2/13/09 10:45AM - Pulled from National Weather Service website, emphasis mine Latest models have slowed down the next significant storm system that was due to affect the forecast by Sunday. However...the progression has slowed nearly 8 to 12 hours. Therefore the much stronger...storm system will begin to move across the area by Sunday afternoon to the north and through Ventura and Los Angeles counties by Sunday night and persist through Monday night. The threat of precipitation will continue through Tuesday. At this time...rain should begin across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties late Sunday afternoon...then spread into Ventura and Los Angeles counties Sunday night and Monday. Periods of moderate to locally heavy rainfall can be expected Sunday night and Monday...with the rain turning to showers Monday night and Tuesday. Initial rainfall estimates for this system range from 1 to 3 inches for coast and valley locations...with between 2 and 5 inches in the foothills and mountains. Due to strong southerly flow ahead of the frontal system...south-facing slopes could receive locally higher amounts to 7 inches.
This is me here...didn't I read recently that we should expect La Nina conditions, i.e., a dry winter? How does up to 7 inches in one storm get defined as part of a dry winter?
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