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| March 9, 2010 |
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Monday night storm leads to clouds, sprinkles, wind, but not much else
- posted 6:16 PM
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| The second system of the week swept in and through from the north overnight Monday, leaving little measurable precipitation in its wake.
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| March 8, 2010 |
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Storm totals: March 6th-8th, 2010 (updated)
- posted 10:39 PM
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| Another in a series of weekend storms left rain in the inland valleys Saturday and Sunday, padding rainfall totals that were already above normal for the year.
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| March 5, 2010 |
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First storm of March leaves sporadic or no rainfall
- posted 12:24 PM
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| An overnight cold front left between zero and a fifth of an inch of rainfall in the inland valleys Thursday.
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| March 4, 2010 |
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Outlook for March: Another wet month
- posted 8:07 PM
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| As the El Nino pattern continues in the equatorial pacific, predictions have been made for a wet March.
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Storm totals: February 27th-28th, 2010
- posted 4:56 PM
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| A cold storm brought February rainfall to near normal in the inland valleys last weekend.
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| February 21, 2010 |
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Storm totals: February 19th-20th, 2010
- posted 2:34 PM
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| The third substantial storm of the month contributed moderately to season totals Friday and Saturday.
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| February 19, 2010 |
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Weekend Outlook: Wet, especially Saturday
- posted 8:10 AM
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| Following what's been a week of nice weather, the weather pattern over Southern California is changing.
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| February 16, 2010 |
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Dry this week, wet the next
- posted 6:19 AM
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| Enjoy the dry, sunny weather this week, because longer range forecasts are hinting that wet weather will return for the last week of February and the early part of March.
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| February 11, 2010 |
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Storm Totals: February 9-10, 2010
- posted 7:21 AM
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| Another mid-week storm left substantial rainfall in the inland valleys Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Totals from the storm padded season totals that were already significantly above normal ... |
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| February 7, 2010 |
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Storm Totals: February 5-7, 2010
- posted 10:08 PM
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| The inland valleys of Southern California received another winter soaking this past weekend, with up to two inches of rainfall dumped on our already soggy communities.
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| February 1, 2010 |
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Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Off Baja California Felt Inland
- posted 6:33 AM
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| A Monday morning earthquake offshore of Baja California briefly rattled Southern California.
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| January 22, 2010 |
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Storm Totals: January 20, 2010
- posted 8:12 AM
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| The third in a series of storms arrived on Wednesday and, like the others, left substantial rainfall in the inland valleys.
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| January 21, 2010 |
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Problems with Perris and Moreno Valley Rain Gauges
- posted 6:33 AM
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| We're having to adjust totals in both Perris and Moreno Valley this week due to problems with the gauges.
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| January 20, 2010 |
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Storm Totals: January 19-20, 2010 (updated)
- posted 8:14 AM
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| The second storm of the week continued wet, stormy weather on Tuesday. Although the storm was generally not as strong as Monday's storm that dumped up to 2.5" in the inland valleys and more elsew ... |
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| January 19, 2010 |
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Storm Totals: January 17-18, 2010 (updated)
- posted 8:32 AM
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| The first of a series of four storms soaked the inland valleys on Monday, delivering rainfall that was in line with predictions.
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| January 18, 2010 |
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Saturday Morning Earthquake Felt Throughout Inland Valleys
- posted 12:17 AM
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| A quake measuring magnitude 4.3 on the richter scale awoke many in the inland valleys on Saturday morning.
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| January 17, 2010 |
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Four Storm Systems in Place to Soak Region This Week
- posted 4:54 PM
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| The first of at least four systems was beginning to move onshore in Southern California's northern counties Sunday afternoon.
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| January 12, 2010 |
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Showers Possible Wednesday, Then Wet Weather Returns This Weekend
- posted 3:40 PM
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| Except for a couple of weak storms, the dry pattern we've experienced since the beginning of winter looks set to end by this weekend.
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| January 3, 2010 |
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New Year Off to Dry Start
- posted 2:50 PM
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| After a wet December, and in spite of El Nino conditions in the equatorial Pacific, the first week of January is predicted to be dry.
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| December 29, 2009 |
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Weak Front May Bring Light Showers Wednesday
- posted 12:43 PM
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| Another in a series of low pressure systems could lead to some light showers to finish out the year.
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| December 19, 2009 |
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Winter Solstice is Monday; Least Daylight of Year
- posted 4:37 PM
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| Monday marks the winter solstice in earth's northern hemisphere and the sun will make its shortest appearance of the year in our sky.
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| December 15, 2009 |
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Storm Totals: December 11th-13th, 2009
- posted 8:16 AM
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| A series of fast-moving fronts drenched the inland valleys over the weekend, especially Saturday, causing few problems but leaving between a half and two inches of rain.
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| December 9, 2009 |
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Showers by Friday, Then Rain Saturday Night and Sunday
- posted 12:33 PM
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| According to the latest forecasts, timing and intensity of the next couple of storms are firming up.
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| December 8, 2009 |
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Storm Totals: December 7th, 2009 (updated)
- posted 9:27 AM
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| A cold winter storm caused lots of trouble Monday in the inland valleys, bringing strong winds and heavy rain of more than two inches in some spots.
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| December 7, 2009 |
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Perris Rain Gauge Likely Clogged
- posted 4:36 PM
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| We're awaiting confirmation, but we believe WeatherCurrents' Perris site has under reported rainfall for Monday's storm.
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| November 29, 2009 |
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Storm Totals: November 27th-28th, 2009 (updated)
- posted 8:52 AM
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| A post-Thanksgiving weekend storm gave the parched inland valleys some much needed rainfall late Friday and Saturday, with the amounts varying from a tenth of an inch to six tenths of an inch.
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| November 22, 2009 |
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Very Dry Weather Could Lead to Humidities in the Teens Tuesday through Thursday
- posted 11:29 AM
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| A weak offshore flow event predicted for early this week looks poised to deliver low relative humidities in the middle of the week.
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Misconfiguration Takes Web Site Offline Sunday Morning
- posted 11:18 AM
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| WeatherCurrents.com was not available for about six hours Sunday morning after a misconfiguration caused the site to be unreachable.
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| November 16, 2009 |
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Database Upgrade Breaks Sunday Totals; Restoration Later Monday
- posted 6:19 AM
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| As a result of a database upgrade Sunday night, about a day's worth of weather data is currently missing from the site.
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| October 31, 2009 |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends For 2009 on Sunday
- posted 12:10 PM
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| Remember to turn your clocks back Saturday night and enjoy an extra hour of sleep - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am.
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| October 28, 2009 |
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Windy Day Wednesday; Less Windy Thursday
- posted 10:04 PM
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| Northwest winds gusted through the inland valleys Wednesday, more intense than Tuesday's winds, but did not reach dangerous levels sometimes seen this time of year.
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| September 20, 2009 |
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Hot, Dry Week Expected to Greet Autumn's Beginning
- posted 10:17 PM
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| Santa Ana winds are one the curses of fall in Southern California, and the first event of the season is expected Tuesday through Thursday.
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Vail Ranch Wildfire Burns 340 Acres, 6 houses destroyed (updated, photos)
- posted 4:06 PM
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| A wildfire quickly burned 340 acres east of Temecula Saturday afternoon, taking twelve structures and several vehicles with it, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
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| September 3, 2009 |
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Wednesday Thunderstorms Lead to Showers in Moreno Valley and Hemet
- posted 6:01 AM
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| Some eastern inland valleys received their first measurable dose of thunderstorms for this summer on Wednesday afternoon.
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| August 28, 2009 |
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Thursday Evening Wildfire Burns 1000 Acres in San Jacinto Mountains
- posted 6:32 AM
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| What's been dubbed the Cottonwood fire rapidly burned 1000 acres of San Bernardino National Forest east of Hemet along Highway 74 Thursday evening.
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| August 25, 2009 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
- posted 9:30 PM
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| An article Tuesday by Chris Nichols in ... |
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Triple Digit Heat Set to Return
- posted 9:25 PM
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| Strong high pressure building into the region will lead to a triple-digit heat wave in the inland valleys that is set to last into the upcoming weekend.
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| August 23, 2009 |
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Mid-level Moisture Brings Only Light Showers, Sprinkles Saturday
- posted 10:51 AM
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| Monsoonal moisture, absent for much of the summer, showed up suddenly Friday and Saturday, with mostly disappointing results in the parched inland valleys.
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| August 16, 2009 |
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Longer Term Outlook: Average Fall, Wetter Than Usual Winter Predicted
- posted 10:55 AM
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| Longer term predictions from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center show a normal fall ahead, followed by a better than average chance at a wet winter.
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| June 28, 2009 |
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How Often Do Triple-Digit Days Occur?
- posted 5:22 PM
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| As summer ramps up in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties, the season of sweltering triple-digit heat waves is here again.
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| June 4, 2009 |
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Wednesday Thunderstorms Douse Inland Valleys; More Friday?
- posted 6:19 AM
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| A rare June thunderstorm brought lightning, thunder, some rain and hail to the inland valleys Thursday morning.
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| May 17, 2009 |
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Sunday Evening 4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Inland
- posted 10:18 PM
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| A moderate earthquake ... |
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Second Day of Hundred Degree Temperatures Sunday in Lake Elsinore, Menifee
- posted 7:40 PM
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| After a first round of triple-digit heat Saturday, two communities in the middle of Western Riverside county topped the century mark again on Sunday.
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Triple Digit Heat Saturday in Lake Elsinore, Menifee and Hemet
- posted 12:10 PM
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| Thermometers topped 100°F in the inland valleys Saturday as a high pressure system fueled hot temperatures.
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| May 14, 2009 |
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Extended Outlook: After Next Week, Rest of May Cooler
- posted 7:16 PM
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| After a warmer than normal first half of May, longer term weather models indicate that conditions, especially temperatures, will snap back to seasonal norms after Wednesday or so next week.
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| May 6, 2009 |
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April Recap: Average Despite Extremes But Generally Dry
- posted 10:00 PM
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| Despite some hot days exceeding one hundred degrees and a few cold mornings in the inland valleys, on average, April turned up average.
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| April 29, 2009 |
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Grass Fire Burns 205 Acres in French Valley
- posted 7:43 AM
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| A grass and brush fire in French Valley burned 205 acres Tuesday afternoon, closing Winchester Road before being contained later the same afternoon.
