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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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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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@wintyfresh:

Thanks..!!

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I didn't know there was only 1 resident in ocotillo who had flood insurance!
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Shoot,
I wouldn't have spent the $20 upset
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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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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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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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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I remember that storm. I was riding a motorcycle back and forth to college in Pomona during that timeupset
I have a feeling that Myer creek will flow thru town again!
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