Storm totals: This spot just south of Bay Area received 16 inches of rain
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In this aerial image taken with a drone, a truck drives along River Road on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, where heavy rains caused mudslides and flooding near Salinas in Monterey County, Calif. The area sits beneath hillsides scorched in last year s River Fire.Noah Berger/Associated Press
The much-hyped atmospheric river that soaked the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast across three days exited the region Friday with mostly dry conditions forecast through the weekend.
The storm was the biggest of the rainy season so far and delivered some impressive rainfall totals, especially in Monterey County, which saw the most rain in the region. Chalk Peak at elevation 3,080 feet in the Santa Lucia Mountains measured 16 inches across the three days.