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| April 24, 2009 |
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Power Outage Affects Western Riverside County
- posted 6:49 AM
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| A power outage Thursday evening took out power to about 268,000 Edison customers, according to a ... |
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| April 21, 2009 |
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Records Fall Under More Triple Digit Temperatures Monday
- posted 7:47 AM
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| An April Heat wave produced its hottest temperatures yet in inland communities Monday.
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| April 20, 2009 |
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April Heat Wave Expected to Continue Monday; Temperatures top 100 in Riverside Sunday
- posted 6:15 AM
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| Uneven heat scorched the inland valleys one week after Easter.
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| April 14, 2009 |
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Week-ending Spring Showers Mostly Land in San Jacinto, Perris and Menifee Valleys
- posted 7:59 AM
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| A weak storm Friday and Saturday left only scattered rainfall across the inland valleys.
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| March 24, 2009 |
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Featured Photo Backlog
- posted 10:07 AM
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| As you may have noticed, we've fallen behind on getting fresh featured photos onto WeatherCurrents' sites.
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| March 7, 2009 |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday Morning
- posted 1:27 PM
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| Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins in most of the United States and Canada on Sunday, March 8th, at 2am.
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| February 10, 2009 |
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Storm Totals: February 5th-9th, 2009 (updated)
- posted 7:46 AM
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| The first full week of February featured three storms that blended into each other at times. The storms left heavy rainfall in the inland valleys, welcome wet weather following a dry January.
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| February 9, 2009 |
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Wet February Expected to Continue
- posted 6:27 AM
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| What's turned out be a wet first half of February is predicted to continue for the next week and a half, with only brief breaks from showers and clouds.
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| January 23, 2009 |
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Latest January Storm Sputters
- posted 8:01 AM
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| Despite predictions at the onset of up to three quarters of an inch, a slow-moving storm has mostly disappointed. Rain totals were near 0.05" or less in most inland communities through Friday mor ... |
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| January 11, 2009 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, January 10th, 2009
- posted 11:47 AM
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| An article in ... |
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| January 8, 2009 |
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Earthquake felt in Southland
- posted 8:15 PM
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| A earthquake rated at 4.5 on the Richter scale in magnitude was felt throughout the Southland this evening. The quake was centered 1 mile South of the city of San Bernardino.
More data can be ... |
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| January 2, 2009 |
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Site Maintenance Friday Night
- posted 5:45 PM
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| WeatherCurrents will be offline for a time Friday night between 10pm and midnight, pacific time.
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Storm Totals: December 24th-25th, 2008
- posted 4:56 PM
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| The second of two Christmas week storms blew into town late Christmas Eve and left significant rainfall through Christmas Day, continuing a wet December.
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| December 30, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: December 22nd, 2008
- posted 7:39 PM
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| The first official storm of winter arrived just after the solstice, and led to moderate rainfall the Monday before Christmas.
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| December 26, 2008 |
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Freeze Warning for Saturday Morning
- posted 8:29 PM
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| A cold air mass over Southern California was helping drive temperatures down below freezing Friday night. Most inland areas were predicted to experience temperatures at or below freezing Saturday ... |
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| December 21, 2008 |
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Perris Rain Gauge Cleared Saturday, Storm Totals Corrected
- posted 6:30 PM
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| Dirt was cleared from the Perris rain gauge on Saturday afternoon, and the rest of the rainfall from Wednesday's storm was measured.
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Sunday, December 21st, 2008
- posted 9:34 AM
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| John Hunneman's column in Southwest County's ... |
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| December 19, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: December 17th-18th, 2008
- posted 8:09 AM
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| The second strong storm of the week blew into Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving 1-2" inches of rain in most inland locations, and sprinkling some higher locations in Temescal ... |
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| December 18, 2008 |
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Frost Warning for Friday Morning
- posted 9:52 PM
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| Temperatures near freezing coupled with dewpoints in the same range should lead to frost tomorrow in many inland communities.
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Perris Rain Gauge Clogged
- posted 6:18 AM
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| Sometime during the past storm, the Perris rain gauge became clogged.
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| December 16, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: December 15th-16th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 1:53 PM
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| A strong, cold storm, featuring moderate to heavy rainfall followed by scattered showers, swept through Southern California Monday and Tuesday, leaving between one and three inches of rainfall in ... |
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| December 11, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: November 25th-27th, 2008
- posted 10:38 AM
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| Apologies for the late summarization of this storm, which spanned three days the week of Thanksgiving.
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| November 25, 2008 |
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Heavy Rain Expected Tuesday Night and Wednesday; Showers through Thanksgiving
- posted 6:08 AM
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| The first significant storm since May 22nd was poised to enter the region on Tuesday evening, bringing heavy rain through Wednesday morning.
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| November 24, 2008 |
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Subtropical Tap Could Lead to Heavy Rainfall Tuesday Night and Wednesday
- posted 8:47 AM
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| A developing storm over the Pacific was expected to tap subtropical moisture and make landfall by Tuesday night, complicating a Thanksgiving holiday week with heavy rainfall.
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| November 17, 2008 |
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Monday Morning Earthquake Near Aguanga and Sage Measures 4.1, Folllowed by 3.8 Aftershock (updated)
- posted 5:29 AM
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| Residents of the southwestern part of Riverside County were briefly woken early Monday morning to an
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| November 16, 2008 |
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Triangle Complex Fire near Corona Blackens Over 10,000 Acres Saturday and Sunday
- posted 10:36 AM
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| What started as at least two fires (the Freeway Fire and Landfill Fire) on Saturday morning is now one large wildfire (Triangle Complex) burning in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, ... |
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| November 12, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: November 9th, 2008
- posted 7:02 AM
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| A second weak November storm rolled through Southern California Sunday, leaving very small amounts of light rain in most inland communities.
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| November 5, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: November 4th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 8:22 AM
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| After a drier than normal summer and early fall, and a sputtering storm last weekend, most inland communities recorded light but significant rainfall Tuesday morning.
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| November 3, 2008 |
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Weekend Storm Spotty; Another Weak One on The Way
- posted 1:42 PM
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| Following a storm which left some sprinkles in some inland spots and some measurable rainfall in one other, a second storm is coming Monday night and Tuesday with a greater chance of rain.
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| November 1, 2008 |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday
- posted 12:01 PM
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| Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour Sunday morning, as Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends for 2008.
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| October 13, 2008 |
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First Santa Ana Winds of Season Predicted Monday; Fire Danger High
- posted 6:14 AM
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| Predicted relative humidities in the teens Monday and moderate to strong offshore flow was expected to lead to high fire danger.
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| October 9, 2008 |
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Thousand Acre Camp Pendleton Fire Sends Smoke East Wednesday
- posted 6:38 AM
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| A wildfire on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base Wednesday afternoon charred a thousand acres, according to news reports, and sent smoke eastward across Fallbrook, Rainbow and the Temecula Valley.
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| September 21, 2008 |
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Average Month and Season Precipitation Now Available
- posted 6:33 PM
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| Today the climate pages for each WeatherCurrents community now have a monthly precipitation.
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| September 20, 2008 |
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WeatherCurrents Contributes Hourly Data From Seven More Sites to the National Weather Service
- posted 7:12 PM
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| This week WeatherCurrents.com began contributing hourly weather reports for most of the remainder of its local communities in Riverside County to the National Weather Service.
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| August 26, 2008 |
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Isolated Thunderstorms Affects Inland Communities Monday; More Coming
- posted 8:05 AM
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| A ripple of isolated thunderstorms hit some inland communities Monday afternoon, although none of the 11 WeatherCurrents stations recorded rainfall.
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| July 29, 2008 |
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Earthquake Rattles Southern California
- posted 12:27 PM
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| A magitude 5.4 earthquake rattled the southland at 11:42am this morning. The earthquake was centered about 3 miles west of Chino Hills. There have been no immediate reports of damage due to the q ... |
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| July 20, 2008 |
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Wildomar Weather Station Now Online
- posted 4:45 PM
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| This afternoon the ... |
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| July 13, 2008 |
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Wildomar Weather Station Installation Upcoming
- posted 6:36 PM
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| It was a long time coming, but next Saturday, July 19th, installation will begin on WeatherCurrents' Wildomar weather station. With luck, some of the instruments will be operating by the end of t ... |
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| July 1, 2008 |
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May 22nd Perris Tornado Had Winds of 110-120 mph
- posted 6:32 AM
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| The National Weather Service, after a study of damage from the tornado near March Air Reserve Base in Perris on May 22nd, has rated the intensity of the tornado as EF-2, on the enhanced Fujita sc ... |
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| June 18, 2008 |
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Heat Wave Brings Inland Communities Into Triple Digits Tuesday
- posted 7:47 AM
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| Most inland communities in Riverside County were over 100°F on Tuesday.
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| June 12, 2008 |
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Computer Problems in Menifee
- posted 6:17 AM
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| The computer at the Menifee weather station has been failing over the past week or so, and is currently down.
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| June 8, 2008 |
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The Menifee Valley Weather Site is now The Menifee Weather Site
- posted 11:10 AM
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| After residents of Menifee, Sun City and Quail Valley passed a cityhood resolution on June 3rd, the newly incorporated city containing the three communities will be called Menifee.
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| May 28, 2008 |
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Hail and Storm Photos
- posted 8:08 AM
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| The following are photos from last week's hailstorms in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties.
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| May 27, 2008 |
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Perris Tornado Photos
- posted 8:50 AM
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| The following are photos from Thursday evening's tornadoes that struck the Perris Valley near March ARB. Tornadoes were also reported near the San Jacinto Valley, near or in Moreno Valley, and ne ... |
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| May 26, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: May 22nd-26th, 2008
- posted 10:16 PM
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| A very late season storm, featuring hail, thunderstorms and tornadoes, finally made its exit from the region on Memorial Day. The storm was the first significant rainfall in the area since March ... |
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| May 23, 2008 |
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Thursday Featured Multiple Tornados, Hailstorms, Lightning (updated, photos)
- posted 7:56 AM
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| Thursday afternoon and evening's severe thunderstorm over Western Riverside County reportedly spawned several funnel clouds, which touched down in Perris, Moreno Valley, and near Lake Elsinore.
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| May 22, 2008 |
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Tornado Hits Perris; Spawned by Severe Thunderstorms (updated, photos)
- posted 5:56 PM
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| A tornado touched down in Perris Thursday afternoon, blocking the Interstate 215 freeway during rush hour.
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Thunderstorm Produces Downpour Thursday
- posted 2:20 PM
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| A chance of rain turned into a downpour in parts of Riverside and northern San Diego counties Thursday afternoon, with rain and hail reported at all eleven WeatherCurrents stations.
