1. We are a fire state. We have fires all summer long. And when it starts to rain homes slide down the hills the live on and debris flows down the hills causing damages to homes as well.
2. We are obviously NOT equipped to handle down pours because in a lot of cities, oh say for example Belmont Shore (where Grant and I live), our rain gutters are so tiny they clog up and our streets flood.
3. When it doesn't rain for a long period of time... The roads build up an oily compound that becomes very slick when wet. Now, California drivers are not used to any conditions other than 72 degrees and dry roads... So, with that said... slick roads and fast agressive drivers tend to get in horrific traffic accidents.
4. Tornados in CA? And not just in the middle of nowhere... in the beach cities! We had at least 3 tornados that actually did some damage. The funny thing is that I got calls from so many people worried about my house and making sure I was in doors. I had to laugh. The funny this is that Grant grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma (also known as tornado alley)... and when I told him he was hysterically laughing! Needless to say they touched down in Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach, and Ventura. Mainly flipped a few cars, pulled trees out of the ground, and lastly did wind damage to some homes.
Below are pictures outside our house... This was the first day of the storm and about 2 hours into it. I only took a few pictures... But, this should give you a good idea of just how crazy things got and why people actually had a reason to call this a "Storm watch".
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