Thursday, February 8, 2024
A brief pause in precipitation will greet Southern California after a record-setting storm system pummeled the region, caused hundreds of mudslides and prompted a state of emergency.
The break will be short-lived. The next storm in a series of February systems may arrive Wednesday afternoon.
A “trough of low pressure,” originating from waters off Alaska, will make its way down the West Coast, according to the National Weather Service.
The historic atmospheric river storm that lashed California for several days dumped six months worth of rain over Los Angeles and broke multiple records for single-day rain totals across the state.
The torrential rain and powerful wind unleashed at least 475 mudslides, filled the Los Angeles River and killed at least three people.
The system arriving Wednesday carries a greater risk of floods and mudslides than it typically would because much of the ground is still saturated from the recent storms.
Throughout the day, the compact storm will cause several hours of rain near the California coast, according to AccuWeather.
Forecasters expect around half an inch of rain falling over parts of the Central Valley going into Thursday.
The system that wreaked havoc on Southern California on Monday and Tuesday will bring rain and snow across the Four Corners region on Wednesday with less intensity, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert.
Parts of Arizona and Nevada, including major cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix, were under flood warnings, according to the National Weather Service.
AccuWeather forecasted the heaviest rain in Phoenix to peak Tuesday night going into Wednesday.
Tags: California, rain
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