"F" This! I'm Not Going to School in a Typhoon!

Approaching storm threatens California with flooding

* Storm is expected to dump as much as 8 inches of rain
* Rain, winds also could affect parts of central California and Nevada
* Storm could hit parts of southern California that the Station wildfire burned

Californians braced for heavy rains Tuesday that threatened to unleash dangerous floods and mudslides in areas already ravaged by wildfires.

A storm brewed in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday that could hit parts of southern California that the Station wildfire burned in August and September, the National Weather Service said. That fire destroyed about 80 homes and torched more than 160,000 acres in Los Angeles County, state fire officials said.

"The heavy rain will create favorable conditions for mud and rock slides over burn scars," the weather service said.

The storm is expected to dump as much as 8 inches of rain and bring gusts of up to 60 mph in some areas.

The storm also could affect parts of central California and Nevada. The weather service issued a flash flood warning for those areas until Wednesday. -Cnn.com


It's 7:30AM and it's pounding outside! It's only going to get worse later. The typhoon that was in the Philippines has paid us a visit here in the Bay Area. At least 6-8 inches of rain. 60 mph winds. Power outages. Emergency distribution of Sandbags. Heh. Sounds like another typical day in Northern Ireland.

For real, don't want to be commuting in this weather. Thick oil slick buildups from a long dry spell has made the roads very slippery and dangerous. Not to mention, Californians have forgotten to drive in wet weather.

It's just rain you say? Tell that to the poor people in Southern California, not only did they have the pleasure of losing their homes in the recent wild fires but now because of the loose soil created by the fires, they may lose their homes completely because of landslides. Or to people in Northern California, living in the lowland valleys because of flooding. Hence, the emergency distribution of sandbags.

(Any excuse to skip class is good in my book! Hehe.)