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February 4–7, 1937 – A storm resulted in the highest four-day rainfall totals at several stations in the Santa Ana River basin. The Riverside North station had over 8 inches (200 mm) of rain in that four days, which equaled a 450-year event. Other stations also received high amounts of rain within those four days. [1]
Ventura County notes that risk is continuous and that it cannot issue predictions. It lists current rainfall, along with historical events for comparison. They say the 1995 slide happened two months after a month when 15 inches fell, and the 2005 slide happened at the end of two weeks with 8 inches of rain.
Seven additional counties declared a state of emergency: Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, San Diego County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County. [10] [11] The rain was expected to last for days, with some parts of California expected to receive record amounts of rain. [12]
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 ...
High amounts of rain would mean 2 to 4 inches or more on the coast and in the valleys, and 4 to 8 inches or more in the mountains and foothills of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis ...
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 ...
[4] [5] The Thomas Fire, which devastated parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, burned large amounts of vegetation whose roots had helped stabilize topsoil in hillsides and other vulnerable areas. [9] After burning for more than a month, the fire was declared fully contained on January 12, 2018. [10]
Evacuations were issued in January for Ventura County and Santa Barbara counties, including Montecito (which had experienced the deadly 2018 mudflows). [ 58 ] [ 59 ] Multiple highways, including I-5 , SR 126 , and US 101 , were closed, and a sinkhole that swallowed two cars opened up near Chatsworth .