The storm was dousing the region Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were hit by wildfires. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles and Oxnard reported heavy rainfall rates as heavy as an inch per hour in coastal areas that are prone to flash flooding. The National Weather Service urged people to stay indoors amid heavy winds.
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Atmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods and deaths on stormy seas
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... An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river doused Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfire.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles and Oxnard reported heavy rainfall at rates as heavy as an inch (2.5 centimeters) per hour in coastal areas that are prone to flash flooding.
The previous day more than 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain fell over coastal Santa Barbara County as the storm approached Los Angeles. The National Weather Service urged people to stay indoors amid heavy winds.
The long plume of tropical moisture that formed over the Pacific Ocean began drenching the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday and unleashed widespread rain over Southern California on Friday and Saturday. More than a foot of snow was predicted for parts of the Sierra Nevada.
The California Highway Patrol said a 71-year-old man died Friday after his vehicle was swept off a flooded bridge in Northern California, and a 5-year-old was swept into the ocean by 15-foot (4.6-meter) waves at a state park on the Central Coast, triggering a search. ...
@#3 ... We call that rain and your typical fall Saturday in the Seattle area. ...
Yeah, that's the thing... "typical."
In the desert area of SoCal, this is not typical. The infrastructure is not designed to handle this.
Last year, here in CT we had a similar event.
Lots of water, no place to go.
August 18-19, 2024: Severe Flooding Disaster
portal.ct.gov
... Incident Overview
On August 18, 2024, a rainstorm approached the State of Connecticut, and quickly intensified unexpectedly. Flash Flood warnings were originally issued at noon until 1:30PM for Fairfield and New Haven counties by the National Weather Service (NWS), estimating the rainfall between 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Litchfield County was issued a Flash Flood warning at 3:40PM until 8:00PM. The Flash Flood Warnings for Fairfield and New Haven counties were extended until 12:15AM on August 19th.
Up to almost 16 inches of rain fell in 6-8 hours in some locations.
It was determined that the rainfall was significant enough to qualify as a 1,000-year flood in some areas, and 50, 100, 200, and 500 year flood in other areas.
Peak rainfall amounts exceeded 3 inches of water per hour, and 7 inches in three hours in a band from the Town of Monroe to the Town of Oxford both located in Connecticut.
The return frequency for this rainfall was greater than 1,000 years.
Connecticut also experienced major river flooding to include the Housatonic, Little River, and Naugatuck rivers. ...
There was devastation in towns here in CT due to the water.
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