I hear there is some flooding in the area... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

JC · 2005-12-31, 09:39 AM

That's our yard, it's maybe 2.5-3 feet at the deepest area.

MattR · 2005-12-31, 09:49 AM

Yeah, it's really pretty bad in Sparks. I woke up early and went and moved my big rig out to higher ground. My yard (where I park my truck) is on Kleppe Ln at Sparks Blvd, which is a very low point. As we were leaving, I had to go out near where Tire Rack is and the water was up to the bumper on my semi, and as high as the headlights on the Titan!!! (Carrie was following me). I got in just in time, as Sparks PD would not let people into thtat part of Sparks anymore. There was no safe way to get around over there, the water was pooling up pretty bad.

I moved my truck over near the waterpark/ Outback steakhouse off Sparks blvd...so it should be okay. Scary stuff...I was in the same spot back in 97 when it flooded, at least this time I won't have to sandbag

DARKSTI · 2005-12-31, 10:21 AM

Some photos down at Mayberry park:

Nick Koan · 2005-12-31, 10:25 AM

From RGJ. On Sutro near the Truckee river.

DARKSTI · 2005-12-31, 10:47 AM

my photos are on RGJ.com : http://edit.rgj.gannettonline.com/ap...r%2031.%202005

Dean · 2005-12-31, 10:56 AM

Had to test out my Kirkland Rain Gear. Works great.

Sagittarius, Complete with 6' Waterfall. Yes, all but the first picture is/was a road.

DARKSTI · 2005-12-31, 10:59 AM

damn!

tysonK · 2005-12-31, 11:20 AM

So Dean wanna swap that exhaust today?

Dean · 2005-12-31, 11:41 AM

This was a good excuse to finally try editing some video... Quick little clips. I know, I went crazy with transitions.

JonnydaJibba · 2005-12-31, 12:06 PM

damn it stoooop!

JC · 2005-12-31, 12:11 PM

A better shot of my house and me going out to check on the sheds. I'm 6' tall and the ruler is 3' for comparision. It was fucking cold as hell, it got deeper but I wasn't looking for a darwin award.

tysonK · 2005-12-31, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

This was a good excuse to finally try editing some video... Quick little clips. I know, I went crazy with transitions.

nice transitions. just went a little crazy though.

tysonK · 2005-12-31, 12:18 PM

What is the deal with New Years and weather in Reno.

Last year assloads of snow, now assloads of rain.

DARKSTI · 2005-12-31, 12:23 PM

maybe even snow again!

MattR · 2005-12-31, 12:47 PM

Dean, good video.,...that is crazy up there!

So I went and checked out Pat's shop to see if our trailers were okay, so far so good, His shop sits significantly higher that other parts of that area.

Also, my Sti is at C&C east of Downtown. C&C is about 100 yards from the River

They also sit up really hi, so hopefully nothing bad happens. I decided to leave the car there and hope for the best. We shall see...

Dean · 2005-12-31, 12:56 PM

The waterfall is now twice as wide, and road river twice as deep... The lights flickered once, and I realized I didn't have any generator gas inteh garage, so I took a trip. The view from McCarren west bridge over the truckee is amazing. dang close to '97 levels.

Anybody heard from the south end of town? Double Diamond under water?

Damn JC. Good luck...

MattR · 2005-12-31, 01:02 PM

Double Diamond is okay from the people i've talked to...Eric said there was a small sinkhole on Double R that swallowed a Camry (Nick are you ok?) But otherwise just some full backyards and gutters.

Mike K took a drive to Mt Rose highway and says it is hammered. He has a picture of a flooded car.

Dean · 2005-12-31, 01:09 PM

Oh, and it's turning to snow at the top of McCarren, and Caughlin...

Kevin M · 2005-12-31, 01:19 PM

No snow on us. It has stopped altogether up here actually. Sun is even trying to peek through... but who knows how long that will last.

Nick Koan · 2005-12-31, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

This was a good excuse to finally try editing some video... Quick little clips. I know, I went crazy with transitions.

Nice "Thanks to:"

MikeK · 2005-12-31, 02:11 PM

Some crappy used car place on south virginia, the 395 ramp on Mt Rose Highway and 395 bridge over South Virginia between Kietzke and Sth McCarren

Dean · 2005-12-31, 02:23 PM

The last two are nice parking jobs. Why do people think their cars will drive, much less continue to run in deep water. Unless you have a raised vehicle and know where you air intake is, why would you try it.

In addition to the countless idiots in cars, the big pickup sand SUVs forget that their engine needs air, and that electrical systems don't like water... There were a couple dead trucks on the news in only a foot of water or so, but dead because they either sucked up water, or more likley were going to fast and threw water up in to the electrical...

JC · 2005-12-31, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Damn JC. Good luck...

The water has receded a lot. It's only running by the back of the house now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Unless you have a raised vehicle and know where you air intake is, why would you try it.

I was driving around in my parent's Tundra, it was good times.

ScottyS · 2005-12-31, 03:07 PM

That some great footage Dean! I'm down in Carson as well, visiting my folks place. The front of the house got sandbagged this morning, as they live in a neighborhood with similar geography (with a creek only 100ft from the back door). Fortunately, the drainage hasn't challenged the bags yet and things are flowing nicely. I was out last night around midnight in downtown Carson, and man there was a lot of flow down from the King's Canyon area!

