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Thunder Storms and Flash Flooding hits Southwest California Sept 2014
Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm Norbert and monsoonal
moisture will combine to produce showers and thunderstorms over parts of
the Southwest/Southern California/Great Basin and into parts of the
Southern/Central Rockies through Tuesday.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
109 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…RIVERSIDE…MORENO VALLEY…
SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…SAN BERNARDINO…RIALTO…REDLANDS…
FONTANA…
* UNTIL 415 PM PDT
* AT 100 PM PDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO WHICH WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
INTERSTATES 10 AND 215 MAY BE IMPACTED.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RUNNING SPRINGS…RUBIDOUX…PEDLEY…MUSCOY…LOMA LINDA…
HIGHLAND…CRESTLINE…COLTON AND BLOOMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
6.0 Quake rocks Northern California , Dozens Injured and Power Outages
#NapaQuake
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook north of San Francisco early on Sunday, seriously injuring two people, igniting fires and buckling roads in the scenic Napa valley wine region.
The quake struck near American Canyon some 40 miles (64 kilometres) northeast of San Francisco, the USGS said. It roused people from sleep as far away as San Francisco, and was felt as far east as Sacramento and as far south as Santa Cruz.
Most damage appeared centered around Napa, a famous wine-producing region and a major tourist destination in northern California.
Brick facades gave way in the historic section of downtown Napa, and bricks fell off a second floor corner of the courthouse, which showed cracks. On the main street, masonry collapsed onto a car.
The City’s website said there were some 50 gas line breaks, 30 water line breaks and many broken windows and buildings with interior damage.
The quake knocked out power to about 40,000 homes and businesses in Napa and neighboring cities of Sonoma, St. Helena and Santa Rosa, according to the website for Pacific Gas & Electric.
The California Highway Patrol closed several off-ramps to highways and at least two roads in Napa Valley because of “significant roadway damage”. Drivers were cautioned to be careful at an intersection of two state roads in Napa Valley. “Cracks in road may cause flat tires,” it said on its Twitter account.
San Diego Fire Update 5-17-14
Some of this info is from last night, the info I have for the fires on base is most current
The Cocos Fire in San Marcos is at 3,018 acres and is 70 percent contained
The Bernardo Fire is at 1,548 acres and is 90 percent contained
The Tomahawk Fire on base is at 6,500 acres 60 percent contained
Las Pulgas Fire on base is at 15,000 acres 40 percent contained
The Talega Fire on base (San Mateo Fire) 800 acres 25 percent contained
Space Weather Trackers Forecast 5-16-14
Good afternoon everyone!
Attached is today’s solar disc viewing plasma at 1 Million Kelvin (AIA 171) to see coronal loops above active regions, 1.25 Million Kelvin to see darker filaments in the corona, and 50,000 Kelvin to see features around sunspot regions in the surface of the chromosphere.
Today’s solar activity has been at quiet levels with only one C-class flare detected from region 2066 in the southern hemisphere.
Currently all sunspot regions remain simple with only C-class flares expected in the next 24 hours.
Geomagnetic activity is also at quiet levels with no disturbances expected in the next 24 hours as well.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/spaceweathertrackers
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Current Space Weather Data:
Solar Wind Speed: 356 km/s (Low)
Solar Wind Density: 4.6 p/cm^3 (Low)
IMF Strength (Bt): 5.1 nT (Low)
Bz: 3.9 nT (North)
Current Solar X-ray Data:
Current Level: B4.7 (Flat-lined)
24 hr Max Level: ~C2.7 (AR2066 @ ~0250 UT)
Current Geomagnetic K-indices:
Boulder: 2.1
Anchorage: 2
Sundsvall: 2
Mull: 1
Australia: 0
Estimated Kp for 1800 – 2100 UT: 2 (Quiet)
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San Diego County Fire Update 5/16/14
The following are the latest status on fires in San Diego County as of Friday morning with information provided by fire officials:
-The Cocos Fire in San Marcos is at 3,018 acres and is 10 percent contained.
-The Bernardo Fire in San Diego and Rancho Santa Fe is at 1,548 acres and is 90 percent contained.
-The Tomahawk Fire on Camp Pendleton is at 6,300 acres and is 23 percent contained.
-The Las Pulgas Fire on Camp Pendleton is at 8,000 acres and is 5 percent contained.
Fire officials are reporting these fires are fully contained:
-The Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad is at 400 acres and is 85 percent contained.
-The Highway Fire in Deer Springs is at 380 acres and is 100 percent contained.
-The Freeway Fire on the Naval Weapons Station in Fallbrook is 56 acres and is 100 percent contained.
