Rain gone, more coming: Assessing the situation
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Here's a run-down on the weather that was and is to come:
Water reserves
The surge of water from the weekend's storms is providing a much-needed boost to local reservoirs.
The storm dumped almost 5 inches of precipitation at the Colgate Powerhouse below New Bullards Bar dam through Sunday, said
The reservoir rose by 14 feet and gained about 55,000 acre-feet of water. With more rain forecast this week, the reservoir will continue to fill. YCWA is expecting the spill gates will need to be opened on Wednesday to keep the storage from encroaching into the flood pool -- a threshold of about 796,000 acre-feet, Aikens said.
The transmission line to the Narrows 2 power plant suffered a sustained outage for a few hours starting late Saturday night. The unit was shut down, and the flow was transferred, via back-up power, to a bypass valve installed in 2006 to protect flow into the
The lake has risen almost 10 feet in the last seven days and is about 11 feet below the spill level, McNally said.
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Roadway flooding
Waters were receding Monday from the downpours that inundated some highways, roads and streets with more rainfall than roadways were designed to handle.
"But this exceeded a 10-year event," Mallen said.
Public works crews for
"Everyone we had available was out running around," said
While there was localized flooding and downed trees reported throughout the two-county area, there were no reports of floodwaters reaching into homes.
"The pumps themselves were working properly," Nelson said. "After 3,500 sandbags were laid down, the pumps were turned back on and the water was pumped into the canal."
All
Lee said the rain is needed, but it would be better if it didn't fall so quickly.
"When we have rain come down that hard, there is nowhere for it to go," he said. "All the drains were full."
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Outages experienced
The heavy rains also caused a string of power outages but did little to damage area levees.
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Around the same time Saturday, about 1,242 customers lost power in
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Outages were also reported around the region, including in
"We had a lot of water down there that stacked up very quickly," Henderson said.
Other than the power outages, the levees in RD 1001 are in good shape, Henderson said.
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Tree time
Monday was a day of cleanup and preparation for more rain.
Tree services were busy Sunday and Monday removing downed trees, some of which blocked roadways and damaged homes and cars.
"If it had been the whole tree that came down, it could have hit both the houses," said
Jaicks said a second tree closer to the street broke the falling limb and the tree was blocking
"We'll be replanting more trees, and there are two factors. The trees we'll be planting will be smaller but eventually they'll grow and look nice; and the liability, because we learned that our homeowners insurance doesn't cover the damage to a vehicle."
"It's hard to tell if they're going to go over until it gets windy," said Harris. "You want all the shade that trees provide, and we can thin them so they still look good like a tree."
"Trees make a home, and I feel bad for people when we have to remove them, because people love their trees," Stafford said. "Tom told them he makes hardwood, so we got them a slab of their tree to make something out of."
"Keeping the dead wood removed helps reduce the weight on the end of the limbs and using proper thinning techniques help keep the trees strong," said Graham, whose father,
"Don't ever top a tree; it makes for a high-maintenance tree and during high winds they loose limbs."
Graham said when the ground gets saturated and the wind picks, up trees can topple over and it's mostly evergreens because they don't lose their foliage.
"The trees are so stressed from the drought that we're losing more limbs that we usually would," said Graham, who offered more advice. "Stay clear during the wind and keep up to date on your insurance."
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Storm shelters
Shelters for the homeless were at or near capacity during the weekend storms, which managers said is common.
"The storms don't always prompt people to come see us," said
"People can come any night to Hand of Hope in
Loewen said 12 area churches donate their spaces to be used as a shelter for the homeless for one week at a time between the winter months of November and April. She said other churches and volunteers help with meals.
"On Saturday night, we had 28 guests and on Sunday night, we had 22 guests," Loewen said.
On the
"Our power went out over the weekend and we didn't have a ton of overflow of people showing up needing shelter," Guy said. "I'm not sure where everyone went, but they must have braved the storm."
She said the men's-only shelter was at its capacity of 45 beds, but they have extra cots in case they get a big influx of people.
"Usually at the beginning of the month, our numbers drop because people get their checks from SSI or disability, but we stayed about the same, and the storm may have had something to do with that," Guy said.
Guy said they offer blankets, clothes and food to anyone who shows up. It's based upon what they have available from the donations they receive.
"We offer a free breakfast and dinner seven days a week," Guy said. "Breakfast starts at
John's
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Sand and sandbag locations
Both counties have sand and sandbags available to residents, but an official recommends bringing your own sandbags.
"We always have sand available at the Corporation Yard behind the
Bryan said they'll likely have sandbags out at the Corporation Yard by Wednesday if the stormy weather continues. He added that more sand will be added to the Loma Rica Yard to accomodate foothills residents when the wet weather returns.
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Beale damage
"The safety of our airmen, civilians and their families are our number one priority, so we've prepared for the continued rain by prepositioning barriers in areas which have historically flooded," said Capt.
"We've also reminded personnel to remain vigilant and 'storm-proof' their facilities by removing debris from storm drains and securing loose objects," she said.
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What about
Yes, the forecast shows a strong possibility of rain this weekend. But it won't rain on the annual Bok Kai Parade Saturday. It's tradition.
"We're hoping," said
"It's been windy and chilly, but no rain for a long time," she said.
According to legend, rain does not fall on the parade held in honor of
The story goes that it's dry because the event celebrates the water god's birthday, Fresquez, said.
The 136th Bok Kai Festival Parade starts at
"As far as I can remember it hasn't rained on the parade," said
"It will not rain on the parade unless we angered
Fresquez remembered it rained about 16 years ago, when she was in high school and helping with the event.
"It really, really rained throughout the parade," she said. "I have this memory it was pouring during the parade. I was soaked."
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