RAINFALL LIFTS WATER CONCERNS.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer As rain soaked the Southland for a second day, state water officials gave new assurances of an adequate water supply. By Wednesday afternoon, 0.56 of an inch of rain had been recorded 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 , said Dave Gomberg, a National Weather Service meteorologist. The storm boosted the season rainfall total to 11.24 inches - slightly under the normal average of 12.17 inches. Slightly higher levels drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. - 0.68 of an inch fell in Northridge and 0.6 in Woodland Hills. Elsewhere, Newhall recorded 0.33 of an inch, Point Mugu had 0.27 and Ventura had 0.1, Gomberg said. The strong series of storms over the past six weeks means good news, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Department of Water Resources. Reservoirs are storing 25 percent more water than average and statewide precipitation is 15 percent above average. The water content of the Sierra snowpack snow·pack n. An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months. snowpack 1. is normal and its runoff should reach or exceed normal levels. The Weather Service issued an urban small stream flood advisory for the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , 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, , Simi and Conejo valleys through Wednesday night, and forecast continued showers today. The late-winter showers translated to a fresh coat of white in the local mountains. In Big Bear Lake, the Snow Summit and Bear Mountain ski resorts reported between 10 to 12 inches of snow by midafternoon. RAINFALL DATA Latest storm 0.56 of an inch Season 11.24 inches Normal 12.17 inches Note: Season total is for the period beginning July 1, 1995, as measured at the Los Angeles Civic Center. Storm totals are for the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. CAPTION(S): PHOTO[ordinal indicator, masculine]CHART A pedestrian's image is reflected in a puddle Wednesday during a break in a storm that dropped 0.6 of an inch of rain in Woodland Hills. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News Box Rainfall Data (see text) |
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