighborhood has received 1.75” of rain.

That’s on top the of two inches earlier this week. So now we’re in flood advisory levels with lower flat lands now flooding.

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We’ll top 7 inches for December by tonight.

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Local evacuations in Cameron Park by the air park.

Several small creeks are flooding. Thankfully I'm on high ground.


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There's a weather joke about how many inches you're gonna get and how long it will last, but I ain't sayin' it. I sure hope everybody makes out ok during these extreme weather events...we can sure use the rain in our great state, just not all at once.
 
At peak inflow today, Folsom Lake was inflowing water at 135,xxx cfs. That cubic feet per second.

This report is a 12 day look back to as of this post for lake elevation, inflows and outflows. The lake rose 40’ in the past 250 hours.

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Brett-EDH said:
At peak inflow today, Folsom Lake was inflowing water at 135,xxx cfs. That cubic feet per second.

This report is a 10 day look back to as of this post for lake elevation, inflows and outflows. The lake rose 40’ in the past 250 hours.

CDEC Web Applications

Water in California is a complex topic. Managing water resources sustainably requires an integrated approach, as water flows across many lines and impacts every Californian. Learn the water basics for better understanding of our programs and the issues related to our work.
cdec4gov.water.ca.gov cdec4gov.water.ca.gov
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That's a good thing, right? California needs that water. I'm sure you're not in any danger of being flooded out, are you?
 
Brett-EDH said:
At peak inflow today, Folsom Lake was inflowing water at 135,xxx cfs. That cubic feet per second.
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How much is that in terms of Cats & Dogs, a much more common unit of measurement? Or Cows & Flat Rocks?

Nature is a Mother, ain't it? What are you gonna do. Like Morton said, when it rains, it pours.

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February 1986.

Round 3: Final storm makes big impact

The final storm began Feb. 17 and lasted through Feb. 20.

The rain totals exceeded the two previous storms. Sacramento got 5.13 inches (including 3.21 inches on Feb. 18, setting a record), and Blue Canyon had 18.49 inches.

The 18.49 inches of rain Blue Canyon saw in just one storm is nearly the season average for Sacramento. Inflows to Folsom Lake were estimated at 250,000 cfs -- dam operators could only release 130,000 cfs.
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Revisiting one of the costliest storms in NorCal history 35 years later

It is the 35th anniversary of one of the costliest and devastating storms in the history of Northern California.
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In my 30+ years living in CA, never has the electrical power company (SMUD) called the night before a storm to advise about possible outages and storm readiness.


At least we have multiple vinegars to choose from, a few cans of cranberry sauce, canned corn, tuna, salmon and sardines to live on should the power go out.

I spent all day yesterday on calls with clients regarding storm damages to their homes and property. Looks like its all about to get worse.
 
You didn't mention drinking water, Brett. Hopefully, the water supply won't be impacted, but who knows?
 
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You didn't mention drinking water, Brett. Hopefully, the water supply won't be impacted, but who knows?
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Good point. We have lots of fluids on hand. I'll head your advice and buy cases of water on my way home today. Funny thing is our city water comes from Folsom Lake directly. It's really high quality water with lots of natural minerals as it comes does the Sierra foothills and across granite and rocks. It helps make great pizza water too (that's a New York City joke).
 
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The problem might be that the store shelves are cleared out. Maybe you could fill a bathtub? Also, if you have a hot water heater, that's a ready source of 30 gallons or more.
 
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