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| May 18, 2008 |
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Triple Digit Weekend in Inland Valleys
- posted 10:02 PM
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| A heat wave sent most inland communities over 100°F Saturday and Sunday, with 5 out of 11 WeatherCurrents stations above the heat bellwether.
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| May 17, 2008 |
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May 16th: WeatherCurrents' First Triple Digit Day of Year
- posted 12:04 PM
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| The first triple digit day of the year for 2008 was recorded Friday with 101.6°F at the Temecula weather station.
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| May 11, 2008 |
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WeatherCurrents Launches Weekday Morning Audio Forecast For Inland Empire
- posted 2:01 PM
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| As part of an expanding collaboration with Inland Empire News Radio and its web site, ... |
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| May 4, 2008 |
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Potential Storm Could Bring Light Showers or Thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday
- posted 1:07 PM
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| A storm system is predicted to track south from Northern California along the coast and drift inland Monday night may bring a slight chance of light showers and thunderstorms in addition to cloud ... |
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Dust Devil Hits Perris Weather Station Saturday
- posted 12:29 PM
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| At 2:25pm Saturday, WeatherCurrents' Perris weather station in eastern Perris took a direct hit from a dust devil.
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| April 27, 2008 |
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Weekend Featured Summer Days In Spring
- posted 4:16 PM
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| The second (and probably last) heat wave of this April hit this past weekend in Southern California, with most inland areas topping 90°F both Saturday and Sunday. In many areas in Riverside a ... |
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| April 26, 2008 |
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Menifee Valley Weather Site Outage Friday
- posted 10:34 AM
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| A power outage at the Menifee Valley weather site in Sun City took the weather data feed offline Friday morning. Service was restored Saturday morning.
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| April 12, 2008 |
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April Heat Waves
- posted 6:04 PM
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| With this weekend's run at 90°F+ temperatures, here's a look back at some of the relatively rare April heat waves this decade.
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| April 5, 2008 |
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Weather Data Outage Affects All Sites Saturday Morning
- posted 11:02 AM
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| A software defect at the WeatherCurrents web site led to a data outage Saturday morning.
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| April 3, 2008 |
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First Storm of April Fizzles Out
- posted 7:54 PM
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| Following a relatively dry March, the first storm of April fizzled, bringing only isolated showers over Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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| March 19, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: March 15th-16th, 2008
- posted 7:57 AM
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| An unusually cold (for a late season) storm interrupted what's been a mostly dry March. As a result, popcorn snow (also called graupel) and hail fell in the upper parts of the San Jacinto Valley ... |
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| March 8, 2008 |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 9th
- posted 1:55 PM
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| Remember to turn clocks forward one hour this Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins.
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| February 25, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 23rd-24th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 6:51 AM
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| Defying predictions of more than an inch of rainfall, the third storm in a wet February series ended up sending another tenth to a half of an inch of rainfall to the inland valleys of Riverside a ... |
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| February 24, 2008 |
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Rain Gauge Cleaning (photos)
- posted 9:45 AM
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| Last month, one of the WeatherCurrents tipping bucket rain gauges (in Murrieta) became clogged, something that is an ordinary problem for rain gauges everywhere. We went out to the Murrieta stati ... |
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Valentine's Day Storm Mixes Cold, Rain and Snow (photos, updated)
- posted 12:00 AM
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| Foothills of some inland valley locations were dusted with snow on Valentine's Day after a southern storm, originally expected to affect Baja California, came further north than predicted and dum ... |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 21st-22nd, 2008
- posted 3:10 PM
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| The second of a series of three mid-February storms added more rainfall to the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties Thursday night and Friday, with a few sprinkles lingering into ea ... |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 20th, 2008
- posted 7:00 AM
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| The first of three storms expended its energy mainly to the north and the east of the inland valleys Wednesday, but still left some inland areas of Southern California wet.
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| February 14, 2008 |
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Some Areas Receive Lots of Rain To Go With Unexpected Record Cold Thursday (updated)
- posted 5:08 PM
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| A storm front, expected to pass by further to the south, instead was drawn up into Southern California today, leading to cold daytime conditions and a fair amount of rain in some locations. Snow ... |
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| February 4, 2008 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: February 1st, 2008
- posted 7:42 AM
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| An article about the bountiful rainfall in ... |
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Storm Totals: February 3rd-4th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 7:27 AM
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| A fast-moving storm led to steady, moderate rain through most of the inland valleys of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties on Sunday, with some showers trailing into Monday morning. ... |
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| January 30, 2008 |
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A Note on Normal-To-Date Rainfall
- posted 1:19 PM
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| Some of the older WeatherCurrents sites display a normal-to-date rainfall reading alongside the current rainfall reading.
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| January 28, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: January 26th-28th, 2008 (second update)
- posted 9:52 AM
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| The third storm in a week and the second strong storm of the month hit the inland valleys over the weekend, causing a few flooding problems.
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| January 9, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: January 4th-7th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 6:57 AM
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| So much for the predicted dry winter. As Southern California was targeted by the jet stream for a few days, a series of fronts dumped rain and mountain snow, with the totals variable but some of ... |
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| January 6, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: January 4th-6th, 2008
- posted 5:25 PM
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| The first storm of the year drenched Southern California's inland valleys with between one to five inches of rain.
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WeatherCurrents in the News: January 6, 2008
- posted 3:34 PM
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| An article in ... |
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| January 4, 2008 |
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Strong Storm Coming Friday Night; Heavy Rainfall Possible Through Saturday
- posted 12:51 PM
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| A strong Pacific storm with a subtropical tap is predicted to hit the region on Friday night, with light rain possible this afternoon through this evening. As of early Friday afternoon, parts of ... |
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| January 1, 2008 |
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Top Local Weather Stories of 2007
- posted 12:16 AM
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| Here's our list of the top ten weather events of the past year that affected WeatherCurrents communities in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties.
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| December 23, 2007 |
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Martin Mars Fire Tanker Photos From October
- posted 10:19 PM
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| During the October wildfires, a Martin Mars fire-bomber, temporarily leased from Coulson Flying Tankers of British Columbia, Canada, was based on Lake Elsinore. The following are photos from the ... |
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Storm Totals: December 20th-21st, 2007
- posted 4:13 PM
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| The second storm of the week left small amounts of rainfall in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties, after predictions of less than a tenth of an inch.
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| December 20, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: December 18th-19th, 2007
- posted 9:34 AM
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| Another pre-winter storm visited Southern California Tuesday and Wednesday, and left between 0.05" and 0.43" in the inland valleys of Western Riverside and Northern San Diego counties.
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| December 15, 2007 |
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About Frost (updated)
- posted 5:16 PM
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| As we enter the winter season in Southern California, the potential for morning frost returns to the coastal and inland areas as the nights and mornings get colder.
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| December 10, 2007 |
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Tuesday Morning Brings an "Inside Slider" Storm
- posted 6:29 PM
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| An infrequent storm from the east, termed an "inside slider", could bring cold temperatures, gusty winds, some clouds, perhaps a shower or two and an outside chance at more Tuesday.
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Updated Storm Totals: December 8th-10th, 2007
- posted 7:56 AM
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| A second, colder storm, coming through Saturday night and Sunday morning, added to rain totals from a wetter storm Friday and Saturday.
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| December 8, 2007 |
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Snow in Some Inland Valleys Sunday Morning?
- posted 5:20 PM
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| As forecasts and conditions shape up for a second, colder storm coming in Saturday night and Sunday morning, conditions could be ripe for a rare dusting of snowfall in some of the inland valleys ... |
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Storm Totals: December 8th-9th, 2007
- posted 12:01 PM
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| A pre-winter storm dropped significant rain Thursday night and Friday morning, before moving to the east. Scattered showers trailed into Saturday morning in some communities.
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| December 2, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: November 30th - December 1st, 2007 (updated)
- posted 2:48 PM
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| Subtropical moisture found its way to Western Riverside and Northern San Diego Counties from Friday to Saturday mornings, and the result were some of the biggest one day rain totals recorded.
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| November 25, 2007 |
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Problems with WeatherCurrents Server and Sites Sunday
- posted 7:56 PM
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| A series of issues that we think were related to internet connection problems at the web server caused problems with access and data flow to the web site Sunday afternoon and evening.
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| November 3, 2007 |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 4th
- posted 12:57 PM
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| Sunday morning will mark the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) for this year in the United States and Canada, for those states (and provinces) that observe it.
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| October 28, 2007 |
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Rice Canyon and Horno/Ammo Fires Contained
- posted 11:20 AM
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| The Poomacha Fire was the only remaining fire not contained in North San Diego County Sunday morning, at 50% containment and 49,150 acres burned.
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| October 27, 2007 |
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Rosa Fire Photos
- posted 7:28 PM
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| The following photos of the Rosa Fire were taken from the Temecula Valley as the Rosa Fire broke out on October 23, 2007.
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Rice Canyon Fire Photos
- posted 4:27 PM
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| The following are photos from the Rice Canyon Fire, which began on October 22nd in Rainbow, and spread quickly over the Interstate 15 freeway into Fallbrook. The cause of the fire was determined ... |
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Saturday Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 12:48 PM
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| Tropical moisture in the air today, as well as partly cloudy skies, should help aid the firefighting efforts by keeping temperatures down and raising relative humidities. Air quality should conti ... |
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Correction: Pala Mesa Resort and Condos Intact
- posted 11:58 AM
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| Despite reports we received to the contrary, the Pala Mesa Resort and Condos did survive the Rice Canyon Fire.
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| October 26, 2007 |
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Friday Morning Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 6:56 AM
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| There is little updated fire information this morning on the Rice Canyon, Poomacha and Horno/Ammo Fires.
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| October 25, 2007 |
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Thursday Evening Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 9:16 PM
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| As of Thursday evening, most Fallbrook residents were being allowed to return to their homes. The East Mission Road exit off of Interstate 15 remained closed, however, and the burn areas also rem ... |
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Most Fallbrook Residents Allowed to Return Thursday Evening
- posted 8:58 PM
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| Residents who can access their homes from South Mission Road and are west of Gird Road are allowed to return after 7pm tonight.
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Some Residents of Parts of Bonsall And a Very Small Part of Fallbrook Allowed to Return Home Thursday Afternoon
- posted 6:39 PM
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| For those waiting to go home, this afternoon some residents of Bonsall and Fallbrook will be allowed to do so.
