Richard
Final Approach
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Ack...city life
I'm grounded per my prosthodontist (specialized dentist) so I was gonna' drive anyway.
I drove 5 hours to attend a wedding and take care of other personal business. I was snowed on, skidded on black ice, was nearly blown off the road several times, drove through 1/4 sm patchy fog, and witnessed wx phenomena I had not seen before in the areas I saw them. I-5 at Gorman was closed, all lanes, due to low snow & ice elevations. Commercial rigs by the hundreds were pulled to the side waiting it out. Smart fellers.
Traveling north on Hwy 101 just east of Santa Barbara I saw multiple rotor clouds forming in the lee of the hills north of KSBA. I've been in some terrible winds up there but never had I seen rotors in that area.
Further north I witnessed numerous waterspouts a couple miles offshore. 65-80 kts sfc winds certainly got my attention.
Otherwise, it was clear and a million reminescent of an Indian summer day.
I drove 5 hours to attend a wedding and take care of other personal business. I was snowed on, skidded on black ice, was nearly blown off the road several times, drove through 1/4 sm patchy fog, and witnessed wx phenomena I had not seen before in the areas I saw them. I-5 at Gorman was closed, all lanes, due to low snow & ice elevations. Commercial rigs by the hundreds were pulled to the side waiting it out. Smart fellers.
Traveling north on Hwy 101 just east of Santa Barbara I saw multiple rotor clouds forming in the lee of the hills north of KSBA. I've been in some terrible winds up there but never had I seen rotors in that area.
Further north I witnessed numerous waterspouts a couple miles offshore. 65-80 kts sfc winds certainly got my attention.
Otherwise, it was clear and a million reminescent of an Indian summer day.