A check of the Clear Creek USGS streamflow gauge data indicates that levels have reached the peak recorded in 1997. Fortunately due to the lack of snowpack, there is little chance for a region-wide repeat of that year's events (Carson, Walker, and Truckee levels not near the 1997 amounts). However, the localized flooding seems to be on par (side canyons, creeks, and low areas).

The rain just turned to snow here on the slopes west of downtown Carson...

tysonK · 2005-12-31, 03:08 PM

I wanna see pics of the landslide on I80!

2005-12-31, 09:39 AM	#1
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	I hear there is some flooding in the area... That's our yard, it's maybe 2.5-3 feet at the deepest area. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2005-12-31, 09:49 AM	#2
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Yeah, it's really pretty bad in Sparks. I woke up early and went and moved my big rig out to higher ground. My yard (where I park my truck) is on Kleppe Ln at Sparks Blvd, which is a very low point. As we were leaving, I had to go out near where Tire Rack is and the water was up to the bumper on my semi, and as high as the headlights on the Titan!!! (Carrie was following me). I got in just in time, as Sparks PD would not let people into thtat part of Sparks anymore. There was no safe way to get around over there, the water was pooling up pretty bad. I moved my truck over near the waterpark/ Outback steakhouse off Sparks blvd...so it should be okay. Scary stuff...I was in the same spot back in 97 when it flooded, at least this time I won't have to sandbag __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-12-31, 10:25 AM	#4
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	From RGJ. On Sutro near the Truckee river. Attached Thumbnails __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2005-12-31, 10:56 AM	#6
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Sagittarius River Had to test out my Kirkland Rain Gear. Works great. Sagittarius, Complete with 6' Waterfall. Yes, all but the first picture is/was a road. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2005-12-31 at 11:33 AM.

2005-12-31, 11:20 AM	#8
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	So Dean wanna swap that exhaust today? __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-12-31, 10:21 AM	#3
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Some photos down at Mayberry park:

2005-12-31, 10:47 AM	#5
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	my photos are on RGJ.com : http://edit.rgj.gannettonline.com/ap...r%2031.%202005

2005-12-31, 10:59 AM	#7
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	damn!

2005-12-31, 12:06 PM	#10
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	damn it stoooop! __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2005-12-31, 12:11 PM	#11
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	A better shot of my house and me going out to check on the sheds. I'm 6' tall and the ruler is 3' for comparision. It was fucking cold as hell, it got deeper but I wasn't looking for a darwin award. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2005-12-31, 12:18 PM	#13
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	What is the deal with New Years and weather in Reno. Last year assloads of snow, now assloads of rain. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-12-31, 12:23 PM	#14
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	maybe even snow again!

2005-12-31, 12:47 PM	#15
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Dean, good video.,...that is crazy up there! So I went and checked out Pat's shop to see if our trailers were okay, so far so good, His shop sits significantly higher that other parts of that area. Also, my Sti is at C&C east of Downtown. C&C is about 100 yards from the River They also sit up really hi, so hopefully nothing bad happens. I decided to leave the car there and hope for the best. We shall see... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-12-31, 12:56 PM	#16
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	The waterfall is now twice as wide, and road river twice as deep... The lights flickered once, and I realized I didn't have any generator gas inteh garage, so I took a trip. The view from McCarren west bridge over the truckee is amazing. dang close to '97 levels. Anybody heard from the south end of town? Double Diamond under water? Damn JC. Good luck... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-12-31, 01:02 PM	#17
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Double Diamond is okay from the people i've talked to...Eric said there was a small sinkhole on Double R that swallowed a Camry (Nick are you ok?) But otherwise just some full backyards and gutters. Mike K took a drive to Mt Rose highway and says it is hammered. He has a picture of a flooded car. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-12-31, 01:09 PM	#18
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Oh, and it's turning to snow at the top of McCarren, and Caughlin... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-12-31, 01:19 PM	#19
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	No snow on us. It has stopped altogether up here actually. Sun is even trying to peek through... but who knows how long that will last. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-12-31, 02:11 PM	#21
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	Some crappy used car place on south virginia, the 395 ramp on Mt Rose Highway and 395 bridge over South Virginia between Kietzke and Sth McCarren Attached Thumbnails

2005-12-31, 02:23 PM	#22
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	The last two are nice parking jobs. Why do people think their cars will drive, much less continue to run in deep water. Unless you have a raised vehicle and know where you air intake is, why would you try it. In addition to the countless idiots in cars, the big pickup sand SUVs forget that their engine needs air, and that electrical systems don't like water... There were a couple dead trucks on the news in only a foot of water or so, but dead because they either sucked up water, or more likley were going to fast and threw water up in to the electrical... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-12-31, 03:07 PM	#24
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	That some great footage Dean! I'm down in Carson as well, visiting my folks place. The front of the house got sandbagged this morning, as they live in a neighborhood with similar geography (with a creek only 100ft from the back door). Fortunately, the drainage hasn't challenged the bags yet and things are flowing nicely. I was out last night around midnight in downtown Carson, and man there was a lot of flow down from the King's Canyon area! A check of the Clear Creek USGS streamflow gauge data indicates that levels have reached the peak recorded in 1997. Fortunately due to the lack of snowpack, there is little chance for a region-wide repeat of that year's events (Carson, Walker, and Truckee levels not near the 1997 amounts). However, the localized flooding seems to be on par (side canyons, creeks, and low areas). The rain just turned to snow here on the slopes west of downtown Carson... __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2005-12-31, 03:08 PM	#25
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	I wanna see pics of the landslide on I80! __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

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