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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #285 on: July 06, 2011, 12:46:55 AM »
The good news is 103 predicted for tomorrow through Thursday.

The bad news is possible thunderstorm activity for tomorrow through Thursday.

102 Sunday with light winds.
Well, it used to be Los Angeles . . . 50 miles north of Fresno now.
Just remember . . . It isn't life or death.
It's bigger than life or death! It's RACING.

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #286 on: July 06, 2011, 01:15:21 AM »
none yet

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sgx&sid=EMRC1&num=48

  Does anyone know were this weather station is located?

  Not were it rained :?

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #287 on: July 06, 2011, 10:51:23 AM »
copy 34.6344, -117.5489 into google maps
Unless it's crazy, ambitious and delusional, it's not worth our time!

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #288 on: July 06, 2011, 10:52:07 AM »
Not sure if this is the same station.

MEMRC1 is locacted about 3000 ft north north west from the visiter center on the east side of lakebed.

try www.wunderground.com
scroll to bottom of page for El Mirage and it shows all the reporting stations near.

These coordinates show location  34.634514,-117.54884
put into google maps search and use satellite view.

John

sorry for the dup info
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #289 on: July 06, 2011, 12:10:12 PM »
The National Weather Service station / Wunderground station at El Mirage is 5 miles from Tiny's location.

Not surprising that the rain gauge there didn't show any rain and Tiny shows 3/4 of an inch. The storm was very compact and violent.

Ton of rain if you were in the path and nothing right outside the path.
Well, it used to be Los Angeles . . . 50 miles north of Fresno now.
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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #290 on: July 06, 2011, 01:43:09 PM »
The other detail about watching the weather stations is virga.
While the radar shows percipitation it may not quite make it to the ground.

J
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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #291 on: July 06, 2011, 02:23:21 PM »
There is definately a lot of water on our end.Talked to Don Ferguson & he will come out in morning

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #292 on: July 06, 2011, 04:52:09 PM »
Hi guys  guess what  this picture was taken at noon TODAY.  There is also high humidity, and more rain is expected :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(  Only about 1/2 to 3/4 inch deep, but thats what didn't soak in already. Not very hot, or windy
« Last Edit: July 06, 2011, 04:54:18 PM by efenn611 »

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #293 on: July 06, 2011, 04:55:57 PM »
With that much water alone not to mention the possibility of more before the meet I am resigned to not running this weekend...looks like I get to spend time with my visiting mother in law... :-o


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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #294 on: July 06, 2011, 06:33:38 PM »
* AT 140 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG AND NEARLY
  STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS
  EXTENDING FROM PALMDALE EASTWARD INTO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...ALONG HIGHWAY
  138. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER
  HOUR...CAPABLE OF FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PALMDALE...
  LITTLEROCK...PEARBLOSSOM..AND LAKE LOS ANGELES. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD
  BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 18 AND 138.

.NOW...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SAN BERNARINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...WITH GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION
AROUND BIG BEAR LAKE ...SAN GORGONIO MOUNTAIN AND THE EAST SLOPES
NORTH OF MORONGO VALLEY. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WHERE HEAVY RAIN
OCCURS...LOCAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. AFTER 300 PM...THE AREAL
COVERAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND.

Hey Noonan! Let us know on Monday the relative experience . . . Mother-in-law vs Mojave Mile get off.
Well, it used to be Los Angeles . . . 50 miles north of Fresno now.
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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #295 on: July 06, 2011, 06:39:18 PM »
Now that's the way all images should be posted..................

FREUD
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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #296 on: July 06, 2011, 06:59:03 PM »
You guys can cut and paste all you want, but I live here.  138 is closed,phelan rd. is closed, hwy 18 closed, all from running water, to be open soon.  EL MIRAGE...... NOT A DROP  today. The lakebed has it's OWN weather conditions, so if you aren't right there on the spot you can't know, only guess what is going on.  I happen to live right up the hill (7 miles south) of the lakebed, and have a GREAT view of the whole course and don't have to speculate. Yesterdays rain drenched the WEST END ONLY, the east 60% is bone dry.But if there is even 1 puddle left the BLM won't open the lakebed. But don't worry Mud Patrol has already been taken of if we don't race this weekend. So stay tuned and I will try and keep you posted with the drying.


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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #297 on: July 06, 2011, 07:31:20 PM »
Don Ferguson said he will post on the SCTA web site as the only official info as if it will happen or not. He is going tomorrow to look at the lake bed.
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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #298 on: July 06, 2011, 10:48:22 PM »
hope that the racing goes off as planned.

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Re: Tiny, rain at elmo??
« Reply #299 on: July 06, 2011, 11:56:28 PM »
sorry if some of you got the idea I was posting "Official Info", I was just saying what I see, same as I tell D3.  from now on I will keep it to myself and you can drive down here and look for yourself.

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