'Nother Nervous Night in NorNev

The weather is making us very nervous here in Downtown Reno. A rainstorm blew through the region last night and has continued through the day causing the already high Truckee River to bulge within it's banks. Although the latest word for Reno is that flooding is unlikely, the city of Sparks may be at risk of further damage after the flooding of New Year's Eve.

This may only be the beginning, however. Tonight the temperatures are supposed to plummet and the winds will pick up as the precipitation turns to snow. Tomorrow's commute promises to be icy and difficult. But the real wallop may not get here until Thursday/Friday. That's when the big system is supposed to hit, a winter storm the likes of which Reno and the Tahoe area hasn't seen in over a year. After a break on Wednesday we're supposed to take a hit comparable to the already-legendary storm of last January that dumped feet of snow on the region (over 12 feet in parts of the mountains) and paralyzed the region for days.

The good news is, the weather in Cabo San Lucas was sunny and 82 degrees. The ambient water temperature in the Sea of Cortez was 71. Technically this is really only good news for the good people of Baja Sur and for Melissa and I, who will be flying there on Wednesday.