…and for some reason he has decided to stay and torment everyone.
ThIs was posted earlier in the day yesterday. So we knew what was supposed to come. We had some rain but not too much.
There was a huge wind and lite show 2 nights ago on the 27th and a palm fell onto there malcon – just next door to us at the corner of the hospital.
An extreme high tide was at about 9:30AM and it was obvious. This restaurant ended up losing most of the new plywood that they had installed a few days ago. You can see one piece floating away at the very top middle of this shot.
We had just a tiny bit of filtered sunshine before tropical storm Vance moved in.
My window washer was here before the rains started……oh well.
The rain intensity kept changing!
Mazatlan does not handle so much rain at once.
So glad that neither of us had to go out today.
Beaches were closed.
At one point the wind was so strong that it required two hands to close our sliding patio doors.
There were so many things to observe. Mother Nature is in charge for certain!
Fortunately there was no cruise ship in port today.
About 5PM a golden glow began, ever so subtly.
A moment or two later, blue appeared in the sky to the right.
From this point I could not stop snapping shots of the sky, the golds were like nothing I have seen before. Then some dark clouds began to appear. During this entire time the rain never stopped. And we noticed that the waves were getting larger and stronger. Then winds then began to increase.
The skies began to look ominous.
A strident firetruck came screeching around the corner just below me.
We could see no fire but these fellows often respond to the cartel violence as a first responder. Wow, we certainly had lot of that today. Vance did not deter them.
I suspect that we might see another side of Vance this evening. I hope not…..
I took many photos of the changing golden sky this afternoon and I promise to have thenm put in to their own blog post for midday manana. So be sure to check back then.
The rain continues to fall and high tide is about 11:00PM 😯 Did I mention that we have had lightening and thunder for the past few hours?
BREAKING NEWS…..this was just posted 25 minutes ago.
Google translate :
STORM UPDATE IN MAZATLÁN
Heavy rain continues, though its intensity is beginning to decrease (rainfall rates have dropped from 30–40 mm/h to 8–21 mm/h).
Total rainfall across the city ranges from 73.3 mm to 98.3 mm.
The storm activity is now moving toward Villa Unión and the municipality of El Rosario. Residents in those areas should remain alert, as rainfall may intensify.
Another storm cell is developing off the coast, moving toward the area between the city and the Laguna El Huizache region. It is likely to concentrate near the coast of El Rosario.
CURRENT TEMPERATURE: 21–22°
Google Translate
W O W, muchas tormentas y muchas lluvias…igual por aquí en California.
Warmer oceanic waters + King tides is doing a number on many of us 😩. Keep dry & safe; Saudis virtuales to the whole bunch.
😰 Saludos virtuales …
Yikes! Glad you are safe.