LOS ANGELES – Another surge of rain is battering Southern California on Friday, with a high potential for flooding, after record rainfall drenched the area on Christmas Eve.
Record-breaking rainfall
What we know:
Forecasters said another 2 to 5 inches of rain are likely to fall in the mountains during the second wave, but other areas should receive less than 2 inches, unless isolated thunderstorms develop with heavy rains.
Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s office and Los Angeles County both issued emergency proclamations due to the storm, freeing up added resources.
RELATED COVERAGE:
The first wave of a “very dangerous” atmospheric river storm dumped sometimes-torrential rain on the area Wednesday, with double-digit precipitation falling in some mountain areas, freeway flooding and fears of debris flows in recent burn areas, where residents were under evacuation warnings or orders.
The NWS reported that Wednesday’s rainfall totals set daily records in several areas, including:
1.88 inches at LAX, breaking the previous record of 1.60 inches set in 1971.3.42 inches at Hollywood/Burbank Airport, breaking the previous record of 2.29 inches set in 1971.3.98 inches in Woodland Hills, breaking the previous record of 2.91 inches set in 1971.2.11 inches in Lancaster, breaking the previous record of 1.42 inches set in 1971.1.73 inches at Palmdale Airport, breaking the previous record of 1.32 inches set in 1971.
Here’s a look at two-day rainfall totals across Southern California so far, according to the National Weather Service.
Local perspective:
Los Angeles County Agoura Hills: 4.26Alhambra: 2.70Bel Air: 3.23Burbank: 3.50Calabasas: 3.80Canoga Park: 5.86Castaic: 5.28Claremont: 2.25Culver City: 2.08Beverly Hills: 2.83East Pasadena: 2.78Hawthorne: 2.15La Canada Flintridge: 4.45La Habra Heights: 2.01La Verne: 2.48Lancaster: 1.55Long Beach: 1.85Newhall: 6.14Northridge: 5.27Palmdale: 1.54Porter Ranch: 6.12Santa Monica: 2.45Saugus: 5.00Sierra Madre: 3.43South Gate: 2.71Downtown Los Angeles: 2.64Van Nuys: 4.13Woodland Hills: 5.72Whittier: 2.35 Orange County (latest update on Thursday) Anaheim Hills: 1.77Bell Canyon: 2.20Brea: 2.01Garden Grove: 1.65Costa Mesa: 1.39Corona del Mar: 1.30Huntington Beach: 1.54Oceanview: 1.26 Riverside County (latest update on Thursday) Temecula: 1.14Norco: 0.94Beaumont: 0.79 San Bernardino County (latest update on Thursday) Chino Hills: 2.21Rialto: 1.74 Santa Barbara County Buellton: 5.06Carpinteria: 4.08Hollister: 3.12Las Cruces: 5.85Lompoc: 4.41Montecito Hills: 4.91Santa Barbara: 4.76Santa Maria: 2.49Solvang: 5.41 San Diego County (latest update on Wednesday) Carlsbad: 0.61Chula Vista: 0.61Encinitas: 0.34Escondido: 0.72Fashion Valley: 058Kearney Mesa: 0.63La Mesa: 0.66National City: 0.67Miramar: 0.56Oceanside: 0.58Poway: 0.58Santee: 0.72Skyline Ranch: 1.01 Ventura County Fillmore: 4.19Ojai: 6.71Oxnard: 4.12Ventura: 3.94Saticoy: 3.29Thousand Oaks: 5.13Newbury Park: 5.10Moorpark: 3.64Piru: 4.07Santa Paula: 5.46
The Source: This report is based on information from the National Weather Service Los Angeles and National Weather Service San Diego.
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