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Thursday Morning Fire Update - Northern San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 6:38 AM
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| There appears to be little change in fire conditions from last night's report. This should be another day of low-level smoke in much of North San Diego and Western Riverside counties, as the shif ... |
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| October 24, 2007 |
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Latest San Diego County Fire Map
- posted 8:39 PM
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| As of 4pm, the latest fire map is ... |
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Wednesday Evening Fire Update - North San Diego and Riverside Counties
- posted 8:27 PM
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| Containment levels on all fires in Southern California increased Wednesday as the Santa Ana winds faded, but many fires remained dangerously out of control, especially in San Diego County.
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Wednesday Afternoon Fire Update - North San Diego and Riverside Counties
- posted 12:57 PM
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| Interstate 5 has reopened through Camp Pendleton, but navigation through there is reportedly tricky, and whether or not it stays open depends on conditions from the Ammo Fire, which has burned 7, ... |
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Fire Map From San Diego County Emergency Services
- posted 7:01 AM
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| Please see ... |
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Wednesday Morning Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties (updated 7:28am)
- posted 6:12 AM
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| We will update this story through 8am as new information becomes available.
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| October 23, 2007 |
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Tuesday Evening Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties (updated 9:00pm)
- posted 7:54 PM
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| Reports of 500 homes destroyed in the Rice Canyon Fire this morning were apparently too high. The most recent reports estimate the fire at 7,500 acres, 10% containment, 206 homes tragically destr ... |
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Google Maps Fire Trackers
- posted 10:27 AM
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| There are several trackers for Southern California fires out there. Here are some:
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Rosa Fire Update: 325 Acres Burned in De Luz
- posted 10:11 AM
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| The Rosa Fire is on the western hillsides of the Temecula Valley, just west of Temecula and just into the eastern De Luz area.
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Rice Canyon Fire Update: 500 homes destroyed in Fallbrook Area
- posted 10:06 AM
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| The latest from Cal Fire this morning has the Rice Canyon fire at 6,100 acres burned, 500 homes destroyed, and 30 homes damaged.
Another 2,500 homes are reportedly threatened. |
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Tuesday Morning Fire Update
- posted 6:14 AM
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| The morning after a tragic day of fires and wind damage in Southern California, major fires were still burning in Fallbrook, in the San Diego area, in Orange County and in the San Bernardino moun ... |
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| October 22, 2007 |
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Rice Canyon Fire Near Fallbrook Reportedly Destroys 50 Homes (corrected)
- posted 7:54 PM
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| According to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), the Rice Canyon fire had widened to 1,500 acres burned Monday evening and had destroyed 50 hom ... |
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Rice Canyon Fire Threatening Fallbrook Area Monday; Mandatory Evacuation Orders Issued; I-15 Closed near Fallbrook
- posted 4:05 PM
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| There were reports of mandatory evacuations from Fallbrook Monday afternoon as a wildfire which began south of Rainbow in Rice Canyon was burning to the west.
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High Winds Cause Damage (photos)
- posted 10:18 AM
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| Strong Santa Ana winds caused widespread damage in the San Jacinto and Temecula Valleys overnight.
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Monday Roca Fire Update from Aguanga
- posted 9:58 AM
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| As of 7am this morning, 260 acres had been burned in Aguanga in what has been dubbed the Roca fire. The Roca fire remained the most significant brush fire in Riverside County. Several larger fire ... |
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San Diego County Highway Closures Monday Morning
- posted 7:51 AM
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| Interstate 15 is reported closed in both directions between State Route 78 and State Route 56, due to fire danger. Evacuations are taking place in the area.
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| October 20, 2007 |
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Red Flag Warning Posted For Sunday through Tuesday: Extreme Fire Danger
- posted 11:07 AM
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| The National Weather Service has posted a red flag warning for Sunday morning through Tuesday morning, indicating extreme fire danger. At the coast, a fire weather watch was in effect.
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| October 15, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: October 13th, 2007
- posted 7:19 AM
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| A mild storm, the second of the fall, left measurable rainfall in nearly all inland communities Saturday morning.
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| October 7, 2007 |
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Saturday Brushfire in Menifee Valley Consumes 35 Acres (photos)
- posted 12:22 PM
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| A fire in heavy brush in the southwestern portion of the Menifee Valley burned 35 acres Saturday afternoon, before it was contained around 6pm.
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| October 3, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: September 28th
- posted 3:02 PM
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| An early season storm mostly missed Riverside and San Diego counties last Friday, leading to some rain in spots and not in others.
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| September 26, 2007 |
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Large Dust Devil Reported near Murrieta/Menifee border Tuesday
- posted 6:19 AM
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| A landspout or dirt devil was reported near the Murrieta Mapleton area Tuesday afternoon, carrying debris, including a vinyl raft, into the sky.
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| September 25, 2007 |
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Ground Shakes During Small Earthquake Felt Throughout Area Tuesday
- posted 3:49 PM
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| A small earthquake registering 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt through much of the forecast area Tuesday afternoon. The quake occurred at 3:38pm and was centered about 8 miles WNW of Lake Elsin ... |
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| September 23, 2007 |
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Late Summer Storm Sputters Inland
- posted 9:56 PM
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| A cutoff low produced scattered showers across the region Thursday through its exit Sunday.
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| September 13, 2007 |
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22 Acre Wildfire Burns Hillside Near Ortega Highway
- posted 9:14 PM
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| A wildfire that broke out around 6:30pm Wednesday had burned 22 acres near Lake Elsinore before firefighters controlled it early Thursday.
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| September 5, 2007 |
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Moisture From Henriette to Miss Southern California
- posted 7:38 PM
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| Remnants of the latest Pacific Ocean hurricane, Henriette, were predicted to miss Southern California as they enter the United States on Thursday.
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| September 3, 2007 |
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Another Spout Near Lake Elsinore Sunday (corrected)
- posted 10:39 AM
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| Following a possible mini-tornado on Friday, thunderstorms brought at least one more funnel cloud to Lake Elsinore Sunday afternoon.
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| September 2, 2007 |
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Sunday Morning Earthquake Registered Magnitude 4.7; Centered between Lake Elsinore and Corona
- posted 10:46 PM
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| At 10:29am this morning, Riverside and Orange counties were briefly shook by an earthquake along the Elsinore fault. The earthquake registered magnitude 4.7 on the Richter Scale. See the ... |
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Labor Day Weekend Heat Wave Rivals Record Heat Last July (corrected)
- posted 4:33 PM
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| Five consecutive days of scorching temperatures in late August and early September of this year are rivaling the record heat wave of July, 2006, and punctuating an otherwise relatively mild summe ... |
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| September 1, 2007 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Friday, August 31, 2007
- posted 11:13 AM
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| An article in ... |
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| August 31, 2007 |
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Severe Thunderstorm Damages Roof in Lake Elsinore Friday (updated with photo)
- posted 9:29 PM
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| CBS News has ... |
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| August 27, 2007 |
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Lunar Eclipse Visible Tuesday Morning
- posted 12:43 PM
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| A full eclipse of the Moon will happen early Tuesday morning, August 28th, 2007. With mostly clear skies predicted, those willing to stay up very late or set their alarm clocks for after midnight ... |
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| August 26, 2007 |
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Thunderstorms Register Rainfall Inland Sunday
- posted 10:29 PM
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| Some of the remnants of former Hurricane Dean, combined with other monsoonal moisture, led to thunder and lightning and spotty rainfall across the inland valleys Sunday morning and afternoon. Som ... |
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| July 22, 2007 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, July 21, 2007
- posted 9:54 AM
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| An article in ... |
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| July 17, 2007 |
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Perris Installation Scheduled for August; Rancho Bernardo to Follow
- posted 12:44 PM
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| Two more weather station installations are scheduled this summer, in Perris, tentatively scheduled for August 4th, and in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego County) sometime in August.
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| July 15, 2007 |
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San Jacinto Weather Site Launched Sunday
- posted 3:33 PM
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| Sunday afternoon marked the completion of WeatherCurrents' ninth community weather station, serving ... |
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| July 14, 2007 |
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Recap of a Disappointing 2006-2007 Rain Season
- posted 9:47 AM
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| The 2006-2007 rain season ended June 30th with most WeatherCurrents communities reporting their lowest totals this decade. The low totals continued two years of below average totals, this past se ... |
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| July 11, 2007 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Tuesday, July 11th, 2007
- posted 8:42 AM
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| An article in ... |
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| June 16, 2007 |
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San Jacinto Weather Station Installation Scheduled for July; Perris Installation Scheduled for August
- posted 9:57 AM
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| After a long hiatus, the WeatherCurrents network is slated to grow once again with additions of weather stations in San Jacinto and Perris this summer.
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| June 14, 2007 |
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First Triple-Digit Day of Year in Lake Elsinore, Hemet and Menifee Valley
- posted 7:17 AM
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| Summer heat in springtime led to the first 100°F heat of 2007 on Wednesday, June 13th in some inland communities.
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| May 28, 2007 |
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May Gray / June Gloom Here Once Again
- posted 12:49 PM
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| At this time of year, night and morning low clouds seem like a daily occurrence, a tried and true weather pattern.
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| May 9, 2007 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
- posted 6:38 AM
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| An article in the ... |
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| April 25, 2007 |
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April Storm Totals Are Most This Year
- posted 10:32 AM
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| Rainfall in Riverside and San Diego Counties on April 20th and April 22nd-23rd totaled the most in a meager rain year.
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| April 20, 2007 |
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If It Holds Up, Half An Inch Would Be Wettest Storm This Year In Most Areas
- posted 7:41 AM
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| A late-season April storm due Friday morning, April 20th, with predictions of up to a half of an inch of rain, might be the wettest of the season in Western Riverside and Northern San Diego count ... |
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| April 10, 2007 |
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Menifee Valley Weather Feed Down Until Saturday
- posted 6:20 AM
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| An internet access problem continues, and a repair person has been called out. Unfortunately, the repairs won't take place until this Saturday, April 14th. In the meantime, weather data from the ... |
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| April 8, 2007 |
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Menifee Valley Weather Feed Temporarily Down
- posted 10:21 PM
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| A loss of internet connectivity has temporarily blocked the feed from the Menifee Valley weather station. The problem is a router which didn't come back up correctly from a power failure Saturday ... |
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| March 25, 2007 |
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Continuing Lack of Rainfall May Lead to Smallest Season Total This Decade
- posted 6:17 PM
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| With nearly every month below average this rainfall season, and the key months of January through March at less than 2" in most inland spots, the 2006-2007 rain season is shaping up to be perhaps ... |
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| March 10, 2007 |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 11th
- posted 12:04 PM
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| Remember to turn your clocks forward on Sunday for the start of Daylight Saving Time.
