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For reference, Downtown Los Angeles only averages 14.25 inches (362 mm) of rain in a normal rain year. [20] Heavy rainfall caused more than 300 landslides and severe flash flooding throughout the state. [21] San Diego received record rainfall for California at higher elevations causing floods and prompting road closures.
The San Bernardino County mountains of Raywood Flat soaked up 11.73 inches — one of the highest rainfall reports in Southern California, said NWS San Diego meteorologist Elizabeth Adams. “It ...
Rain continues to fall in Southern California from an atmospheric river, raising the risk for additional mudslides with more than 120 reported so far in Los Angeles.
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 ...
Los Angeles averages only 14.7 inches (373 mm) of precipitation per year, and this is lower at the coast and higher in the mountains and foothill cities. [24] Snow is extremely rare in the Greater Los Angeles area and basin, but the nearby San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains typically receive a heavy amount of snow every winter ...
The rains are expected to break a record streak of minimal rainfall for downtown Los Angeles, which has not seen more than one-tenth of an inch of rain on a calendar day since 0.13 of an inch of ...
This brings more intense rainfall and associated flooding, as well as more intense drought in many regions. It has been both predicted by scientists and observed in the last years and documented by the IPCC (International Panel for Climate Change 6th assessment report). [15] Before the rains started, California had been in an extreme drought. [16]
While this week’s atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall, ... Los Angeles County Public Works captured 2.7 billion gallons of stormwater as the rain fell in ...