Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:02 AM

Le Taz Hot (22,271 posts)

IT'S RAINING IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY!!!!!

We haven't seen rain since last March. WooHoo!!!!!

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52 replies	Author	Time	Post
IT'S RAINING IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY!!!!! (Original post)	Le Taz Hot	Sep 2014	OP
That is great news	Gothmog	Sep 2014	#1
I hope you have a really wet winter. All the coast and south west.	roguevalley	Sep 2014	#34
YAY!	marym625	Sep 2014	#2
That's great news!	blogslut	Sep 2014	#3
Great! I left Fresno two weeks ago for London. Have only seen one rainstorm here so far.	vanlassie	Sep 2014	#4
Great	GummyBearz	Sep 2014	#5
Lovely	malaise	Sep 2014	#6
The Smell of Rain on the Ground is Indeed DELICIOUS!	2banon	Sep 2014	#29
Southern California here. My car looks like we had a few drops at some point.	JDPriestly	Sep 2014	#46
I have always loved the smell of rain but after a drought	malaise	Sep 2014	#48
cooler weather and rain, you are welcome!	reddread	Sep 2014	#7
uh huh...	Needa Moment	Sep 2014	#16
Wonderful news	oldandhappy	Sep 2014	#8
Send some to the Central Coast, please...	Tikki	Sep 2014	#9
Just checked the radar.	Le Taz Hot	Sep 2014	#10
There has been rain just south of us...always moving east...	Tikki	Sep 2014	#11
Raining in SoCal this morning!	PasadenaTrudy	Sep 2014	#12
Woo Hoo, So Cal.!	Le Taz Hot	Sep 2014	#13
could you find a paddle somewhere	Needa Moment	Sep 2014	#18
Wife and I awoke to the symphony of gentle rain this morning (central valley)	Plucketeer	Sep 2014	#14
Yes it did!!!	onecaliberal	Sep 2014	#15
nice to see the rain here in northern Nevada too	rollin74	Sep 2014	#17
Water? Frogs? Fish? Come on, give us the details!	randome	Sep 2014	#19
worry not	reddread	Sep 2014	#20
Yertl? How appropriate!	randome	Sep 2014	#23
if unimaginative	reddread	Sep 2014	#25
Great news!	Kingofalldems	Sep 2014	#21
Very glad to hear it!	suffragette	Sep 2014	#22
Drizzling in Sacramento right now.	Throd	Sep 2014	#24
AWESOME! n/t	deafskeptic	Sep 2014	#26
Glad for you now can you turn on all the fans and blow some down to Southern	LoisB	Sep 2014	#27
I didn't see any rain today in Orange County, but	R B Garr	Sep 2014	#28
That's why I left Orange County forty years ago.. I need 4 seasons!!	2banon	Sep 2014	#30
oc	shanti	Sep 2014	#38
Farmer's Almanac calls for a "normal" winter	bhikkhu	Sep 2014	#31
Bring it ON!!!	ailsagirl	Sep 2014	#32
I hope it gently rains every day for weeks....	steve2470	Sep 2014	#33
Woo hoo!	C Moon	Sep 2014	#35
Hurray!	Aerows	Sep 2014	#36
Isn't it lovely?	shanti	Sep 2014	#37
Send some to SouthWest Riverside County - Please!	mimi85	Sep 2014	#39
Desalinization plants. That's what you need.	EEO	Sep 2014	#40
A sight for sore eyes, I would imagine.	NaturalHigh	Sep 2014	#41
awesome	proud patriot	Sep 2014	#42
Jealous here in L.A. but glad you've gotten it!	calimary	Sep 2014	#43
Raining where? I'm in the North Valley and there is no rain that I can see or feel.	mackerel	Sep 2014	#44
Accumulation totals? Probably in the 0.00" range I think.	ffr	Sep 2014	#45
King Fire is 89% contained as of sunday evening	rollin74	Sep 2014	#47
A woman I work with said it was drizzling/raining up in Murphy's on Sunday.	mackerel	Sep 2014	#52
Why is Arizona getting so much rain?	B Calm	Sep 2014	#49
Good for you!	riqster	Sep 2014	#50
Its spitting rain in Mid Tenn	Go Vols	Sep 2014	#51

Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:04 AM

Gothmog (130,695 posts)

1. That is great news

I remember the drought in Houston three years ago. It was nasty. After a time under drought conditions, any rain is welcomed

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Response to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:21 PM

roguevalley (40,656 posts)

34. I hope you have a really wet winter. All the coast and south west.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:05 AM

marym625 (17,997 posts)

2. YAY!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:18 AM

blogslut (37,330 posts)

3. That's great news!

I hope it's one of those slow, steady showers. I hope ther's more to come.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:28 AM

vanlassie (5,237 posts)

4. Great! I left Fresno two weeks ago for London. Have only seen one rainstorm here so far.

But my plants back home will be happy, at least!

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:35 AM

GummyBearz (2,931 posts)

5. Great

Good to hear. I was raised there myself and still have friends who took over the family farming business

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:35 AM

malaise (257,233 posts)

6. Lovely

I walked around the dam during our first rain shower that was the beginning of the end of our drought. Just the smell of rain on dry ground is delicious. Enjoy!

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Response to malaise (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 08:57 PM

2banon (7,321 posts)

29. The Smell of Rain on the Ground is Indeed DELICIOUS!

I LOVE that smell.. I've always loved that smell. And when I woke to rain here in the East Bay last week, it was a very lovely morning indeed..

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Response to malaise (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 02:35 AM

JDPriestly (57,936 posts)

46. Southern California here. My car looks like we had a few drops at some point.

Can't wait to have that delicious smell here.

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Response to JDPriestly (Reply #46)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 06:33 AM

malaise (257,233 posts)

48. I have always loved the smell of rain but after a drought

it smells even better than blue mountain coffee and that's saying something.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:39 AM

reddread (6,896 posts)

7. cooler weather and rain, you are welcome!

only happened because i went to Kentucky. ill be back soon, bringing the heat and drought back with me.
you will see!

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Response to reddread (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:54 AM

Needa Moment (56 posts)

16. uh huh...

Already hearing we'll be tipping over the 100 mark by mid week down further South in the state. Enjoy for now I suppose.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:43 AM

oldandhappy (6,719 posts)

8. Wonderful news

I drove thru the Central Valley in June -- up the 99 and home on the 5. Came home a raving maniac re climate change. You all are really baring the brunt of the winter no snow situation. Kings River was ankle deep in June. Sending hope for the need for a new umbrella!

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:45 AM

Tikki (14,385 posts)

9. Send some to the Central Coast, please...

Glad for you all...

Tikki

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Response to Tikki (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:00 AM

Le Taz Hot (22,271 posts)

10. Just checked the radar.

It's a large cell that seems to be moving east (hear that, Nevada?) now. Right now it's down to a drizzle. But still, we had a little thunder and lightening to go with it. It smells glorious outside.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:06 AM

Tikki (14,385 posts)

11. There has been rain just south of us...always moving east...

Rain coming into northern California, then moving east.

The Central Coast is just not getting any yet.

Glad you are getting some and it does smell grand when it's raining...

Tikki

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:06 AM

PasadenaTrudy (3,998 posts)

12. Raining in SoCal this morning!

I love it, makes me happy!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:07 AM

Le Taz Hot (22,271 posts)

13. Woo Hoo, So Cal.!

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Response to PasadenaTrudy (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:01 PM

Needa Moment (56 posts)

18. could you find a paddle somewhere

and bat some down just a little further South . Please?

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:40 AM

Plucketeer (12,882 posts)

14. Wife and I awoke to the symphony of gentle rain this morning (central valley)

I poured a cup of java and went out to sit on the porch and listen. An hour later, it's tapered off.

I hope we got more than this tease.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:40 AM

onecaliberal (30,030 posts)

15. Yes it did!!!

A decent thunderstorm.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:59 AM

rollin74 (1,823 posts)

17. nice to see the rain here in northern Nevada too

parts of the Sierra even got a little bit of snow yesterday and last night

and that nasty fire in El Dorado county is now 87% contained!

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:08 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

19. Water? Frogs? Fish? Come on, give us the details!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]If you don't give yourself the same benefit of a doubt you'd give anyone else, you're cheating someone.[/center][/font][hr]

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Response to randome (Reply #19)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:46 PM

reddread (6,896 posts)

20. worry not

my frogs, fish and turtles are just fine.
well, Yertl could use some basking heat, but he'll see some soon.

