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Experts with the University of California at Los Angeles recorded 12 inches of rain in 24 hours on Monday, marking a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event for the area, according to the UCLA Institute of ...
Southern California rainfall total approaches 10 inches in some areas ... On southbound I-5 the right lane is closed from Stadium Way to State Route 110. ... The worst impacts are set to hit ...
Extreme southern California (including San Diego metro area) is forecast to pick up 1 to 3 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts up to 5 inches.
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 .
Napa, north of San Francisco, recorded its worst flood to this time [29] while nearby Calistoga recorded 29 inches (740 mm) of rain in 10 days, creating a once-in-a-thousand-year rainfall event. [27] Records for 24-hour rain events were reported in the Central Valley and in the Sierra. Thousand-year rainfalls were recorded in the Sierras. [1]
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 ...
Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3] [4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5] [6] [7] and at least 22 fatalities. [1]
Reaching 60-70 mph, these strong, dry winds blow from the interior of Southern California towards the coast and this month has seen the worst high wind event in the area in over a decade.