FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Major SLO County storm could bring 7 inches of rain and 70 mph winds [The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)]
Jan. 25 A major storm is predicted to hit San Luis Obispo County this week bringing badly-needed rain, but also gusting winds, flooding and power outages.
The weather system is expected to hit the Central Coast on Wednesday and Thursday, when southerly wind gusts could reach 70 mph and 5 to 7 inches of rain could fall throughout San Luis Obispo County, said John Lindsey, PG&E meteorologist, in his Monday forecast.
Lindsey on Monday told The Tribune multiple weather models continue to consistently predict a sizable midweek storm. He tweeted on Monday the models are “still lit up like a Christmas tree,” with big splotches of purple, red and yellow indicating the expected amounts of precipitation.
–with significant rainfall in the forecast this week, should you wish to make sandbags to protect private property, the City of Paso Robles has sand available at the City Streets Yard located at 1220 Paso Robles Street. Please make sure to bring a shovel.
Rainfall amounts from anticipated winter storms could be significant, which may potentially cause local flooding. The current forecast predicts more than five inches of rainfall over Tuesday and Wednesday. In 2015, a rare summer storm dropped almost four inches of rain and caused homes in Paso Robles to flood.
City staff has taken preemptive measures to mitigate and/or reduce the flooding potential where possible (i.e., drain cleaning, etc.) The city continues to clean the storm drains and drainage pipes throughout the year to minimize the potential for flooding.