-The River Fire in Oceanside is at 105 acres and is 100 percent contained.
-The Aurora/Lakeside Fire is at 17 acres and is 100 contained.
5/16/14 Space Weather and Weather FORECASTS
WX Forecast:
Areas in-and-around Philly, PA… though this flooding threat is for much of PA, MD, VA, DE and parts of NJ.
Rain, rain and some more rain… yup, beginning tonight and into tomorrow, expect a good deal of rain… mainly tomorrow. FLASH FLOODING is a good possibility and remember DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS…. flooded roadways WILL OCCUR tomorrow, so don’t be a moron. Expect rain to begin mid morning and last through late afternoon/early evening, heavy at times.
(P.S. If you do get stuck trying to drive through flooded roads, I will make an effort to personally come out there, and backhand you across the face.)
SPWX Forecast:
The sun continues to be fairly quiet. A few sunspots visible on the solar disk, but nothing to serious looking. Flare probability forecast:
C-Class: 87%
M-Class: 20%
X-Class: 2%
Solar winds are tranquil, but may see slight enhancement over the next 2 hours due to a recurrent positive-polarity coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS), but nothing to crazy. Expecting the Kp-index to remain at or below 3. Aurora probability remains low for tonight. Areas in northern Canada and Alaska have the best shot of seeing anything.
Space Weather Trackers Forecast 5/15/14
Good afternoon everyone!
Attached is today’s solar disc viewing plasma at 6,000 & 100,000 Kelvin (AIA 1600) to see sunspots, and 10 million Kelvin (AIA 131) to see super-heated plasma from solar flares.
Solar activity has remained at active levels, but this time from region 2060 in the southern hemisphere with a few low C-class flares including this C5-class flare peaking just before 0300 UT today.
All current sunspots remain at simple configurations. A small chance for M-class flares coming from active regions 2056 and 2060 remain. 2063 remains simple magnetically but is growing into a compact region that could start erupting with higher C-class flares soon.
Geomagnetic activity is still at quiet levels with Bz primarily taking a northern orientation the past 24 hours and low solar wind speeds. K-indices are not expected to go above a K3, assuming a period of southern Bz.
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Space Weather Data:
Solar Wind Speed: 332 km/s (Low)
Solar Wind Density: 4.5 p/cm^3 (Low)
IMF Strength (Bt): 6 nT (Low)
Bz: -0.8 nT (South)
Solar X-ray Data:
Current Level: B5.1 (Flat-lined)
24 hr Max: C5 (AR2060 @ ~0255 UT)
Current Geomagnetic K-indices:
Boulder: 0.6
Anchorage: 0
Sundsvall: 2
Mull: 1
Australia: 0
Estimated Kp for 1800 – 2100 UT: 1 (Very Quiet)
Space Weather Tracker Forecast 5/7/14
Good afternoon all!
Attached is today’s solar disc viewing plasma at a temperature of 50,000 Kelvin (AIA 304) and 10 million Kelvin (AIA 131) with sunspot regions labeled.
Solar activity had been below the M-class levels for nearly a month until AR2051, now on the western limb and no longer visible, fired off now three M-class flares all at the M1 level, including one that just peaked a half an hour ago, pictured here.
No CMEs have currently been seen, although even if there had been its proximity to the western limb will more than likely cause them to miss anyway.
Currently only regions 2055 and 2056 have potential for flaring, with 2055 possessing a beta-gamma magnetic layout with 2056 looking like a beta-gamma-delta, although its close proximity to the limb still distorts its magnetic layout and is not with certainty.
Regardless, 2056 appears to be the spot to look out for for possible M-class flares.
A new region is also rotating around the southeastern limb that we should see fully in the next day or so.
Geomagnetic activity is expected to be quiet, with the aurora confined to polar regions only.
https://www.facebook.com/spaceweathertrackers
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Current Space Weather Data:
Solar Wind Speed: 333 km/s (Low)
Solar Wind Density: 2.2 p/cm^3 (Low)
IMF Strength (Bt): 4 nT (Low)
Bz: -0.8 nT (South)
Current Solar X-ray Data:
Current Level: C6.3 – Trending downwards
24 hr max level: M1.8 (AR2051 on SW limb)
Current Ground-based Geomagnetic K-indices:
Anchorage: 2
Sundsvall: 2
Mull: 2
Boulder: 3.3
Australia: 0
Estimated Kp for 1500 – 1800 UT: 2 (Quiet)
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West Coast February 28th Storm from Space
February 2014 Pacific storm approaching California with round two. The rain storm is good news for the drought, but is causing flash flooding, high wind warning, heavy rain and snow fall.
Storm Image from Space VIA WIRED.com