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[rockychik]

facebook page for Sonoyta weather

Thanks for the updates. This is the only place I have been able to find info on the road/water issue (much appreciated!). Is there an official site or someone to call that has up to date info on weather and road conditions?

There's a facebook page called.....Sonoyta detour updates.....that seems to be pretty accurate. One of my Mexican neighbors was on his way to Phx yesterday, caught in traffic and asked one of the engineers working on the bridge how long he thought the delay would be. He said there was no way to tell for sure but his guess was 2 or 3 more days.

 

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Looks like RP is getting a big storm right now, wishing I was there for it. Sonoyta looks like a mess currently.

 

[Roberto]

Well the sky is pretty black, windy with thunder, and yes rain. Looks like another long one too.

 

[brokenwave]

Thx, Now I am really missing that, love seeing storms with lightning on the water, as long as I am not on a boat.

 

[lagrimas85]

Well the sky is pretty black, windy with thunder, and yes rain. Looks like another long one too.

A few minutes ago, at my house.

 

[Southbeacher]

It blew in, it blew out. All quiet now down here.

 

[surfcaster]

The Facebook page has updates from yesterday and today saying it is passable Sonoyta Detour Updates | Facebook I am going to monitor this and the weather for my thursday crossing.

 

[mexicoruss]

People are getting through right now no prob. Hope for no more rain.

 

[Roberto]

Odd that the storm last night blew through up to the West not the East, an atypical pattern from what I have seen. Bet the Pinacate got a good wetting down. Sky is pretty clear here overhead but cloud cover to the East again. Wettest year in a long time I would guess.

 

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Looks like tonight will be wet and wild again. There are big storm cells building, coming SE from Santo Tomas/Caborca area and South from Baja heading towards RP.
They are about 40 miles out. There is a low pressure system over northern Baja just pumping the moisture north. Wishing some will go through Phx area.

 

[mexicoruss]

No mas! Ya basta!

 

[surfcaster]

There is a strong El Nino forming this summer so the wet summer should be followed by a much wetter winter. Batten down the hatches! Oh, and build that bridge already!

 

[Roberto]

Wind, bowing dust, clouds and rain most of the day today, Sunday 9/9. 6:15 wind died down, no rain but clouds. The dust was bad considering that we got rain last night !

 

[Southbeacher]

Today at 1:45 serious washes covered the Coborca road west of Mayan Palace. At that point they were able to be forded by SUVs (a little above hubcab-high water line) -- not cars -- but if more rain comes, that could be another story.

 

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Is it raining again?
Radar weather maps look bad for RP and Sonoyta. It looks like I will wait until next week to come down because
it will be a few days before all the washes are clear.

 

[rockyptjoe]

yep...just looked at the weather map...and a pile of storms offshore, and running up from the border...

 

[mexicoruss]

I posted these in pictures but heres a link to them Pictures of Mondays storm 9-10-2012