SOUTHLAND MAY EQUAL DRY RECORD ALL THIS RAINFALL, AND AREA IS STILL WAY BELOW NORMAL.Byline: Robert Monroe Staff Writer About one-third of an inch of rain fell Wednesday across 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. region, with more expected this weekend, but the Greater 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. area remains on pace for the driest rainy season in 50 years, forecasters said. Skies are expected to clear today, but another storm will move in late Friday, 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 National Weather Service. By 4 p.m. Wednesday, 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 had recorded 0.04 of an inch, Woodland Hills received 0.35 of an inch and Van Nuys 0.33 of an inch. The drizzle did little to threaten the rainfall record-in-the-making at the Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. weather station in Woodland Hills. To date this rain season, the station has recorded 2.91 inches, the smallest amount to have fallen by Feb. 16 in the 50 years of record-taking. In an average rainy season, which runs from July 1 to June 30, Pierce would have seen 12.33 inches fall by Wednesday's date. ``If we rained a foot, we still wouldn't be at normal,'' said Pierce weather observer Steve Woodruff. Even in 1960-61, the driest year on record, 5.5 inches had fallen by this time. The year ended up with only 6 inches total falling. 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) forecasters said showers could return by Friday night as the jet stream pushes storms down from the Pacific Northwest. Weather Specialist Stuart Seto said the storms could continue to bring rain until a high- pressure system strong enough to push them back emerges. ``For now through Sunday, we don't see that happening,'' he said. The season total to date for downtown Los Angeles is 3.74 inches, compared with 4.28 inches during the same period last year and the average of 9.6 inches. High temperatures today through Sunday will range from the low to mid-60s, with lows hovering around 50, Seto said. Waves on beaches along Ventura and Los Angeles counties have been stirred up by the storm and will roll in between 4 and 6 feet through Friday. Despite its relative lack of power, Wednesday's storm caused a small rock slide that closed lanes of La Tuna Canyon Road, in addition to hundreds of crashes Wednesday. The Sun Valley hillside unleashed rocks and other debris onto the 8400 block of La Tuna Canyon Road about 8 a.m., said Los Angeles Department of Public Works spokeswoman Linda Aparicio. Crews had the spill cleared in less than an hour, she said. Otherwise the rain produced no mudslide problems in the city or county, officials said. California Highway Patrol Officer Richard Perez said 456 crashes were logged countywide from 12:01 a.m. to late afternoon Wednesday, when clouds began to part. ``It's been kind of the perfect rain where it doesn't cause much damage and it wets everything up,'' said county Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) A pedestrian under an umbrella, above, passes by a sign on Ventura Boulevard east of Corbin Avenue in Tarzana on Wednesday morning. David Sprague/Staff Photographer (2 -- 3) At right, top, traffic on the southbound Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. just south of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. is snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. in the rain by a two-car collision. At right, bottom, emergency personnel wheel an injured passenger in one of the cars to a waiting ambulance. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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