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| March 4, 2007 |
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Santa Ana Wind Gusts Up to 40 mph in Inland Valleys Saturday and Sunday
- posted 11:25 AM
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| Winds in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties rose up fiercely Saturday morning and were likely to continue through Sunday. WeatherCurrents' Temecula station recorded a maximum ... |
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| January 28, 2007 |
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When To Replant
- posted 10:41 AM
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| So you've lost some plants during this January's week-long, record-breaking deep freeze and you're wondering when it will be safe to replace them.
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| January 14, 2007 |
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Coldest Morning This Decade Sunday; Records Fall (second update, photos)
- posted 9:16 AM
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| A very cold airmass over Southern California led to what was statistically the coldest morning since at least 1999. All eight WeatherCurrents communities set all-time minimum temperature records. ... |
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| January 12, 2007 |
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Brief Snowfall Friday Morning in Perris, Lake Elsinore, Sun City, Menifee, Hemet and Riverside (fourth update, photos and video)
- posted 12:56 PM
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| Cold temperatures led to brief snowfall, often mixed with grauple (soft ice, also called popcorn snow), in some of the lower elevations of western Riverside County Friday morning. Most of the sno ... |
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| January 2, 2007 |
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National Weather Service, San Diego's 2006 In Review
- posted 6:44 AM
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| The San Diego office of the National Weather Service has come out with their ... |
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| January 1, 2007 |
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Top Local Weather Stories of 2006
- posted 9:46 AM
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| Here's our list of the top weather events of the past year that affected WeatherCurrents communities in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties:
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| December 27, 2006 |
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Rapidly Moving Storm Generates Showers Wednesday Morning
- posted 7:36 AM
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| A rapidly moving Pacific storm was producing showers early Wednesday morning across the region. Most of the rainfall was expected to happen in the morning, with a chance of trailing showers and t ... |
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| December 22, 2006 |
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Isolated Light Showers Possible Friday Morning
- posted 7:18 AM
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| A fast moving front that originally was supposed to pass to our north is mixing with marine layer and causing isolated light showers in some areas this morning.
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| December 20, 2006 |
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Storm Totals for December 16th-17th
- posted 11:01 AM
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| Last weekend's storm fizzled, leaving between 0.04" and 0.35" of rainfall on WeatherCurrents communities. Originally, the storm was to have mixed with subtropical flow, but that interaction didn' ... |
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Most of Western Riverside County Begins Wednesday in the 20's; Station Records Fall in Lake Elsinore, Riverside and De Luz
- posted 10:06 AM
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| Another cold morning Wednesday resulted in frost and freezing temperatures, with many areas in western Riverside County below 30°F, including WeatherCurrents stations in Temecula, Murrieta, L ... |
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| December 19, 2006 |
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Frost and Freeze Warning for Wednesday Morning
- posted 10:07 PM
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| Patchy frost and freezing temperatures were predicted in inland valleys again Wednesday morning.
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Tuesday Morning Coldest of 2006 to Date
- posted 10:01 PM
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| Many WeatherCurrents communities recorded low temperatures into the 20's Tuesday in what was the coldest morning of the year. All-time station records fell in Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Fallbrook a ... |
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| December 17, 2006 |
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Frost Warning for Monday Morning
- posted 10:09 PM
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| Patchy frost and freezing temperatures may be in store in some inland valleys Monday morning as a cold airmass begins a three day threat. Some offshore winds will keep some areas frost-free tonig ... |
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Photos of Smoke and Ash From October's Esperanza Fire
- posted 6:42 PM
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| Better late than never, here are a bunch of photos taken in various western Riverside communities during the first two days of the Esperanza Fire. We apologize for their lateness. They show the w ... |
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| November 25, 2006 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, November 25, 2006
- posted 8:10 PM
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| Data from weathercurrents.com's Temecula location was featured in two stories this week in ... |
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| November 9, 2006 |
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November 7th Was Warmest November Day This Decade
- posted 7:47 AM
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| Tuesday's high temperature of 94.1°F in Temecula was the warmest November temperature in Temecula since November 13, 1999. A double hit of offshore winds and high pressure aloft contributed t ... |
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| October 29, 2006 |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends For 2006
- posted 10:40 AM
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| Daylight Saving Time (DST) for 2006 ended at 2am Sunday morning, Otober 29th, when clocks returned to Pacific Standard Time, 1am. Please remember to set your clocks back one hour.
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| October 26, 2006 |
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Esperanza Fire Smoke and Ash Fills Inland Valleys Thursday
- posted 2:36 PM
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| Poor air quality resulting from a fire south of Cabazon, named the Esparanza Fire, was affecting most of the inland valleys in western Riverside County Thursday afternoon.
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| October 8, 2006 |
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September Ends Up Pretty Much Average
- posted 9:44 PM
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| September, 2006 started with a number of hot days but when all was said and done, it ended up near the average for this decade, at least in Temecula, where records were available back to 1999.
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| October 2, 2006 |
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Showers Possible Inland Through 9am Monday
- posted 8:54 AM
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| Showers were tracking across Orange County and inland through Riverside County Monday morning, and could produce rainfall in spots.
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Light Rain Reported in Sun City
- posted 8:51 AM
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| Light rain was reported in Sun City on Monday, October 2nd. The rain was part of a low pressure system moving through the area.
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| September 12, 2006 |
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Photos and Webcam Video From Last Wednesday's Severe Storm (updated)
- posted 7:27 AM
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| The following are a some of the pictures from last Wednesday's thunder and dust storms in western Riverside County. The affected areas were the San Jacinto, Menifee, Perris and Temecula valleys.
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| September 6, 2006 |
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Thunderstorms Move West Across Inland Valleys; Landspout Reported Between Sun City and Perris.
- posted 3:58 PM
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| After four straight days of localized thunderstorms, heavy thunderstorm activity was at work again in Hemet, San Jacinto, Sun City, Murrieta and Temecula.
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| September 2, 2006 |
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Showers and Thunderstorms Possible Saturday Afternoon
- posted 3:22 PM
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| Thunderheads have moved west of the mountains Saturday afternoon and may cause showers or thunderstorms in some spots.
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| August 31, 2006 |
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Weather Station Volunteer Needed for Menifee / Sun City
- posted 7:57 AM
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| Due to an expected move by the current weather station volunteer, Katy Parkhurst, WeatherCurrents is in need of another location in Menifee or Sun City to host the Menifee Valley weather station. ... |
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| August 19, 2006 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, August 19, 2006
- posted 5:35 PM
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| Data from weathercurrents.com was featured in a story and an opinion column today in ... |
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| August 14, 2006 |
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No Surprise: July Was Warmest Month So Far This Decade
- posted 7:21 AM
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| All eight WeatherCurrents locations set all-time monthly records this past July as southern California was scorched with record heat. The record months occurred in spite of and end-of-month coold ... |
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| August 1, 2006 |
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New Features on WeatherCurrents.com
- posted 6:35 AM
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| A few changes late yesterday highlight some new features added mostly from your requests.
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| July 29, 2006 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, July 29th, 2006
- posted 11:29 AM
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| HemetWeather.com, WeatherCurrents' Hemet location, was mentioned in ... |
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| July 24, 2006 |
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Tornado or Landspout Reported in Menifee Sunday
- posted 9:12 AM
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| A tornado or landspout visited the Menifee Valley Sunday afternoon as part of this weekend's weather activity.
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| July 23, 2006 |
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A Note About Car Thermometers
- posted 1:07 PM
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| Like many of you, I have thermometers in my vehicles. I was out and about in Saturday's record heat and noticed probably the same thing you did, that my car was telling me the temperature was 115 ... |
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| July 22, 2006 |
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Station Records Fall Saturday Afternoon Nearly Everwhere
- posted 4:45 PM
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| Six of eight WeatherCurrents locations obliterated heat records Saturday afternoon, as temperatures rose above 110°F in the inland valleys.
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Sizzling Friday Heat Sets Station Records in Lake Elsinore, Menifee Valley, and Riverside
- posted 8:58 AM
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| A new summer heat wave Friday, July 21st saw temperatures again near 110°F in some WeatherCurrents communities, but not as universally hot as last Saturday. However, all-time station records ... |
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| July 20, 2006 |
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Menifee Valley Weather Feed Temporarily Down
- posted 1:39 PM
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| The weather feed from the Menifee Weather feed was down temporarily Wednesday night and Thursday. The cause was not known.
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| July 16, 2006 |
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Blistering Station Records Set Saturday in Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, De Luz, Fallbrook; Hottest Day in Nearly Four Years
- posted 12:16 PM
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| A blistering hot July 16th saw temperatures soar into the 100's in all eight WeatherCurrents locations, with many near 110°F. All-time station records were set in most locations, except for S ... |
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| July 13, 2006 |
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Wildfire Burns 81 Acres Near Anza
- posted 6:20 AM
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| Named the Cary fire, 81 acres were burned near Highway 371 and Cary Road in the Anza area Wednesday afternoon.
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| July 2, 2006 |
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2006 Was Warmest June This Decade; Third Warmest Ever in San Diego
- posted 12:43 PM
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| This past June was the warmest June of the decade so far, according to reports from WeatherCurrents stations.
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| July 1, 2006 |
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Border Fire News Stories
- posted 12:24 PM
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| The following are stories published today about the Border Fire in the Rainbow gap, south of Temecula and east of Fallbrook:
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Southbound I15 Remains Partially Closed Saturday; Border Fire 50% Contained
- posted 9:39 AM
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| According to reports from the Riverside County Fire Department, at 7am Saturday morning, the Border Fire, as it is being called, was 50% contained, and the footprint has been updated to 150 acres ... |
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| June 30, 2006 |
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Wildfire Friday Afternoon Closes I15 Freeway at Border Patrol Checkpoint (updated, photos)
- posted 5:55 PM
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| Southbound and most northbound lanes of the I15 freeway remained closed Friday evening as a partially contained wildfire burned 180 acres in the Rainbow gap area, south of Temecula and northeast ... |
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| June 5, 2006 |
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Sunday's Triple Digit Roundup
- posted 1:12 PM
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| June 4th was another hot day in the region, with many communities once again topping 100°F.
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| June 3, 2006 |
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Scorching June Heat Tops Triple Digits in Areas
- posted 9:43 PM
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| A Spring heat wave has hit western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, with triple digit temperatures recorded by many WeatherCurrents stations, and all stations above 95°F.
