When we had some unexpected showers (and rainbows!) on Thursday, this was the view from my office window when I was suprised by the sound of rain hitting the screens:
In about 48 hours a not-so-unexpected storm should hit and last for a couple days. It’s big enough to be a major story in the local news, online, and we’re starting to get Flash Flood Warnings about it already. It’s apparently also supposed to be a cold storm, so while our first snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada Mountains normally isn’t until November or even December, this one could drop decent amounts at higher elevations all the way to the Oregon border and beyond. That works for me – that’s where all of our water comes from and a healthy snowpack is always good news.
We’re not likely to get snow here from this storm. We *DO* get snow every now and then most winters, since we’re at 3,588 feet and the snow level often drops to 3,000 feet or lower. But not this time. The snow level’s only supposed to be down to about 6,500 feet. There are however several peaks off on the horizon that go up to 10,000 or more (Mount San Antonio, “Old Baldy” is just to the left of the view in this picture, visible between the houses to the southwest, and it goes up to 10,068 feet) and they’re likely to all get snow.
I’m looking forward to the pictures late next week after the storm moves through!
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