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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/29/2012
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Picked up this old book off Amazon called Tropical Storm Kathleen.
It was written by CalTrans worker James L. Larson and talks about the devastation Kathleen did to San Diego and Anza Borrego as she marched up from Baja, Ca.
Some great pics.
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wintyfresh Posts: 21
11/29/2012
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Very cool, I made a (albeit poorer quality) PDF version a few weeks ago if anyone's interested.
http://onosendai.org/files/kathleen.pdf
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
11/30/2012
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@wintyfresh:
Thanks..!!
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anutami Posts: 491
11/30/2012
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I didn't know there was only 1 resident in ocotillo who had flood insurance!
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/30/2012
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Shoot,
I wouldn't have spent the $20 
It is a good read. Thanks for posting that
Bob
wintyfresh wrote:
Very cool, I made a (albeit poorer quality) PDF version a few weeks ago if anyone's interested.
http://onosendai.org/files/kathleen.pdf
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AdventureGraham Posts: 170
11/30/2012
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Thanks for posting those guys! Good read. I wonder how different many of the canyons and washes looked before the storm.
On some of his hikes out there, Jerry Schad mentionsed that evidence of the flood waters from Kathleen could be seen by noting the contrast between desert varnish rock and gleaming white rock in recently scoured flood channels.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/30/2012
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I posted on this book after seeing it in East County Magazine earlier this month (http://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic316-more-split-mountain-flash-flood.aspx#post2438). Downloaded it from scribd.com ($9) and agree it's an awesome book. Always wondered what the concrete blocks and twisted rebar in Myers Creek were from and the book explains. No way the current Myers Creek culverts under I-8 would help with a flood of this magnitude. Also looks like North Ocotillo was built directly in the Myers Creek flood plain. Tom
Myers Creek Floodplain by tomteske, on Flickr
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/30/2012
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Nice Tom,
That map really puts it in perspective.
Not that I would ever wish for a storm of this magnitude but I wonder how the Ocotillo Express wind farm would fair durring a storm like this?
Bob
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I posted on this book after seeing it in East County Magazine earlier this month (http://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic316-more-split-mountain-flash-flood.aspx#post2438). Downloaded it from scribd.com ($9) and agree it's an awesome book. Always wondered what the concrete blocks and twisted rebar in Myers Creek were from and the book explains. No way the current Myers Creek culverts under I-8 would help with a flood of this magnitude. Also looks like North Ocotillo was built directly in the Myers Creek flood plain. Tom
Myers Creek Floodplain by tomteske, on Flickr
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rockhopper Posts: 668
11/30/2012
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I remember that storm. I was riding a motorcycle back and forth to college in Pomona during that time
I have a feeling that Myer creek will flow thru town again!
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