SOUTHLAND DRIZZLES EXPECTED TO DRY UP.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer The light drizzle that fell on much of 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 Wednesday will likely peter out today, weather forecasters said. 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. , which got less than a quarter inch of rain Wednesday, has a 30 percent chance of precipitation today. ``We'll see scattered showers, possibly through today,'' said Bonnie Bartling, a weather specialist for the National Weather Service in Oxnard. ``You don't even need an umbrella.'' The Weather Service reported light rain throughout 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. region, including 0.15 of an inch in Burbank, 0.23 in Van Nuys, 0.31 in Northridge and 0.32 in Woodland Hills. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Simi Valley got 0.18 and 0.34 of an inch, respectively, while Newhall received a trace. 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 , which has received 1.65 since July 1, got 0.14. Weather forecasters said a low-pressure system combined with subtropical sub·trop·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or being the geographic areas adjacent to the Tropics. subtropical Adjective of the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands moisture had brought drizzly weather to the Southland, but that the storm was tempered by dry air at high altitudes. While the storm tied up morning commutes, law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). reported no mishaps. There were no weather-related power outages, according to local utilities. Police said drivers should be aware of a new law that requires drivers to turn on their headlights during wet weather. ``There's plenty of fender benders, but nothing terrible,'' said Lt. Steven Allen of the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division. ``We want to see (drivers) slow down, stop running into each other. ``It's a tough way to meet people.'' Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) A man shelters himself with an umbrella as he walks in the rain in Woodland Hills. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer (2) Tommy Hernandez, 11, walks to school in the rain with little brother Michael, 5, in Newbury Park on Wednesday. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer Box: RAINFALL TOTALS SOURCE: National Weather Service |
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