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Landslides and fallen trees due to the heavy rain and high wind gusts destroyed and damaged many homes and closed roads throughout California. Bel-Air had a peak 24-hour rainfall of 12.42 inches (315 mm) which equates to a 380-year return interval (0.3%).Los Angeles had been incorporating elements of a stormwater harvesting design to retain the ...
As of 5 p.m. (0100 GMT), the 24-hour rainfall totals topped out around 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10 cm) in areas below Mount Shasta, one of California's tallest peaks at 14,180 feet (4,322 m).
In the last week, more than 6 feet of fresh snow fell at the Central Sierra Snow Lab.
Top weather news for Monday, Jan. 27, 2025: Rain has triggered mudslides and debris flows in recent wildfire burn-scar areas in Southern California as forecasters monitor the development of the ...
Numerous rainfall records, both for most rain in the month of August as well as 24-hour rainfall totals were recorded. Over 457 mm (18 in) of rain was recorded in some locations during this week. At least $100 million in damages has been reported in Minnesota and Wisconsin alone, and 18 people were killed.
This brings more intense rainfall and associated flooding, as well as more intense drought in many regions. It has been both predicted by scientists and observed in the last years and documented by the IPCC (International Panel for Climate Change 6th assessment report). [15] Before the rains started, California had been in an extreme drought. [16]
The slow-moving atmospheric river that was finally moving out of California on Wednesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. In four days, downtown Los Angeles ...
The heaviest rainfall to occur in 24 hours was measured in Yankeetown during Hurricane Easy in 1950, which caused 38.70 inches (983 mm) of precipitation. This is also the highest known point storm total maximum related to any tropical cyclone which has impacted Florida, [ 1 ] and by itself would be the highest known rainfall total for any month ...