SoCal Christmas storm breaks rainfall records, and it's not quite over yet
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The Christmas storm that pounded Southern California set new daily rainfall records around the region.More showers are forecast, but the worst of the storm has moved out.Among the new daily rainfall records set Wednesday: Los Angeles International Airport, 1.88 inches; Burbank Airport, 3.39 inches; Woodland Hills, 3.96 inches; Oxnard, 3.33 inches; Santa Barbara, 3.31 inches; and Anaheim, 1.87 inches.The so-called Pineapple Express was forecast to be the strongest atmospheric river storm to hit Southern California in nearly two years, National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld said.
The biggest part of the storm exited by early Thursday.But scattered showers are expected to continue Thursday along with flood and slide risks.
On Friday and Saturday, there will still be a chance for additional showers while conditions will generally be clearing.The rain should be gone by the weekend.A flood watch remains in effect until Friday afternoon.A burst of intense rain flooded freeways, caused some scattered mudslides and prompted a few evacuations across the region Wednesday.
Some of the biggest worries came in areas devastated by the Los Angeles firestorms in January.Walking past their neighbors’ homes on Woodland Drive in Sierra Madre, Missy and Jay Chapman said they’d worked for hours Tuesday to prepare their home for flooding.Decked out in rain gear with umbrellas and their soggy sheepadoodle, Iggy, on Wednesday morning, the Chapmans, both 57, said they were not concerned for their 1920s-built home, where they’ve lived since 2003.“We’re always a little worried, but what are you gonna do?” Missy Chapman said, taking cover in her neighbor’s carport.Her husband diligently cleans every gutter and any sort of debris that could allow rain to pool near their home, she said.The rain brought more challenges for shoppers.At Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, 59-year-...