DRY SPELL RAIN WON'T HELP SEASON DROUGHT.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - For a short time Thursday, it poured. Puddles formed and gutters flowed, a rarity in this, the driest winter on record in Santa Clarita. But the storm passed long before boosting the season's rain total anywhere near normal. Less than two inches of rain have fallen on the region since Oct. 1, about 12 inches below normal and 48 inches less than the 1997-98 El Nino deluge. And forecasters hold out little hope. The National Weather Service offers just a possibility of scattered showers today and Saturday. Both days will be cloudy and breezy with patchy PATCHY - A Fortran code management program written at CERN. fog and temperatures ranging from highs in the low 60s to overnight lows of 43. Thursday's mini-storm resulted in some havoc on roads, but no serious problems, 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. County Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Mulcahy said. His team reported nine accidents during the day, none involving injuries. Mulcahy advised motorists to hang back a little and allow more room between cars to brake without skidding on the wet pavement. At Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California, the show went on despite the midday cloudburst cloudburst a problem in doe goats. Pseudopregnancy is terminated by the sudden evacuation of a large volume of fluid from the uterus. Abdominal distention subsides and the doe begins an indifferent lactation. . The rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of Davids invited to Valencia to be among the first to ride the park's new roller coaster, Goliath. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. student makes her way to class during the brief rain Thursday. (2 -- color) The National Weather Service expects scattered showers to continue today and Saturday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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