The Weather Notebook: Torrential Rains 1

Torrential Rains 1
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Hi, I'm Bryan Yeaton and this is the Weather Notebook. Several years ago, the downpours in Northern California were intense and memorable. Correspondent Robin White went to one affected area, The Palo Colorado Canyon, and gathered impressions of the torrential rains from residents there.

"Our biggest concern right now is to get supplies out to the remote folks in the back country here. There are several canyon systems and we have many people that can't get out. They are blocked by slides and rising water."

"Further back in the canyon.. Rocky Creek has created 'Horseshoe Falls' we call it because where the road was is now this giant abyss with a big horseshoe waterfall."

"Part of the roof blew off but it's taking water pretty bad...so now we have water to flush the toilets."

"I'm keeping other people's stuff in my freezer and having to run overtime on my generator because of that and I've got about five more days I can do on the fuel I've got."

"I'm sorry I've gotta go look at my bridge."

"What happened was they were at..the bridge...the bridge came out...the bridge is going down..that's her driveway."

"I feel bad. It's twenty two years old."

"The County's not going to fix this road. We get out and fix it ourselves...It's when you get to know your neighbors I guess."

"We had walked out in the middle of the night and there was just this waterfall coming through the living room. We've got bowls and pots and pans out all over the floor - It's part of mountain living, you know."

Robin White will have his own soggy story tomorrow, right here on The Weather Notebook. The Weather Notebook is a production of the Mount Washington Observatory and is supported in part by Subaru of America. For a glimpse of heavy rains, go to our website at mountwashington.org.