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Response to reddread (Reply #20)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 04:29 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

23. Yertl? How appropriate!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]“If you're not committed to anything, you're just taking up space.”
Gregory Peck, Mirage (1965)[/center][/font][hr]

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Response to randome (Reply #23)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 04:36 PM

reddread (6,896 posts)

25. if unimaginative

beats Fred the spotted Florida Softshell. Im not responsible for that.
Frederica would be more appropriate. well over a foot on the carapace,
with a neck that goes from 0-60 like a V8 Pinto.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 03:53 PM

Kingofalldems (37,240 posts)

21. Great news!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 03:54 PM

suffragette (12,232 posts)

22. Very glad to hear it!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 04:34 PM

Throd (7,208 posts)

24. Drizzling in Sacramento right now.

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 05:52 PM

deafskeptic (463 posts)

26. AWESOME! n/t

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 08:13 PM

LoisB (5,308 posts)

27. Glad for you now can you turn on all the fans and blow some down to Southern

California - South Bay area.

Thank you

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 08:32 PM

R B Garr (16,652 posts)

28. I didn't see any rain today in Orange County, but

it is cooler. Nice! Love this time of year, but sometimes I think a full four seasons would be more to my liking.

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Response to R B Garr (Reply #28)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 08:59 PM

2banon (7,321 posts)

30. That's why I left Orange County forty years ago.. I need 4 seasons!!

and lots of open space..

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Response to 2banon (Reply #30)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:34 PM

shanti (21,609 posts)

38. oc

i escaped too :

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:29 PM

bhikkhu (10,666 posts)

31. Farmer's Almanac calls for a "normal" winter

Let's hope...the west coast could really use a break. In my dry bit of southern Oregon we managed pretty well, after a historic drought through winter. There was just enough of rainy spells through summer to keep the rivers flowing and the farms intact, but a decent snowpack would be a welcome thing to have for next year.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:53 PM

ailsagirl (21,970 posts)

32. Bring it ON!!!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:54 PM

steve2470 (37,423 posts)

33. I hope it gently rains every day for weeks....

the key word being gently, so the soil absorbs almost all of it. Yay !

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:22 PM

C Moon (11,595 posts)

35. Woo hoo!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:30 PM

Aerows (39,961 posts)

36. Hurray!

Now let us get some cool weather on the coast, because it has been humid and hot here. Bless us with some chilly weather!

Seriously CA needed some rain, and I am glad it is falling!

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:31 PM

shanti (21,609 posts)

37. Isn't it lovely?

We got it last friday here in Sac. More, more!

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:16 AM

mimi85 (1,805 posts)

39. Send some to SouthWest Riverside County - Please!

Someone gave me one of those Indian rain-sticks a long time ago. We had serious flooding back in the 80s. My husband actually hid the damn thing cause i was playing around with it. As usual, Mother Nature got the last laugh.

Good for you!!

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Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:21 AM

EEO (1,620 posts)

40. Desalinization plants. That's what you need.

This governing by crisis bullshit will be the ruin of the west.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:27 AM

NaturalHigh (12,778 posts)

41. A sight for sore eyes, I would imagine.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:30 AM

proud patriot (100,692 posts)

42. awesome

Bay Area still needs rain

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Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:47 AM

calimary (76,077 posts)

43. Jealous here in L.A. but glad you've gotten it!

We need it all over the place! Central Valley's a VERY good place to start.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 01:15 AM

mackerel (4,412 posts)

44. Raining where? I'm in the North Valley and there is no rain that I can see or feel.

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Response to mackerel (Reply #44)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 02:21 AM

ffr (22,156 posts)

45. Accumulation totals? Probably in the 0.00" range I think.

Question is, did any accumulation douse the King Fire?

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Response to ffr (Reply #45)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 02:38 AM

rollin74 (1,823 posts)

47. King Fire is 89% contained as of sunday evening

yes the rain and cooler temperatures seem to be helping a lot over there

they're sending home thousands of firefighters
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/28/6742683/many-firefighters-sent-home-as.html

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Response to rollin74 (Reply #47)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:37 PM

mackerel (4,412 posts)