New Year, rain and weather
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New Year, Southern California and rain
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City officials said they were prepared for the expected showers, as they encouraged parade spectators to wear ponchos and rain coats, and keep the umbrellas at bay during the parade.
The recent wet weather means almost all rainfall will become runoff. See where there are evacuation warnings in Los Angeles County.
The rain seems to have swayed some people to switch up their plans for New Year's Eve, but lots of other people remained positive, hoping the rain won't signal a soggy start to the New Year.
For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year’s Day event that attracts thousands of spectators and is watched by millions more on TV.
The holiday rain totals, on top of strong storms in November, have made for one of the wettest rainy seasons in SoCal. Downtown Los Angeles has received 11.13 inches so far this season. A normal amount by this point would be 3.28 inches, according to Rich Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
But Portland should see partly sunny skies during the day and those out and about on New Year’s Eve events will see temps in the high 30s near midnight. Rain should hold off at least until New Year’s Day afternoon.
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Will rain dampen San Francisco's New Year's Eve fireworks?
Heading to the New Year's Eve fireworks in San Francisco tonight? Here's what to know about the weather forecast.
Forecasters say conditions won’t be as bad as what developed the week leading up to Christmas. Gusts may reach 40 mph at higher elevations, which is significantly lower than the 80-mph gusts
After Christmas-week storms, two rounds of rainfall starting on New Year’s Eve could cause more flooding and mudslides.
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