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The storms caused record-breaking rainfall totals to be observed in multiple areas, as well as the declaration of states of emergency in multiple counties in Southern California. [3] [4] Wind gusts of hurricane force were observed in San Francisco, along with wind gusts reaching over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in the Sierra Nevada.
A winter storm system is bringing rain to Southern California, but it should pass through by Christmas Eve, making for a sunny holiday. Historic, 'genuinely extraordinary' rainfall in Ventura ...
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), [11] is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of Los Angeles .
By the time the rainfall completely ends on Tuesday, coastal and valley areas, such as Santa Barbara County, Ventura County and the Los Angeles metro area could pick up a widespread 3 to 6 inches ...
The length of the growing season ranges more than 300 days near the coast to less than 175 days in the coldest part in northern Ventura County. In both the northern and southern ends of the county, the annual precipitation totals between ten and fifteen inches. In the Topatopa Mountains, the annual total is more than thirty-three inches.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said that in just one hour, many areas of Oxnard and Ventura had received more than 2 inches of rain. It also urged people to avoid traveling. It also urged ...
The Robles Diversion Dam was constructed on the Ventura River in 1958 to divert up to 107,800 acre-feet (133,000,000 cubic meters) of water per year through a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) canal to the reservoir. [16] About 30 to 40% of the total water in Lake Casitas is supplied from high winter flows in the Ventura River. [17]
The deluge affected at least 60 homes in Ventura County, where Oxnard and Port Hueneme bore the brunt of the storm, according to a county fire department spokesperson. “Over 3 inches of rain per ...