The earthquake pattern

WEATHER TIDBITS

It seems that quakes of 5.0 or greater in Southern California occur

between 2 and 8 a.m. There must be something about that six hour

window. Coincidence? More like a trend.

Dennis Mc, walking dot com, has some numbers for you, not easily

lifted from a data base. Shoot, I still think a mouse is a rodent!

This is off my memory banks (overdrawn as they just well might

be):

Feb. 22, 2003 at 4:20 a.m. a 5.4 hit near Big Bear.

April 3, 2001 at 6:01 a.m. a 5.7 hit in Calexico at southern

border.

Oct. 15, 1999 at 2:52 a.m. a 7.3 rumbled in Joshua Tree.

Jan. 17, 1994 at 4:22 a.m. a 6.9 leveled Northridge.

June 28, 1992 at 4:59 a.m. a 7.4 shook Landers (29 Palms).

June 28, 1992 at 7:58 a.m. a 6.7 rattled Big Bear.

Feb. 3, 1991 at 2:02 a.m. a 5.5 upset Upland.

Oct. 5, 1987 at 7:02 a.m. a 6.1 struck Whittier Narrows.

July 9, 1986 at 2:24 a.m. a 6.1 hit Windy Point near Palm Springs.

July 14, 1986 at 6:59 a.m. a 5.7 hit off Oceanside.

May 23, 1983 at 7:07 a.m. a 6.9 hit off Oceanside.

Feb. 9, 1971 at 6:00 a.m. a 6.6 ripped up Sylmar -- I’d have

agoraphobia too if I had to live in the San Fernando Valley.

Sept. 21, 1970 at 7:04 a.m. a 5.2 hit near Mt. Baldy.

July. 11, 1952 at 5:05 a.m. a 7.2 near Grapevine.

Oh goody, a first class resort next to a third world beach. Wait

till the high rollers get sick from the Aliso water quality -- then

you’ll see the powers that be start to squirm. ‘Bout time, eh, Roger?

It’s 3:30 p.m. on Monday the 24th -- the first drops are here from

an imposing squall line. This storm will put us over normal plus

some.

There will be convection.

Hail, waterspouts, lightening and low snow level.

All the ingredients are there for a possible frog strangler.

There’s a great new series on the Weather Channel at 5 p.m. our

time called “Storm Stories.” It’s on Tuesdays and repeated on the

following weekend. A new story every week. I’m going to install a

“Laguna Storm Stories” as part of this column.

Next week I’ll turn the clock back to March 1, 1983, for a debut

of “Laguna Storm Stories.”

Stay tuned.