Nov. 01--The first rainstorm of the just-started season provided some much needed moisture to California, though some areas got more than others. And it was not enough to make much of a dent in the drought.
Northern and Central California got the most rain, with Monterey setting a new record for Oct. 31 with 1.35 inches, according to the National Weather Service. In the San Francisco Bay Area more areas recorded well below an inch of rain.
0.76 inches in of rain so far here at the #NWS forecast office in #Monterey. #cawx #HalloRain ...and still raining pic.twitter.com/IOfBl9nnZH
-- NWSBayArea (@NWSBayArea) October 31, 2014
The storm also blanketed mountains with new snow.
Snow being reported down to Blue Canyon (elevation 5200 ft) along the #Sierra. Here's the cam at Kingvale! #cawx pic.twitter.com/PqPjEZzC8e
-- NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) November 1, 2014
Rainfall totals in Southern California were also modest. The weather service said rainfall totals were less than a half-inch in the Los Angeles Basin. Camarillo got .71 inches, and that was enough for mudslides that damaged several homes and caused temporary evacuations. The Ventura County Fire Department said it had to rescue one resident.
#CamarilloSprings #Flooding View from the hillside to back yards. Evacuations lifted. Clean up in progress pic.twitter.com/FKU0k1g5ki
-- Capt Mike Lindbery (@VCFD_PIO) November 1, 2014
The weather service reported sprinklings of snow in L.A. and Ventura County mountains above 7,000 feet. Scattered showers should continue through Saturday afternoon.
That's snow on the Ventura and Los Angeles Mountains this morning near 7000 ft or so. #laweather #cawx pic.twitter.com/Cusv32fJOc
-- NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) November 1, 2014
