MARCH OF STORMS LIKELY TO MAKE RAIN GAUGES FULLER.Byline: Staff and Wire Services More light rain was forecast for the 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. area today, with a chance of showers Sunday followed by rainfall late Monday or early Tuesday as a series of late winter storms hovers over the region. ``We're not looking at any huge amounts of rain like we had before,'' said Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Bartling of the National Weather Service. ``It shouldn't be too wet of a week, but there is the possibility of several storms coming in.'' As of 4:30 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service recorded 0.12 of an inch of rain in Burbank, 0.24 in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , 0.11 in Chatsworth, 0.05 in Northridge and 0.05 in Van Nuys. Since July 1, the beginning of the rainy rain·y adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain. rain  i·ness n.Adj. season, downtown Los Angeles has recorded 34.78 inches of rain. It's the third-rainiest season on record in the past 115 years. The second-rainiest year was 1889-90, when 34.84 inches fell. The record is 1883-84, when 38.18 inches fell. In Friday's storm, snow levels dropped to 5,500 feet. The recent storm brought no reports of rain-related injuries or damage, officials said. With more rain in the forecast, new warnings were given to hillside residents and those who live in areas burned by recent wildfires to watch for more landslides, fire officials said. ``With the arrival of this storm, we are asking residents to be conscious of soil movement and to take appropriate actions to divert water or other hazards that may endanger en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. life or property,'' said 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. spokesman Brian Humphrey. Also Friday, officials from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office said the governor has asked President George W. Bush to declare seven Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, counties, including Los Angeles and Orange, disaster areas because of the winter storms. The requests asks Bush to make funds available to assist eligible individuals with grants, loans, disaster unemployment assistance and crisis counseling, and to reimburse re·im·burse tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. 75 percent of the costs incurred by local agencies while taking protective measures, repairing and restoring damaged roads, water-treatment sites and other public facilities. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: People on the street in downtown Los Angeles were caught off guard by the early arrival of Friday's rain. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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