An atmospheric-river-fueled winter storm hammered the region with heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms overnight, producing a dramatic lightning show in the Southern California sky — and it’s not over yet.
Santa Barbara County overnight, hammering the region with heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms, and moved into Los Angeles County early Wednesday.
Downtown Los Angeles received at least 1.24 inches Wednesday, breaking the record for the date of 0.88 inches in 1884. That’s a sharp turnaround from the last water year, which was the third driest since records began in 1877, with a meager 4.72 inches of rain. Prior to this water year, six of the past seven water years — which run from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 — have been below average.
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