Southern California Storm (This is thread two)

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119. Jeff Masters very moist “Pineapple Express” atmospheric river of moisture

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2639
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A very moist “Pineapple Express” atmospheric river of moisture from the Hawaiian Islands will bring much-needed rains to nearly all of drought-ravaged California Friday and Saturday. As of 8 am PST Friday, Downtown Los Angeles had received 1.17" of rain since midnight. It was the second consecutive day Los Angeles had received over 1" of rain, as 1.05" fell on Thursday. The last time Los Angeles had received more than 2" of rainfall in a 48-hour period was nearly 3 years ago--March 20 - 21, 2011, when 2.58” fell. Today's rains have forced the closure of a 10-mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County because of a high likelihood of rock slides in an area made bare by last year's Springs Fire in Camarillo, according to the Associated Press. Mandatory evacuation orders were also issued for about 1,000 homes in the eastern foothill suburbs of Glendora and Azusa, which lie beneath nearly 2,000 acres of steep mountain slopes denuded by the Colby fire in January. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has placed coastal Southern California in their "Slight Risk" area for severe weather, with a few waterspouts and severe thunderstorms possible. Storm total rain amounts of 2 - 4 inches are expected through Saturday night at lower elevations in Southern California, with 4 -7" in the foothills and 8 - 10" in the mountains.