It's funny. I grew up in Long Beach, CA. I remember being terrified as a small boy listening to thunder rolling in off the Pacific. They seemed all to frequent to me. I wonder if the weather patterns have changed that much in 50 years.
kali rarely has lightning except during el nino years and sometimes la nina--most of the time he have been fortunate to be able to avoid it..LOL...even when i was a kid in altadena we didnt have much--rare....denver and florida-now THEY have lightning!!!!!It's funny. I grew up in Long Beach, CA. I remember being terrified as a small boy listening to thunder rolling in off the Pacific. They seemed all to frequent to me. I wonder if the weather patterns have changed that much in 50 years.
Benny, We got six inches of snow yesterday and it is about 20 degrees F outside right now. The economy stinks, I need a new hip, and I haven't been down to my boat since December. May the ink run under your ruler, world without end.![]()
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I'd suggest Levin get out of his trans-Catalina route and sail to Phuket and see how far only his GPS will get him.
Kinda like being able to change a tire or a fan belt on your car. Lot's of people manage without that skill but I would not send my wife or kid's out without a spare tire or the knowledge to change it.
wow!!!!! written proof to my insistence that our weather is connected to el and la ninas!!!!! isnt a surprise! those kids mess us up haaaard....but th eyears kali has had foulest weathers inclusive of lightning and fun stuff found elsewhere--is due to the current off chile ....messes up the world!!!!! read carefully ross's inclusion and see the el or la nina with the worst of our weather--and this is an el noino year until june--LOLO...have fun folks--30 ft seas and weather ----lol storms with wind and water from hell--Levin, I hope that you learn to keep a better weather eye .This link suggests, starting on page 44 that severe thunderstorms are a frequent occurrence in southern California.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/document/weatherhistory.pdf