The Weather Channel Calls Blizzard Juno...

Just thought this would be funny! Historic Snowstorm Juno will be big! 

Surf's Up on Lake Tahoe!! Pineapple Express Brings Surfing to the Mountains! (video & photos)

Lake Tahoe, the sixth largest lake by volume in the United States following the five Great Lakes. It resides in the Sierra Nevada, snuggled along the California and Nevada state lines. The lake is a high elevation lake with a depth of 1,645 feet. Pretty impressive right? 

The lake itself is a well known tourist attraction in the summer months, but as the snow begins to fall the surrounding mountains steal the show. However, it wasn't the amazing skiing conditions that made the news this week, it was the surfing that was going on hundreds of miles from any ocean! 

As the pineapple express finally returned to California, bringing with it, beneficial rains, snow. The storm has brought some other impacts, like mudslides and surf on Lake Tahoe! The GIF below shows the wind direction and intensity (closer the lines are the faster the winds) of the storm system as it enter the California coast. These winds blew over Lake Tahoe from the south to the north, the length of the lake. This long fetch created the perfect conditions for surfing at the lake's north end! 

The video above and the Twitter photos below show the  awesome event and the surfers taking advantage of the conditions to catch some waves! It's so cool! 

The waves are pumping in... Lake Tahoe!? http://t.co/pKJR9g7Tnz pic.twitter.com/4EyfX35J67
— SURFER_Magazine (@SURFER_Magazine) December 12, 2014

Ocean surf photos are cool. But Lake Tahoe surf photos are cooler. (Image: RGJ) pic.twitter.com/bE5uLODLZU
— Laura Mandaro (@lauramandaro) December 12, 2014

Surfing... #LakeTahoe-style. More from @TahoeQuarterly: https://t.co/3e1Bsck2Ox via @TahoeWeather #PineappleExpress pic.twitter.com/m9pIJ2fWn4
— WinterWonderGrass (@WWGfestival) December 12, 2014

It's a 'CAT'urricane!

It's a 'CAT'urricane!!! Well, not really, it's just a funny GIF I came across on Tumblr. It's a well known fact that cat's rule the internet. Let's face it, how many times have you been completely drawn into watching a cat do something funny on youtube, or see a funny cat photo?  It could be every day!  

Weather can also be a very intense and crazy part of the internet as well. Weather is like the cat's cousin, and 10th in line to the throne. It has it's moments but sadly it will never completely take over the internet like cats do. But what if we combined them? 

So as part of your daily dose of the internet ruler (cats) enjoy watching this cat spin on top of a hurricane all day long! Cat's and weather should go together more often! 

Storm Damage 9/18/12

All day on the 18th we had gusty winds from 20-50 mph, sporadic power outages and some coastal flooding. But what ended up causing the damage in my yard was the heavy rain. Our backyard canopy collapsed due to water pounding on top. The water was so heavy it even bent metal bars!

Stormy day at the beach 9/18/12