I live in Southern California, where Albert Hammond had a top 5 hit in 1972 proclaiming that it never rains here. If climate change is truly making drought increasingly worse by the year, longer-lasti.
One storm is not a drought buster, however, the current extended pattern in
place over California could make a significant dent in the ongoing drought there
– but at a cost.
Precipitation totals along coastal California (northern California in
particular) have been significant over the last 14 days, with heavy snow
inundating the Sierra Nevada mountains – delivering feet upon feet of snow, and
precipitation totals in excess of 10" over the two week period.
Snowfall over the last seven days: