Crazy Wind !!!

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yaliu07 said:
how often does this happen?  why do they call it "santa ana wind"?
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Called Santa Ana Winds because it comes down the San Bernardino Mountains and most prominently follows path of Santa Ana River through Santa Ana Canyon. I suppose they could call it the 91 Freeway Winds, but Santa Ana sounds better.
 
I think my house is magically in a wind vacuum because all of the debris from the neighbors ends up on my driveway!

Wind blows from my backyard to my front yard.  The house across the street's flag was ripped off and it miraculously finds its way "upstream" to my driveway! 

Leaves, trash, wrapping paper, leaves from trees I didn't know were near me, etc...

I can't believe how well palm trees can withstand wind!  I just had my palms trimmed yesterday thankfully!  15'+ palm fronds 30'+ in the air are a bit scary in gusts 45mph+
 
Long ago the natives called this "Devil Wind" or in Regional native language "Santana wind" (Satan wind). A term frequently used during the mid 19th century. The area with the strongest gust historically been reported came from the Santa Ana mountain ranges. The continuous strip of mountain range that stretches between the 91 fwy down to Ortega Hwy. The area most affected has been Orange County prior to its official name was called Rancho Santa Ana under Spanish rule. Controversy existed for years how "Satana" became "Santa Ana wind". This could have something to do with linguistic where many Hispanic natives pronounced Santa Ana as Satana. Others believed the Santa Ana mountain ranges where the wind gust the strongest became the origin of the term "Santa Ana wind".
 
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I heard a loud crash on Crazy Wind night. A tree knocked one of my roof tiles off the second story. O_O I found the shattered pieces lying on my patio.
 
Not the worry. The roof tile is purely decorative and does not serve water protection. The tile is likely made from porous concrete and water does saturate concrete. The real protection is the underlayment beneath the roof tiles made consisting of waxy paper, felt and mesh. The purpose of the concrete roof tile is to prevent airborne ember from igniting the roof and damages causes by bird claws. You can shove the loose tile back in yourself and if the tile broke into several pieces you can glue it back together and then shove it back into the course.
 
irvinehomeshopper said:
Not the worry. The roof tile is purely decorative and does not serve water protection. The tile is likely made from porous concrete and water does saturate concrete. The real protection is the underlayment beneath the roof tiles made consisting of waxy paper, felt and mesh. The purpose of the concrete roof tile is to prevent airborne ember from igniting the roof and damages causes by bird claws. You can shove the loose tile back in yourself and if the tile broke into several pieces you can glue it back together and then shove it back into the course.
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Good to know. Thank you very much, IHS!  :)

Yes, I wish we could replace it ourselves. My "live-in handyman" is a fairly handy guy. He was going to put in a new tile. He did try. But it is very high up. The ladder is wobbly at that height and it is also a little bit too short. (Secret: He is also afraid of heights.) Plus, the weight limit on the ladder is only 200 lbs. and, ummm, let's just say he really likes my cooking & baking.  :) So, unfortunately, I'll have to pay some skinny, wifeless dude to do it. I had been thinking about having the roof checked anyway, so, maybe this is just the extra motivation I needed. But thank you for putting my mind at ease that it is not very urgent. I feel a little better after reading your post!
 
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Crazy wind again tonight.  My super heavy outdoor dining table blew all the way across the patio.  When daylight hits I don't even want to check the aftermath...
 
One large eucalyptus tree on the center divider of the Sand Canyon next to CV was uprooted.  Hope no one got hurt.
 
lnc said:
One large eucalyptus tree on the center divider of the Sand Canyon next to CV was uprooted.  Hope no one got hurt.
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One of the TIC signs snapped too in the same area.  Surprisingly my outdoor trash cans didn't go anywhere. 
 
We've got large tumble weeds galore in the groves OH, enough to block one half of furrow! This am they already had people cleaning up the hazard on a Sunday - good job keystone pacific! Glad the winds have calmed down - those poor fire fighters need it to gain control of those CA wildfires
 
Look what I found in my backyard this morning. It is SOOOO WINDY that a coin flew into my yard all the way from CHINA!!  :D

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lol SoCal... The FCBs in FR are so rare, I bet you could find the owner quickly.  Just go down the street shouting "I lost".  When someone responds "You won" that's the rightful owner of the coin.
 
aquabliss said:
lol SoCal... The FCBs in FR are so rare, I bet you could find the owner quickly.  Just go down the street shouting "I lost".  When someone responds "You won" that's the rightful owner of the coin.
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I posted back in November that I moved. Where the coin landed is anybody's guess.
 
Hold onto your hats people, crazy wind is back.  Tumbleweed spotted in multiple villages this morning.
 
Silly question: when it's this windy, and temps in the 50s, do kids in school still go outside for recess or PE? I'm afraid my kids will get sick, we are from FL, we are used to crazy wind during hurricanes, when it's like 85F outside and you actually welcome it!
 
It's back once again.  This time, one of those big trees on Sand Canyon was a victim.  Hopefully nobody in that car/truck got hurt. 
 

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