Per Danny Milsap from Caltrans, Highway 1 is now open!
Have a nice Thanksgiving.
skr
Hat tip to Danny Milsap and Susana Zavala-Cruz at Caltrans for relaying the late night and early morning messages to the Big Sur community.
Archive for November, 2008
11/27 6:30 AM – Highway 1 is OPEN
Posted in road closures, road conditions on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
11/27 1:10 AM Highway 1 CLOSED
Posted in road closures, road conditions on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As per Danny Milsap, Caltrans – due to a slide at or near Coast Gallery, Highway 1 is closed from MM 11 on the south end to JSO Nepenthe on the north end. Conditions and highway status will be re-evaulated in the morning.
MM 11 is about Willow Creek/ Gorda area
For mile marker information visit [...]
11/27 12:30 AM; Rockslide Just North of Coast Gallery
Posted in road closures on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Its being reported there are football size rocks in the north and southbound lanes. Caltrans is going out to the slide to put signs up and to see if they can clear it tonight. Technically it is a closure at this point but they’re going to try to clear it if its possible.
Check http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ for ongoing [...]
11/20: Big Sur Annual Arts and Craft Fair Location Announced
Posted in other stuff on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Annual Big Sur Fall Harvest Art & Crafts Fair will take place at the Big Sur Station (known also as the Rangers Station, the Multi-Use Facility, etc.) from 10:00am-4:00pm Saturday November 29th and Sunday November 30th. If you have any questions contact Teresa Sutton at:
tcbigsur@aol.com
Big Sur Harvest Art & Crafts Fair
Saturday & Sunday, November [...]
11/9 7pm: Big Sur Grange Closed for Winter, Craft Fair Location Changed
Posted in other stuff, tagged Closure, Grange on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Big Sur Grange Committee has just posted a notice that the Grange will be closed for the rest of the winter.
An alternate location is currently being sought for the Craft Fair, previously scheduled for November 29th and 30th at the Grange. For questions about the craft fair, or if you have a suggestion for [...]
11/6: Report Precipitation From Your Area – Help the National Weather Service
Posted in other stuff on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A note from Charles Bell at the National Weather Service this morning:
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Hi everyone!
As all of you know, we are always looking for ways to improve our weather data network especially in some of the more rural locations.
I am excited to announce that the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is now in California! [...]
11/3 7:15PM: Watch for Rocks on the Road, Report Weather to NWS
Posted in other stuff, tagged lyon creek, NWS, ventana creek on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lisa G. here. Two quick announcements:
The CHP just reported a no-injury accident of a vehicle with a rock or rocks near Torre Canyon – don’t know any details, but if you have to drive anywhere tonight please be very alert to debris fall on the road.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is looking for feedback on [...]
11/3 6:54PM: Flash Flood Warning in Big Sur
Posted in weather alerts, tagged flash flood, flooding, NWS, warnings on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
622 PM PST MON NOV 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND POSSIBLE MUD AND DEBRIS
FLOWS FOR PART OF THE BASINS BURN AREA IN MONTEREY COUNTY. LOCATIONS
INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED [...]
11/2 2:20PM: Plugged Culverts and Overflows, New Voting Location
Posted in accidents and incidents, other stuff, tagged Big Sur Lodge, flooding, Grange, Juan Higuera, Pfeiffer State Park, polling place, voting on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Report from Barbara Ray Daughters regarding plugged culverts and the overflows in Big Sur last night:
The Juan Higuera culvert by the Grange and the Redwood Creek culvert by the Lodge parking lot plugged up last night. I just talked to Mike Miller who is shoveling muck at the Grange. The Grange had water on the [...]
11/2 8:30AM: Highway All Open
Posted in road closures, tagged road closures on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Kirk Gafill:
Highway 1 is open according to Danny Milsap, Caltans supervisor for south coast, as of 7:40 AM, this morning.
Report closures and conditions here.