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| May 31, 2006 |
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Grass Fire Near Lake Skinner Consumes 317 Acres
- posted 7:33 AM
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| A grass fire Tuesday afternoon, May 30th in the Lake Skinner recreation area consumed 317 acres before being brought under control.
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| May 27, 2006 |
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Storm Totals for May 22nd (updated)
- posted 4:39 PM
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| A fast, late-season spring storm dumped a quarter inch or more of rainfall on parts of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties. It was the first major rainfall since a wet April in the ... |
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| May 21, 2006 |
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Late Season Storm To Arrive Sunday Night
- posted 1:31 PM
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| A fast-moving, late spring storm is predicted to bring significant rain and perhaps thunderstorms to western Riverside and northern San Diego counties tonight.
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| April 2, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: March 17th-21st and March 28th-29th
- posted 3:20 PM
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| A series of late winter storms, some of them unusually wet, spilled into spring, making March the wettest month of the year and of the rainy season to date in western Riverside and northern San D ... |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday Morning
- posted 12:18 AM
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| Just a note to turn your clocks forward one hour Sunday morning as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect for most of the United States.
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| March 22, 2006 |
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Internet Access Problems Cause Outage
- posted 7:01 AM
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| An outage in the weather data feed from the Menifee Valley station was unresolved early Tuesday morning.
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| March 19, 2006 |
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Hail Reported in Sun City Sunday Afternoon
- posted 5:55 PM
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| Part of the remnants of a cold winter storm this weekend, pebble-sized hail came down in Sun City around 2:45pm Sunday afternoon.
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| March 17, 2006 |
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Web Site Maintenance Friday Night
- posted 12:21 PM
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| The web site will be down at times between 10pm and 11pm Friday night for regular maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
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| March 14, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: March 10th-13th (updated)
- posted 10:16 PM
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| A cold winter storm last weekend didn't live up to expectations of two inches of rainfall in parts of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, but some areas did get an inch or near an ... |
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| March 11, 2006 |
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Brief Snowfall Reported Saturday Morning in Northeastern Temecula, Aguanga, Sage, Eastern Hemet (pictures, second update)
- posted 10:09 AM
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| Between 6am and 7am Saturday morning, snow broke through the 2,000 foot level and fell in parts of Sage, Aguanga, Hemet, Beaumont and Banning, northeastern Temecula, and the Temecula wine country ... |
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| March 9, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: March 3rd-4th and March 6th-7th (updated)
- posted 9:34 AM
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| The first two storms of March brought a spattering of rainfall to western Riverside and northern San Diego counties. Both storms were poorly organized and quickly disintegrated.
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| March 8, 2006 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
- posted 11:59 AM
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| An article about the upcoming storms this weekend, and its potential effects on the Temecula Rod Run, was ... |
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| March 2, 2006 |
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Recent Weather News Stories
- posted 8:17 AM
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| Some recent coverage of the end-of-February storm:
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| March 1, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: February 27th-28th (updated)
- posted 9:16 AM
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| The wettest storm of the rain season to date dropped between one and two and a half inches of rain on western Riverside and northern San Diego counties to close out February.
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| February 26, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: February 17th-19th
- posted 5:48 PM
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| A cold pacific storm left the first rainfall since January 2nd in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties last weekend.
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| February 25, 2006 |
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Outage Affects Menifee Valley Weather Station
- posted 11:14 AM
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| Weather data from the Menifee Valley weather station has not been making it to the web site for the past day. We are working to correct the problem with the on-site volunteer, and will have it op ... |
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| February 20, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory for Tuesday Morning
- posted 9:53 PM
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| The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the Inland Empire valleys for Tuesday morning, including the Temecula, Menifee, Elsinore and San Jacinto valleys, and parts of the Riv ... |
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Record Cold, Freezing Temperatures, Frost on President's Day
- posted 6:55 AM
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| In the aftermath of a cold storm front, freezing temperatures and frost were present in many of the inland valleys Monday morning, the President's Day holiday.
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| February 14, 2006 |
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Extended Dry Period May End Tuesday Night
- posted 4:44 PM
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| An extended winter dry period looks to be coming to an end with a 20% chance of light showers or drizzle Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. But any precipitation amounts are expected to be very ... |
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| January 31, 2006 |
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Wildfire Burns Four Acres, Threatens Homes in Sage
- posted 8:52 AM
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| An early afternoon wildfire, fanned by winds, threatened homes in the Sage area Monday. The location of the fire was south of Hemet and east of Temecula, between Osage and Falcon Roads.
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| January 26, 2006 |
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Dense Fog Reported Thursday Morning
- posted 6:33 AM
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| Dense fog was present in spots in parts of southwest Riverside county Thursday, according to an eyewitness report. Fog was present on the Interstate 15 corridor between Temecula and Lake Elsinore ... |
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| January 25, 2006 |
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Web Site Maintenance Friday Night
- posted 9:27 PM
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| We will be bringing the WeatherCurrents.com web site down for regular maintenance on Friday, January 25th, between the hours of 10pm and 11pm, Pacific Standard Time.
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| January 22, 2006 |
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Wind Warning Through Tuesday Morning
- posted 10:29 PM
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| A strong Santa Ana wind event is predicted to bring gusty winds to the inland valleys through Tuesday morning. Surface high pressure over the Great Basin coupled with local high pressure is fueli ... |
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| January 21, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory for Sunday Morning
- posted 9:55 PM
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| After two straight chilly mornings, another potential morning of freezing or near-freezing temperatures and frost is possible Sunday in most of the inland valleys.
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| January 20, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory for Saturday Morning
- posted 9:09 PM
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| Predicted freezing or near-freezing temperatures in many inland areas tomorrow morning may lead to widespread frost for early Saturday morning. Frost was present Friday morning in many inland are ... |
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| January 15, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory For Monday Morning
- posted 10:13 PM
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| Predicted freezing or near-freezing temperatures in many inland areas tomorrow morning may lead to widespread frost for early Monday morning.
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| January 14, 2006 |
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Storm Front Weakens; Showers Still Possible Saturday Night
- posted 5:23 PM
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| A storm front that originally was forecast to dump up to a third of an inch in the inland valleys today is weakening as it is coming across the region. Showers are still possible tonight through ... |
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| January 3, 2006 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
- posted 6:43 AM
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| An article about this weekend's storms, mentioning WeatherCurrents' Temecula, Murrieta, and Lake Elsinore weather stations,was published this morning in ... |
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| December 31, 2005 |
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Year in Review: 2005 Ends the Way it Began: Wet
- posted 11:27 PM
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| Although the January rains were more noteworthy, 0.24" of rain Saturday on the last day of 2005 were a light reminder of how the year began. ... |
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| December 30, 2005 |
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Twin Storm Forecast Update
- posted 8:57 PM
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| Two storms are forecast to hit Southern California this weekend, on Saturday afternoon and night and again on Sunday night and Monday. Because the jet stream is projected to remain to the north o ... |
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Fog Advisory For Friday Morning
- posted 6:41 AM
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| Dense fog with visibilities of less than a quarter mile is present in many inland areas today, including the Temecula Valley and spots north and south on the I-15 and I-215 freeways.
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| December 28, 2005 |
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Two Major Storms May Cloud New Year's Weekend
- posted 3:58 PM
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| The first significant rainfall of winter may occur this weekend as two wet storms are forecast to drench Southern California.
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| December 25, 2005 |
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Christmas Eve Toasty; Cooler Weather for Christmas Day
- posted 10:15 AM
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| Temperatures in Western Riverside and northern San Diego counties set recent records on Saturday as high pressure led to a warm Christmas Eve, the warmest of the week and of the the month.
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| December 16, 2005 |
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Fog Reported on Interstate 15 Friday Morning
- posted 6:18 AM
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| Visibilities of between a quarter to a half were reported early Friday morning on the I15 Freeway, from the I15-I215 split in Murrieta through Nichols Road in Lake Elsinore.
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| December 15, 2005 |
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Frost Advisory for Friday Morning
- posted 8:24 PM
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| The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Friday morning for some Inland Empire areas, which include the Temecula, Elsinore, San Jacinto and Menifee valleys. Areas of frost are ... |
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| December 8, 2005 |
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Light Showers Inland Wednesday Afternoon
- posted 2:01 PM
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| Some areas of Riverside County were reporting light showers Wednesday afternoon. Rain was reported in northeast Temecula, and the National Weather Service issued a short-term forecast warning of ... |
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| December 6, 2005 |
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Frost Advisory for Wednesday Morning
- posted 8:52 PM
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| For the second night in a row, the National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the Inland Empire. The likely affected areas include the Temecula, Elsinore, San Jacinto and Menifee va ... |
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| December 5, 2005 |
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Frost Advisory for Tuesday Morning
- posted 10:09 PM
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| The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Tuesday morning for the Inland Empire Valleys. Based on falling temperatures, WeatherCurrents estimates that areas of the Temecula, Me ... |
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| December 3, 2005 |
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Storm Leaves Region With Little to Show
- posted 10:26 AM
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| The first storm of December this year followed a pattern of mostly disappointing storms this fall, with the exception of October 16-18th, yielding little precipitation in western Riverside and no ... |
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| December 2, 2005 |
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Weakening Storm Still Coming
- posted 7:24 AM
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| Bands of showers from a weakening storm off the coast of Southern California are likely coming over the region this afternoon and evening and should be through the area later tonight.
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| November 29, 2005 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Tuesday, November 29th
- posted 9:05 AM
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| HemetWeather.com, WeatherCurrents' Hemet weather site, was featured in a Press-Enterprise ... |
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| November 18, 2005 |
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Storm Totals: November Storm Fizzles
- posted 8:50 AM
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| Despite predictions of a quarter to a half inch of rain, a storm system passing through on November 9th and 10th dumped very little measurable rain in western Riverside and northern San Diego cou ... |
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| October 24, 2005 |
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Storm Totals: October 15-18th
- posted 1:50 PM
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| Finally, here are the storm totals for the last October storm, which dumped anywhere from half an inch (Lake Elsinore) to almost one and half inches (southeast Temecula) of rainfall on the area.
