January 16, 2008
Santa Ana Nights
Usually Pasadena is pretty calm on Santa Ana wind days. But tonight it's been blowing up a storm. I'm not sure what the top gusts have been, but 30-40 MPH is a good estimate. It's blown all kinds of things around our yard, and I am currently waiting to hear the big citrus trees in the sideyard come down on the roof.... So we moved into another room, on the lee side of the house. The dogs are actually pretty freaked out, which is a first for a non-thunderstorm.
We've been through a bunch of hurricanes, and at times it's sounded eerily like those did. I wouldn't be surprised to see hurricane or at least tropical storm force sustained winds through the passes with higher gusts.
Holy cow.
Posted by caltechgirl at January 16, 2008 08:41 PM | TrackBackIt's blowing pretty good, that's for sure. Why couldn't it do this on the weekend, when I could go sailing? That's what I want to know!
Posted by: Bill at January 16, 2008 11:14 PMMan we used to get those "jet stream" winds when we lived in the Chicago area. Steady 30-40mph with gusts in the 60's... There would always be some high rise in city that would have windows blow out. LOL.
We never had a tree come down which always surprised me. But I was waiting for it. Sending out some pets for the poor puppies who can't figure out what's going on. Makes you wish you could do a brain meld or something just to calm them down. Heh.
Posted by: Teresa at January 17, 2008 01:17 PMI hear ya, babe. I grew up at the foot of the vast wind tunnel known as Cajon Pass.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at January 17, 2008 04:44 PM
