STORM EXPECTED TO STRIKE TONIGHT.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer A second Arctic storm will 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, tonight, bringing heavy rain that should bring this year's level to 20 times above normal, forecasters said Monday. The Pacific cold front could drop 1 to 3 inches of rain in 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. , 1 to 3 inches along the coast and up to 8 inches in the mountains through Wednesday. Winds could reach 25 mph to 35 mph with gusts of 45 mph ahead of the storm. ``It's similar to the storm last week, only faster,'' said Bruck Rockwell, a weather specialist for the National Weather Service in Oxnard. ``Our biggest concern is: Keep driving to a minimum.'' A series of Pacific storms last week dropped nearly 3 inches of rain on 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 , almost 10 times the 0.37-of-an-inch seasonal year-to-date average. Heavy rainfall also threatens to cause flash floods in areas burned in the firestorm last October. County fire officials have issued warnings and sandbags sandbags small sacks containing sand used to support an anesthetized animal in dorsal recumbency and prevent it from rolling sideways during anesthesia or surgery. to affected residents. On Monday, trace amounts of rain were reported in Burbank, Van Nuys and downtown Los Angeles. The new storm system swept down the coast out of the Gulf of Alaska Noun 1. Gulf of Alaska - a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world and will likely blanket the state with rain and possibly obscure a lunar eclipse Wednesday evening. The moon, if visible, is predicted to be eclipsed at 6:14 p.m. - turning from pale white to pumpkin orange to eerie blood red. Forecasters predict a 50 percent chance of rain over Southern California tonight, with an 80 percent chance Wednesday morning, tapering off to a chance of showers in the evening. The storm could cause temperatures Wednesday to drop to the high 40s, with highs in the high 50s. Snow should cover mountain ski areas, dropping between 4 and 10 inches between 5,000 and 7,000 feet and between 12 and 20 inches above 7,000 feet. Despite cold, wet weather, officials said Monday that winter shelters for the homeless will still not open until Dec. 1 as scheduled. It was a year ago today that a fast-moving brush fire began sweeping through Ventura and 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. counties, eventually blackening black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. 100,000 acres from Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. to Stevenson Ranch and torching nearly 40 homes. In all, wildfires last fall burned more than 750,000 acres, destroyed 3,710 homes and killed 24 people in Southern California. A record-setting heat wave last October pushed temperatures over 100 degrees in some areas, with hot Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- hampering firefighting efforts. With not a drop of rain for six months until last week's downpour, Los Angeles County fire officials were concerned about a repeat of last year's firestorms. ``(Rain is) always helpful,'' said county fire Inspector Ron Haralson. ``But we're just getting the rain in bunches, like grapes, instead of spread out. ``With the five-year drought, we're way behind as far as our fuel moisture, and we're just starting to get caught up.'' Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com |
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