COOL DRINK FOR L.A. RAIN DAMPENS HILLS, BUT ISN'T ENOUGH.Byline: RICK COCA Staff Writer The Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. received about a half-inch of much-needed rain Friday, enough to dampen parched parch v. parched, parch·ing, parch·es v.tr. 1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. hillsides and keep fires at bay for now, but not enough to knock this year's rain season out of contention for the driest in recorded L.A. history. "Although we're glad to have the rain ... we're still in the hole," said Jayme Laber, senior hydrologist hy·drol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. with the National Weather Service. A second storm is expected Sunday, but just one-tenth of an inch is forecast. Health officials issued a warning telling swimmers to avoid going in the ocean for 72 hours following the weekend storm, particularly near discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers, citing high levels of bacteria from runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. . Meanwhile, firefighters will get little long-term help from Mother Nature's latest trickle. "The amount of rain (Friday) is really not going to do that much good in the summer," said d'Lisa Davies, Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokeswoman. "There's too much dead growth under the green. It's just going to dry out." Davies said the department is hoping its early jump on brush clearance, which began this year in February instead of March, will help reduce fires. rick.coca(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3329 CAPTION(S): photo, chart Photo: A pedestrian covers his head with an umbrella as he walks over the 110 Freeway on 4th Street in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on Friday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Chart: Rainfall totals |
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