LOS ANGELES – Despite a dry Tuesday morning, Southern California is bracing for a double dose of rain: one storm system is forecast to arrive this evening, followed by a second, widespread system tracking for Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Recent rainfall totals
By the numbers:
The 24-hour period that ended at 9 p.m. Monday recorded significant rainfall across the region.Â
Areas like Porter Ranch, Northridge, and La Canada Flintridge saw roughly 1.5 inches of rain. Some mountain areas received about 2 inches.
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In the urban core, downtown Los Angeles logged about three-quarters of an inch, while more affluent areas such as Bel Air and Beverly Hills saw totals exceeding an inch.
Here are the rainfall totals across the region:Â
Los Angeles County (5 days) Bel Air: 3.98Culver City: 2.83Beverly Hills: 3.77East Pasadena: 4.43South Gate: 2.95Downtown Los Angeles: 3.48Agoura: 5.73Canoga Park: 3.03Claremont: 4.43Saugus: 3.98Claremont: 4.43Lancaster: 1.66 Orange County (3 days) Corona Del Mar: 0.83Garden Grove: 1.26Costa Mesa: 0.61Anaheim Hills: 1.89Huntington Beach: 1.18Oceanview: 0.67Laguna Niguel: 0.63San Juan Capistrano: 0.44 Riverside County (3 days) Norco: 0.79Riverside South: 0.79Perris: 1.46Potrero Canyon: 1.22Temecula: 1.22San Jacinto: 1.19Murrieta: 1.85Cabazon: 0.87 San Bernardino County (3 days) Ontario: 1.97Chino Hills: 1.69Rialto: 1.50San Bernardino: 2.04Wrightwood: 2.12Wildwood Canyon: 1.22Running Springs: 0.75Hesperia: 0.43Lucerne Valley: 0.09Victorville: 0.13Adelanto: 0.28Apple Valley: 0.23 Ventura County (5 days) Camarillo: 6.61Somis: 5.74Oxnard: 6.26Ojai: 7.14Fillmore: 5.94Piru: 5.26Simi Valley: 5.57Thousand Oaks: 5.79
What’s next:
Forecasters said conditions should be mostly clear on Wednesday, providing a brief break from the rain, but another system is expected to arrive Thursday or Thursday night.
“There remains a range of outcomes in terms of rain amounts, intensities, and impacts,” according to the NWS. “While this storm will not be nearly as wet as the storm we had this weekend, as mentioned before, it will take less rain than usual to get significant runoff and impacts.”
The NWS indicated that a half-inch to an inch of rain could fall in most areas between Thursday and Friday, with 1 to 2 inches possible in the mountains and foothills.
The Source: This report is based on information from the National Weather Service. City News Service contributed.
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