That's part of the Sac posse slammin a few back at Ken's awesome bar.

Sunny SoCal...wish we had that weather...we are having one helluva storm. 8 counties are now under advisories, watches, or severe weather warnings. Blizzard in Tahoe, and we have intense rain and wind. From KCRA...Round two of rain is under way. This will be the worst of what we'll see. We will have heavy rain and strong winds through the morning with both easing somewhat for the afternoon. Wind gusts might be powerful enough to knock down trees and cause power outages. Rain will be heavy enough to cause some ponding of water on roads. Creeks and streams will rise but should stay within their banks due the dry weather we've had recently. If you live in an area that is prone to flooding, your time of concern will be Friday morning and early afternoon. Round three comes in Saturday afternoon with less wind, less rain but lower snow levels.

Get your arse to the party on Saturday, so we can eat, drink, and listen to the wind slam against the house!!!

Here comes the weather lesson...pay attention, there will be a quiz.

Pineapple Express (also, Pineapple Connection) is a non-technical, shorthand term popular in the news media for a meteorological phenomenon which is characterized by a strong and persistent flow of atmospheric moisture and associated heavy rainfall from the waters adjacent to the Hawaiian Islands and extending to any location along the Pacific coast of North America. The Pineapple Express is driven by a strong, southern branch of the Polar jetstream and is usually marked by the presence of a surface frontal boundary which is typically either slow or stationary, with waves of low pressure traveling along its axis. Each of these low pressure systems brings enhanced rainfall.

The conditions are often created by the Madden-Julian oscillation, an equatorial rainfall pattern which feeds its moisture into this pattern. They are also present during an El Niño episode.

The combination of moisture-laden air, atmospheric dynamics, and orographic enhancement resulting from the passage of this air over the mountain ranges of the West Coast causes some of the most torrential rains to occur in the region. Many Pineapple Express events follow or occur simultaneously with major arctic troughs in the Northwestern United States, often leading to major snowmelt flooding with warm, tropical rains falling on frozen, snow laden ground. Examples of this are the December 1964 Pacific Northwest flood and the Willamette Valley Flood of 1996.

FATIMA BLUSH: Oh, how reckless of me. I made you all wet.
JAMES BOND: Yes, but my martini is still dry.

[ Edited by: VampiressRN 2008-01-04 05:15 ]