Brrrr! A wedding party huddles together during a ceremony on Ocean Beach today where winds were gusting up to 37 mph. Thanks to ob-kc.com for sharing the photo.

Sarah B.

Unfortunately, it was raining cats and dogs at our Sunday Streets on April 11 along the Great Highway. So few people turned out that organizers cut the event short at 12:30pm.

However the miserable weather didn’t deter the dogs, specifically the San Francisco Chihuahua Meetup whose members brought out their pups in full inclement weather gear. A yellow rain slicker has never looked so cute.

Mark your calendars for the next Sunday Streets along the Great Highway on August 22.

Sarah B.

Photos courtesy of Sunday Streets San Francisco

I was not in the neighborhood while rainbows and hail were raining down today. Did you get caught in the melee?

Thanks to Hugh of ob-kc.com for sending over these pics. If I didn’t know better I would say it was snowing!

Sarah B.

The National Weather Service had issued a tsunami advisory for the entire West Coast today after a series of earthquakes struck off the coast of Chile overnight, the highest being an 8.8 magnitude quake [SFAppeal].

Like a typical San Franciscan, I completely ignored the warning and headed straight to Ocean Beach to see what would happen at 1:20pm, the projected time for wave touchdown.

There were several hundred people out at Ocean Beach, a couple hundred down on the beach itself. There was a lot of churning surf and really large waves breaking way offshore. A Coast Guard helicopter kept watch overhead.

I stood with two other gawkers who have surfed Ocean Beach. They said they felt confident they could make the sprint back to the Great Highway if they saw a super large set breaking offshore (hmm, ok). As you’ll see from the pictures, joggers, walkers and dog owners were undeterred by the warning as well.

On the way back to my car, I heard a Sheriff’s officer remarking that it was much heavier surf than normal. Though he was holding yet-to-be-posted “TSUNAMI ADVISORY” flyers in his hand.

Sarah B.

Local blog The Daily Kernel has a post about the recent flooding from some landfills in the Presidio. The neighbors living on 15th Avenue next to the Presidio gate have been getting their fair share of runoff from the recent rains. The landfills are part of the redevelopment project of the Veterans Hospital as it gets turned into housing.

While at the PAR meeting last week, President Ray Holland said there has been some finger pointing over the issue, as the property within the gate is under the purview of the Presidio Trust, while the street outside the gate falls under city jurisdiction. Hopefully they’ll get it sorted out soon.

In one of the photos below you can see the standing water that is up against a house that borders the Presidio. Click here for more photos.

Sarah B.

Check out the time lapse video from the ob-kc.com surf cam at Ocean Beach today. This is just a clip from 3 to 4pm.

Hope everyone is staying warm and dry. Batten down the hatches – another one is on the way!

Sarah B.

Music: “Rinse the Raindrops” by Paul McCartney | Driving Rain