Posted on 09/20/2007 6:33:17 AM PDT by kellynla
After about 150 days of dry weather that has frustrated firefighters, devastated crops and contributed to Southern California water woes, the region is expected to see its first significant rains beginning today.
A storm moving into the Southland from British Columbia is bringing unseasonably cold temperatures, snow at high elevations and steady precipitation, a welcome sight for many on the heels of a 2006-07 weather year that was the driest on record in Los Angeles.
The cold front arrived in Northern California on Wednesday, months ahead of schedule, bringing temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal.
Generally, average September temperatures hover at 74 degrees in downtown Los Angeles.
"The storm is pretty unusual. It's pretty much our first winter storm of the season, and it's barely fall," said Oxnard-based meteorologist Edan Lindaman of the National Weather Service.
The storm, which was over Oregon on Wednesday morning and had moved into Northern California by late afternoon, was expected to stop over the Central Coast for 12 to 18 hours before continuing toward Los Angeles.
Meteorologists predict that the storm will reach Point Conception, near Santa Barbara, by tonight.
A deep marine layer preceding the storm is expected to produce widespread drizzle.
The real activity, Lindaman said, will be late Friday, when the storm moves inland toward Los Angeles. It could produce half an inch to an inch of rain.
The last measurable rain in downtown Los Angeles was April 22.
John Abatzoglou, a researcher with the Desert Research Institute in Reno, said the storm was carrying cold air aloft and traveling over warm land and has the potential to create nasty thunderstorms.
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Is the storm coming to Texas? Is it? Huh? Huh? HUH? Please?
It roared through the SF Bay Area Wednesday afternoon with some huge wind gusts, but nary a drop of precip. Of course, it IS still summer and normally we don’t get any rain until Thanksgiving time. They were predicting snow levels down to 6,500 ft. in the Northern Sierra yesterday, too.
Yes, but no matter how it changes, if it does something bad, it will be because of evil people (conservatives).
Wheres Al Gore? I HEAR CRICKETS! CHIRP CHIRP!
Its been raining here in Placerville since last night... Nice to smell the fresh rain in the trees and grass... HMMM Nothing like it..
Polar bears eat blueberries?
Woke up to rain here in the O.C. this morning. And it was COLD last night.
Water falling from the sky!
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
1/2 inch snow in Chicken.
Al has other things on his mind right now.
Just out of camera sight are little bells.
Just more Chimpy McHitler BushCo propaganda for the masses of sheep in order to further establish his World Order. I am too enlightened and progressive to fall for this evil plot. Winter does not come before Fall... Come on people! Wake up!
bttt
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