NO RAIN ON PARADE, GAME FEW SPRINKLES ARE THE MOST TO WORRY ABOUT, SAYS NWS.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer After a soggy end to 2004, the National Weather Service forecast mostly clear skies Clear Skies could refer to:
Rooted in tradition, this parade is broadcast on multiple television networks, watched by upwards of one and Rose Bowl. ``There's an 80 percent chance it won't rain on the parade,'' said Bonnie Bartling, an NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) weather information specialist. ``We still have clouds out there that might spit out Verb 1. spit out - spit up in an explosive manner splutter, sputter cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth 2. a little precipitation, but not that much.'' Hoping the parade's 50-year dry streak holds another year, hundreds of thousands of anxious parade-goers staked out front-row seats Friday along the route of the 116th Rose Parade. Highs today are expected to be in the 50s to lower 60s, with lows tonight in the upper 30s and 40s, with an 30 percent chance of rain this evening. While the rain should let up today, a new storm is expected to hit 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, on Sunday followed by a more powerful storm Wednesday, Bartling said. Friday got off to a wet start, with the storm dropping rainfall amounts of 1.62 inches at the Getty Center Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif. operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. , 0.67 of an inch at Burbank, 1.30 inches in Chatsworth, and 0.80 of an inch at the Hansen Dam. Downpours caused mudslides, flooding, car accidents and power outages throughout the Southland. A 6-year-old Huntington Beach girl died Friday after being thrown from a minivan that spun out of control and overturned on Interstate 5 near McBean Parkway, the California Highway Patrol said. The girl's father was driving the family's 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan northbound just south of Valencia Boulevard about 7 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Eddie Corugedo said. The father and his daughter were ejected from the van. Both were transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:42 a.m. The CHP logged 180 traffic crashes between midnight and 8 a.m. Friday, compared with 55 during the same period Christmas Eve, when it was dry, Officer Francisco Villalobos said. In Woodland Hills, about 700 customers were without power early Friday, when a tree fell in the 4700 block of Galendo Street in Woodland Hills around 3 a.m. Kim Hughes, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. , said power was restored to those residents within about three hours. In Santa Clarita, heavy rain Friday caused mudslides and flooding and forced the closure of scenic nature areas, putting rangers and park administrators on a daylong watch. Residents of a flooded area in Newhall got some assistance from Los Angeles County Fire camp crews to clear away and protect the only access to their homes. Rose Parade enthusiasts gathered in Pasadena, lugging sleeping bags, portable heaters, folding chairs and a slew of other creature comforts as they braced for their overnight stay on Colorado Boulevard. Forecasters said temperatures could dip into the 40s. Organizers had history on their side: It hasn't rained on the parade since 1955. ``Historically, there have been very few times it has ever rained on the parade,'' NWS' Bartling said. ``The odds of it not raining are way bigger than the odds of it raining, no matter what the weather forecast.'' The Associated Press contributed to this story. Lisa M. Sodders, (818) 713-3663 lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) With a vast backdrop of clouds, sunshine bakes rocks in the Santa Susana Pass Santa Susana Pass is a mountain pass connecting Simi Valley to the San Fernando Valley. The road used to be an Indian trail, and later a wagon road (a famous part was called Devil's Slide) before the road was paved. after Friday morning's storm. Things should be clear on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. , however. (2) A motorist plows through a pool of water collected on Tuxford Street in Sun Valley during Friday morning's storm. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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