The closest official rainfall recording station to us is in Woodland Hills. Over the last 100 years or so, the average annual precipitation total is 15.96 inches.
The three-day total for this storm, through 19:00 tonight, is 11.05 inches. That’s 70% of a normal year‘s rain in three days.
We’re fine so far, as I expected. So is this guy, munching on one of the grapes that got tossed out there. (The ravens and towhees also like the grapes, while the juncos, finches, and mourning doves prefer the bird seed.)
There are plenty of places with some local street flooding, the freeways suck even more than usual, some schools closed, and so on. We closed our office for the day, which really isn’t a super huge deal since all but two or three people normally work from home anyway.
The winds haven’t been as bad as feared, at least here, which has helped limit the power outages. That was my major concern. Up on the Central Coast north of Ventura it’s been a different story.
Tomorrow and Wednesday there’s a good chance of a third wave moving through. Fingers crossed!
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