Saturday, November 1, 2008

Grounded...

Doesn't look like I'll be able to make it over to Nevada to campaign this weekend. Below is the forecast for the Truckee/Soda Springs pass through the Sierra Mountains. I'm not going to try driving through this weather forecast. I'd actually like to live to see an Obama Administration. So instead, I'll phone bank locally at Obama HQ as much as I can.

.... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY


Rest of Tonight
Rain and snow likely. Snow level 8500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows 37 to 47. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Ridge gusts up to 80 mph.
Saturday
Breezy with rain and snow. Snow level 8500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 6 inches. Highs 43 to 53. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Ridge gusts up to 95 mph.
Saturday Night
Breezy with rain and snow. Snow level 8500 feet lowering to 7500 feet. Snow accumulation up to a foot above 8000 feet. Lows 24 to 34. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridge gusts up to 95 mph

8 comments:

Suzanne said...

Thank God you have a brain!!! Stay home and live to tell about it. People who don't live in CA don't realize how horrible the moutains can be. All I can say is Donner's Pass. Just up the hill a wee bit. It's amazing what happened there all those years ago.

It's 3:30 in the am. I'm so exhausted. I think I'm going to post a photo of me. Get ready. HA!

Suzanne said...

Nope, not going to post a photo. My camera won't load. Why? Who knows!!!

j said...

Yes -- better to stay alive! I'm really curious what it's like to work a phone bank for a political candidate, so I hope you write about it, too.

Karen ^..^ said...

Yes, it is best you don't travel under such conditions. Please stay safe.

Please do post a photo, too. I'm curious to see what you look like.

Leah said...

I'm curious about your phone-banking experience too--here's another vote for a post on it!

kylie said...

hi bob

just bob said...

Hi Kylie.

Suzanne said...

Hi Bob.

Hi Kylie.

Hi Karen.

Hi Jennifer.

Hi Leah.

What? Sometimes a girl's just gotta have fun.