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Months into the rainy season, Southern California is now experiencing moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. With few storms in 8 months, Southern California swings ...
At lower elevations, the Southern California coasts and valleys can expect around 1 inch of rain from the storm through Wednesday, while the foothills could see up to 2 inches, forecasts show ...
The new storm will spread heavy rain southward as snow levels plunge from north to south at the same time beginning on Wednesday in Northern California and in Southern California on Thursday.
Downtown Los Angeles had received 8.51 inches (216 mm) of rain from February 4-6 making it the second wettest three-day span. [25] Following 1.66 in (42 mm) of rain in Death Valley in 72 hours, California State Route 190 was closed and the park experienced a setback in the recovery from Hurricane Hilary.
The rare hurricane dropped a general 1-3 inches of rain and local amounts to nearly 6 inches in Southern California on Aug. 20 and 21. Since Hi Pacific storm to spin heavy rain across Southern ...
In the coastal and southern parts of the state, and much of the Sacramento River system, the primary threat is rain floods in the November–April wet season. Oceanic " atmospheric river " or Pineapple Express storms can generate massive precipitation in a short period (often up to 50 percent of the total annual rainfall in just a few storms ...
The resulting combination can cause extraordinarily heavy rains. A January 2005 Pineapple Express dropped nearly 25 inches (63.5 cm) of rain in Santa Barbara County. Santa Ana winds: Santa Anas are hot, high winds that blow from the eastern mountains and deserts towards coastal southern California, usually in the spring and fall.
A wide-ranging flood watch was in effect throughout Southern California until 4 p.m. Tuesday amid a forecast of rain, rain and more rain: 4 to 8 inches generally and 8 to 14 inches in the ...