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| October 16, 2005 |
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Deja Vu - October Storms Here Again
- posted 9:01 PM
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| With significant rainfall of more than half an inch falling Sunday in some WeatherCurrents locations in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, and more expected tomorrow, it's worth n ... |
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| October 6, 2005 |
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Smoke, Ash Result of Second Fire in Badlands in Two Weeks (updated with photos)
- posted 9:02 AM
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| Smoke and ash Thursday morning in western Riverside County is the the result of a wildfire in the San Timoteo Canyon that began Wednesday. The Woodhouse Fire, as it has been named is the second i ... |
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| October 1, 2005 |
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September Thunderstorm/Lightning Photos (updated)
- posted 2:05 PM
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| Thunder and lightning the night of September 19th and the morning of September 20th kept many residents of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties awake.
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| September 29, 2005 |
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Hot Everywhere Wednesday; Fallbrook Hottest
- posted 10:12 AM
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| Wednesday's offshore wind event, the first of the season, revved up temperatures in northern San Diego and western Riverside counties to the hottest in a while. Most of Wednesday's highs were the ... |
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| September 28, 2005 |
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Wind Advisory Until Wednesday Afternoon
- posted 11:02 AM
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| Surface high pressure over the great basin area is fueling heat and winds in the region in what is the first Santa Ana wind event this fall. Most of the gusty winds are expected to be to the nort ... |
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| September 20, 2005 |
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Booming Thunder, Lightning Mark Monday Night and Tuesday Morning
- posted 9:32 AM
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| Relentless lightning strikes, loud thunder and scattered rainfall were experienced all over the region on Monday night and Tuesday morning, the result of unstable monsoonal moisture from Texas.
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| September 19, 2005 |
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Monsoon Weather Brings Chance of Thunderstorms Monday Night
- posted 6:08 PM
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| Monsoonal moisture from the Gulf of Mexico has spread into the region from south, bringing with it a 40% chance of showers Monday night and continuing into Tuesday. A large band of clouds was on ... |
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| August 28, 2005 |
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Wildfire in French Valley Burns Grassland Saturday
- posted 4:37 PM
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| Firefighters aggressively doused a wildfire in the French Valley area Saturday afternoon. Affected was about 50 to 100 acres west of Borel Road near Lake Skinner.
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Several WeatherCurrents Communities Set Heat Records
- posted 4:28 PM
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| Many WeatherCurrents weather stations installed since 2003 set all-time high temperature records Saturday and Sunday, as both days exceeded forecast predictions. On Saturday, August 27th, the all ... |
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| August 18, 2005 |
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Photos of August 6th Tornado Damage in Sun City and Quail Valley
- posted 12:58 PM
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| Homes in Quail Valley were without power earlier this month for more than two days after a tornado struck Sun City and Quail Valley. There were no injuries, and no homes were reported damaged. Th ... |
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| August 13, 2005 |
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Mild Weekend Expected
- posted 5:05 AM
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| The latest forecasts call for a mild weekend in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, the mildest of the month and perhaps the coolest of the summer so far.
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| August 7, 2005 |
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Hemet Again Gets Pounded By Thunderstorms; Flash Flood Watch Posted Sunday Until 8pm
- posted 12:38 PM
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| Two weeks after remnants of Hurricane Emily caused problems in the Hemet area, thunderstorms from monsoonal moisture again doused the area, leaving another 1.31" of rainfall Saturday and knocking ... |
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| July 24, 2005 |
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Hemet Bears Brunt of Saturday Thunderstorms (updated)
- posted 11:25 AM
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| A day of heat, humidity and thunderstorms in the region struck the Hemet area the hardest, where hail, downpours and flooding were reported. Much of the rest of western Riverside and northern San ... |
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| July 20, 2005 |
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Heat Roundup, Sunday through Tuesday
- posted 1:14 PM
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| Sizzling heat returned to the Southern California inland valleys the first part of this week, fueled by upper level high pressure. As was the case last week, Lake Elsinore again was the hottest W ... |
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Thunderstorms, Humidity Possible Wednesday Afternoon
- posted 12:48 PM
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| Greater than normal humidity and a 30% chance of thunderstorms is accompanying a moist, monsoonal air mass moving in from the southeast this afternoon from the Gulf of California. Moisture has be ... |
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| July 15, 2005 |
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Thursday's Scorching Roundup
- posted 7:49 AM
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| For the second day in a row on Thursday, temperatures were well into triple digits across most of western Riverside county. Lake Elsinore again led the way with 106.5°F, and Fallbrook, in inl ... |
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| July 14, 2005 |
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Wednesday's Triple Digit Roundup
- posted 9:34 AM
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| Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, with many areas in western Riverside County experiencing temperatures in excess of 100°F. Lake Elsinore and Menifee Valley led the way with 1 ... |
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| July 13, 2005 |
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Heat Wave Hits
- posted 12:42 PM
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| Strong high pressure building Monday and Tuesday has led to triple digit temperatures, the hottest of the year so far, in western Riverside County on Wednesday. After Lake Elsinore topped 100° ... |
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Server Move Complete
- posted 8:16 AM
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| WeatherCurrents completed a move yesterday from a dedicated web server that had served it the past two years to a new dedicated server. Several factors drove the change, including location, maint ... |
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| July 12, 2005 |
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Wind Sensor Remounted
- posted 9:37 AM
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| The wind sensor at the Menifee Valley weather station in Sun City was remounted yesterday in the early afternoon. WeatherCurrents has transitioned to a sturdier, more traditional mount for most o ... |
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| July 5, 2005 |
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Server Trouble Resolved
- posted 1:25 PM
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| The WeatherCurrents server was unresponsive for a couple of hours Tuesday morning, a situation that was resolved around 10am with a server reboot. We apologize to those that were unable to access ... |
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| July 1, 2005 |
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Extraordinary Rain Season Ends
- posted 2:30 PM
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| One of the wettest rain seasons in Southern California came was finished and final at midnight Friday morning. For the four WeatherCurrents stations up since July 1st, 2004, the results were stag ... |
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| June 26, 2005 |
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Soboba Fire Near San Jacinto Contained Saturday Morning
- posted 9:57 AM
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| The first major wildfire of the season in western Riverside County was reported contained Saturday morning, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The Soboba fire had burned 2,080 acr ... |
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| June 16, 2005 |
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Second Earthquake This Week Jolts Region - Centered Near Yucaipa
- posted 2:02 PM
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| The second earthquake this week struck at 1:53 Thursday afternoon near Yucaipa in San Bernardino County. An initial measurement for the quake was 5.3 on the richter scale, which was later revised ... |
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| June 12, 2005 |
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Earthquake Near Anza Shakes Region Sunday Morning
- posted 8:47 AM
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| Residents of Southwest Riverside and North San Diego counties were shaken by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake (preliminary) on Sunday morning, centered about six miles east-south-east of Anza, about 30 ... |
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| June 2, 2005 |
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Murrieta, Fallbrook, De Luz and Menifee Valley Stations to be Certified
- posted 9:35 AM
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| Next week, several WeatherCurrents weather stations will be certified as cooperating stations by the National Weather Service San Diego office. The stations to be certified include Murrieta, Fall ... |
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| June 1, 2005 |
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Smoke Reported; Controlled Burn at Lake Skinner
- posted 2:35 PM
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| Heavy smoke reported in and around the San Jacinto Valley and region this afternoon was due to a controlled burn near Lake Skinner, according to local fire departments. Smoke from the burn was vi ... |
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| May 26, 2005 |
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Fog Reported Thursday Morning in Temecula Valley
- posted 6:18 AM
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| Dense fog was present in the Temecula Valley early Thursday morning. One report noted poor visibilities on Interstate 15 from south Temecula to the California Oaks exit in Murrieta. The report sa ... |
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| May 24, 2005 |
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Fog Reported Tuesday Morning
- posted 7:42 AM
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| Motorists along Interstate 15 between the Temecula Valley and Corona may encounter patchy fog Tuesday morning on their commutes. The entire area is overcast from the marine layer, and visibility ... |
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| May 22, 2005 |
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Near Triple-Digit Temperatures Scorch Inland Areas
- posted 11:31 AM
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| A hot weekend continued Sunday after near-record temperatures in northern San Diego and western Riverside counties Friday and Saturday. Strong high pressure stifled onshore flow and brought condi ... |
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| May 20, 2005 |
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Weather Data Feed Restored
- posted 1:55 PM
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| Weather data from Sun City resumed around noon on Friday when the capture computer was replaced. Down time from this outage was about three and a half days.
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| May 19, 2005 |
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Menifee Valley Weather Feed Remains Down
- posted 7:27 AM
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| The weather feed from the Menifee Valley weather station remained down Thursday, the third day of an extended outage. The cause of the problem remained unknown, since we've been unable to contact ... |
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| May 17, 2005 |
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Menifee Valley Weather Data Feed Down Tuesday
- posted 9:33 AM
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| Early Tuesday morning, the weather data feed for the Menifee Valley weather site went down. We're investigating to find out why, and don't know yet when connectivity will return. Connectivity cou ... |
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| May 16, 2005 |
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Riverside Weather Station Installation Begins
- posted 9:25 AM
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| Installation of the Riverside weather station began this past weekend. The Riverside weather site will be WeatherCurrents' eighth site and the seventh in western Riverside County. In addition, it ... |
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| May 8, 2005 |
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First May Storm Totals; Hemet Over 30 Inches
- posted 11:41 AM
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| The first storm of May hit the region Thursday and Friday, leaving variable amounts of rain in Southwest Riverside and Northern San Diego counties.
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| May 1, 2005 |
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Thursday's Storm Totals (updated)
- posted 3:42 PM
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| Thursday's late season storm dumped between one half to over one inch of rain in spots around Southwestern Riverside and Northern San Diego Counties. The rain was enough to cause the only meaning ... |
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| April 29, 2005 |
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Fallbrook Rainfall Record Surpassed
- posted 9:20 AM
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| With 0.98" recorded yesterday in Fallbrook, and 37.28" for the season, 2004-2005 is now the wettest rain season on record. The previous record was 36.85", recorded in 1992-1993 by
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| April 28, 2005 |
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Data Feed Outage
- posted 6:14 AM
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| The weather data feed for Menifee/Sun City went down Wednesday evening; the cause is currently unknown. We will ascertain the cause of the problem hopefully later this morning and figure out what ... |
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| April 27, 2005 |
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Sprinkles, Light Showers in Temecula Valley Wednesday Morning
- posted 6:39 AM
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| Wet roads, cloudy skies and sprinkles greeted commuters this morning in the Temecula Valley. Wet roads were reported from Temecula into Murrieta at the I15/I215 split. Conditions were overcast bu ... |
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| April 26, 2005 |
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Storm Expected Wednesday Evening; Fallbrook Seasonal Record May Fall
- posted 9:43 AM
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| Another late season storm is predicted to impact the region Wednesday and Thursday, perhaps depositing a half inch of rain or more in Northern San Diego and Southern Riverside counties.
