Summer rain falls on Paso Robles
The skies of North San Luis Obispo County early Monday morning. Photo by Trisha Butcher.
Click here for current totals of Paso Robles rainfall
Residents of Paso Robles awoke to the pitter-patter of rain drops Monday morning. It was an unusual humid summer storm that is expected to drop about .25-inches of rain through Wednesday.
The 2015-16 rainfall season, which began July 1, has yielded 2.82-inches so far. That rainfall came down hard from Hurricane Dolores in late July and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. Since 1942 the city’s average annual rainfall totals 14.11 inches. The 2014-15 season brought 9.51 inches of rain.
Special announcement from the National Weather Service
A trough of low pressure system over the West Coast will combine with remnant moisture from former tropical cyclone Linda to bring periods of rain to southwest California through early Wednesday. The best chances for rain will be later tonight and Tuesday.
Current rainfall estimates have Los Angeles County generally receiving around 0.25 inches… with locally higher amounts to around 0.50 inches across the coastal mountain slopes. Elsewhere across the forecast area… rainfall amounts are generally expected to be less than 0.20 inches.
Since many areas have seen little or no rainfall in the past couple of months… buildup of oil on the roadways could lead to extra slippery driving conditions. Minor urban roadway flooding will be possible in Los Angeles County which could be worsened by clogged storm drains and culverts. Since this storm is originating from a warm subtropical air mass… no snow is expected to fall with this system.
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