Posted on 12/19/2007 9:20:53 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
With the worst of the latest storm over, the National Weather Service lifted flood watches this morning in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.
The watches, which began early Tuesday, focused on canyons and other areas at risk for mudslides after the recent wildfires. But no major flooding was reported overnight after the storm turned out to be more gentle than expected, the weather service said.
Nearly 4 inches of rainfall had been recorded in the Los Angeles County mountains as of this morning, said Jamie Meier, a meteorologist with the agency in Oxnard. Minor flooding occurred in some areas, including Malibu Canyon and Santa Barbara County, but there were no major mudslides.
"While we did get well over an inch [in downtown Los Angeles], we didn't get intense rain. It was spaced out and it gave those areas time to settle," Meier said. "This is exactly the kind of storm we wanted --slow and steady, good amounts to help with the fire danger, but slow enough to keep the threat of mudslides at bay."
As of 4 a.m., she said, 1.14 inches of rain had fallen in downtown Los Angeles, the first time downtown has had an inch of rain in 24 hours since April 2006. The storm raised L.A. County's total annual rainfall, which the weather service begins tracking July 1, to 3.34 inches, above the average of 2.85 inches for this time of year.
The storm also produced 3 to 6 inches of snow at elevations above 8,000 feet, according to Stuart Seto, a weather service weather specialist in Oxnard.
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Good news ping!
Good news about the rain, hope the threat for wildfires goes down some more. I guess this is your rainy season out there?
Weather Channel and their East Coast Bias.
Has LA drained those “bromine contaminated” reservoirs yet? This would have been the perfect time to start the refilling process.
If you think your weather channel has a bias towards the east, take a look at ours up here. Hint, it’s based in Toronto, Ontario (aka The Centre of the Universe).
That said, I’m getting quite annoyed with all the “Storm Warnings” we’ve been getting over the last few years. Perhaps it’s just me, but 1” of rain over 24 hours, with 3 hours worth of 20 mph winds gusting to 30 is NOT worthy of a warning, it’s just freaking winter weather!
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