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| April 22, 2005 |
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Triple Storm Threat Begins Saturday, Band of Light Showers Friday
- posted 10:50 AM
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| A cutoff low, the first of perhaps three storms in the region over the next week, is predicted to bring moderate rainfall to most of Southern California by Saturday afternoon. A band of light, sc ... |
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| April 18, 2005 |
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Drizzle and Light Showers Possible Through Tuesday Morning
- posted 9:39 PM
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| An upper level low pressure system may bring drizzle or light showers to the region Monday night and Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service is listing the chance of measurable precipitatio ... |
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| April 12, 2005 |
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Drought Continues For Colorado River Reservoirs
- posted 10:27 PM
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| An important part of the water supply in the western states, the big Colorado River basin reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, remain in drought status despite a banner rain year in California, ... |
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| April 8, 2005 |
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Gusty Winds Predicted Through Saturday
- posted 2:28 PM
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| Gusty breezes and winds are blowing through southwest Riverside and northern San Diego counties are expected to continue overnight through tomorrow afternoon. The winds are generally coming from ... |
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| April 2, 2005 |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Tonight
- posted 12:35 PM
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| Remember to turn your clocks forward tonight - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am Sunday morning. Two o'clock becomes three o'clock as an hour of daylight is shifted to the evening for the rest o ... |
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| March 31, 2005 |
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Guest Forecasters
- posted 9:58 AM
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| WeatherCurrents main editor and forecaster, John Toman, will be on vacation for the next week. Forecasting duties for WeatherCurrents in the meantime will be shared by Robert Leonard and Michael ... |
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| March 29, 2005 |
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Last Week's Rainfall Totals
- posted 8:09 AM
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| Weather stations in De Luz led last week's rainfall totals, which added another three quarters of an inch to seasonal rainfall in the area. After the storms, Fallbrook held a narrow lead for the ... |
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| March 23, 2005 |
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Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Photos
- posted 9:35 PM
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| The Santa Rosa Plateau is home of some of the last remaining natural vernal pools in Southern California, which are swollen this year with more than fifty inches of rainfall. Michael Mojarro visi ... |
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Seasonal Rainfall Approaching All-Time Records
- posted 7:35 AM
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| It's now the second wettest rain season in recorded history in southern California, according to rainfall records in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego.
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| March 21, 2005 |
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Rainfall Totals For Last Weekend (updated)
- posted 11:48 PM
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| Lake Elsinore led the rainfall totals for this past weekend's storm. Many inland locations have exceeded 35 inches of rainfall for the season, with Murrieta, Fallbrook and South De Luz all over t ... |
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Menifee Valley Site Banner
- posted 11:16 PM
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| WeatherCurrents will begin designing the Menifee Valley custom graphics banner and color scheme soon, and would like to solicit some input. If you have an opinion on what should be on the banner, ... |
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| March 19, 2005 |
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Rainfall Lighter Than Expected
- posted 12:56 PM
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| Rainfall across southern Riverside and northern San Diego counties was lighter than predictions as of mid-day Saturday. Original predictions had called for the main storm energy to pass over the ... |
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| March 17, 2005 |
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Weather-related News Stories
- posted 1:02 PM
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| Some of the local weather-related news articles in the media over the past week:
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| March 16, 2005 |
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Wildflower Photos from Anza-Borrego Desert (updated)
- posted 9:53 PM
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| Recent rains have led to a plethora of wildflowers blooming all over southern California, especially in the deserts. The following pictures were taken by Ian Schoenleber of Sage, who visited Anza ... |
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| March 10, 2005 |
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Weather-related News Stories
- posted 2:03 PM
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| Some weather-related news stories published in the past week:
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Service Outage Resolved
- posted 12:51 PM
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| The WeatherCurrents.com web site was down for about an hour today between 11:30am to just after 12:30pm. We apologize to anyone trying to access the web site during that time.
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| March 9, 2005 |
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Fallbrook/Temecula Tornados, Elsinore Landspout Different Weather Processes
- posted 1:44 PM
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| The tornados experienced in Fallbrook, Rainbow and Temecula on February 19th and the landspouts reported in Lake Elsinore on February 26th were actually the result of very different weather proce ... |
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Dense Fog This Morning
- posted 5:57 AM
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| Dense fog has been reported in many inland areas this morning, including from the Temecula Valley up through Wildomar on Interstate 15. Visibilities of between a quarter and half of a mile for so ... |
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| March 6, 2005 |
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Wet February = Wet March?
- posted 7:35 AM
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| Does a wet February portend a wet March? According to rainfall statistics for Mt. Wilson in Los Angeles County between 1941 and 1998, the answer is usually yes, and this would likely be true thro ... |
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| March 2, 2005 |
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Sprinkles, Drizzle Possible Tonight
- posted 7:09 PM
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| A low pressure system moving onshore tonight is dragging cloud cover and some light moisture with it. Hemet has received some light rain but for most inland areas only sprinkles or drizzle are pr ... |
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Weather-related News Stories
- posted 7:34 AM
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| Some of the local, weather-related news stories published by local media early this week:
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| March 1, 2005 |
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Lake Elsinore Not Overflowing Yet
- posted 7:07 AM
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| Last week we received an unconfirmed report that Lake Elsinore had overflowed, but an observation this weekend as well as the EVMWD web site indicate that an overflow has not yet occurred. The wa ... |
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| February 26, 2005 |
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Landspout Spotted in Lake Elsinore Hills
- posted 11:31 PM
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| There have reports of a landspout east of Interstate 15 this afternoon around 3pm in the hills of Lake Elsinore. The approximate location was between Railroad Canyon and Central Ave.
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| February 25, 2005 |
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Radio Interview Airs Sunday Morning
- posted 7:48 PM
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| John Toman, the owner and operator of WeatherCurrents.com, was interviewed this week for a radio program that will air Sunday morning on KMYT 94.5 and KTMQ 103.3, both Temecula-based stations tha ... |
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Thunderstorm in San Jacinto, Menifee Valleys
- posted 4:01 PM
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| There is thunderstorm activity in the Hemet and Menifee Valley areas in Riverside County this afternoon, with rain falling in the 3pm hour. Thunder could be heard as far away as Temecula.
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Feature Story Published on February Storms
- posted 2:28 PM
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| We've published a ... |
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Fog Again This Morning
- posted 6:11 AM
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| Patchy, low lying fog has been reported again this morning on Interstate 15 between Temecula and Corona. The fog is not as thick or prevalent as yesterday. Fog was also observed south of Temecula ... |
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| February 24, 2005 |
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Lightning Storm Strikes Fallbrook and the Temecula Valley
- posted 7:49 PM
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| A thunder and lightning storm has moved quickly southwest across the Temecula Valley tonight into the Fallbrook area, quickly dumping 0.18" of rain in an already soggy south Temecula and another ... |
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Lake Elsinore Overflows
- posted 5:29 PM
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| According to an unconfirmed report, Lake Elsinore has begun spilling into its outfall today. As of this morning, the lake was at more than 1253 feet, less than two feet below the outfall, which t ... |
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Storm Stories
- posted 1:05 PM
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| The following are the latest local storm stories for southwestern Riverside County, detailing flooding, road and lake closures:
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Local Rainfall Totals (updated)
- posted 12:58 PM
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| The latest series of storms dropped the most rain to the north and west. Murrieta currently leads the season totals with 34.71".
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Fog This Morning
- posted 6:04 AM
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| There is a report of widespread fog this morning on most of Interstate 15 between Temecula and Corona. Visibilities were estimated at 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Other local areas and freeways are likely to ... |
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| February 23, 2005 |
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Is This Season's Rainfall a Record?
- posted 1:33 PM
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| Not quite yet, at least according to records for Los Angeles, which are some of the oldest in the region. Rainfall in downtown Los Angeles has reached 34.36" this morning, the third wettest year ... |
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Railroad Canyon Road Closure
- posted 1:14 PM
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| For those needing to get to Lake Elsinore from the Menifee Valley, Railroad Canyon through Canyon Lake is currently closed at Salt Creek due to flooding. |
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| February 22, 2005 |
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Menifee Valley Site Outage
- posted 11:11 AM
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| The feed from south Sun City was down for about ten hours this morning due an equipment problem at the weather site. As a result, data was lost for this morning, including this morning's low temp ... |
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| February 21, 2005 |
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Murrieta and Fallbrook Exceed 30 Inches Rainfall
- posted 9:24 AM
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| WeatherCurrents' Murrieta weather station recorded its 30th inch of rainfall in this morning's deluge. Rain rates in the early morning were more than a third of an inch an hour.
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| February 20, 2005 |
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Tornado Feature Story Published
- posted 9:36 AM
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| An initial version of a feature story on Saturday's tornado in Temecula, Fallbrook and Rainbow has been ... |
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| February 19, 2005 |
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Tornado Damages Homes in South Temecula
- posted 11:29 AM
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| Homes, trees and fences were reported damaged by a tornado Saturday morning in the Rainbow Canyon area of Temecula.
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Tornado Warning Followed by Sighting
- posted 10:23 AM
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| The National Weather Service issued tornado and thunderstorm warnings for southwestern Riverside County Saturday morning. A tornado was spotted in the Fallbrook and Temecula areas this morning, a ... |
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| February 14, 2005 |
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Southwest Riverside County Storm Totals
- posted 1:10 PM
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| February 10, 2005 |
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WeatherCurrents.com System Maintenance
- posted 8:15 AM
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| WeatherCurrents.com may be unavailable Friday night between 10pm and 11pm while system maintenance is performed. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. With luck, the neces ... |
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| February 6, 2005 |
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Light Rainfall Across Region
- posted 9:02 PM
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| Light rainfall fell sporadically across western Riverside and northern San Diego counties Sunday in February's first rainfall. All WeatherCurrents stations recorded rainfall, and two locations re ... |
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| February 1, 2005 |
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Redesigned News System
- posted 4:01 PM
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| As part of ongoing improvements, the news subsystem has been redesigned. The new system allows easy publishing and editing of new items to one, many or all sites. As a result, WeatherCurrents.com ... |
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| January 30, 2005 |
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Lake Elsinore Weather Site Official Launch
- posted 11:36 AM
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| Although links from certain sections of the WeatherCurrents site to the new Lake Elsinore site have been active for the last week, the official launch date is this Thursday, February 3rd.
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