Among Friends

[WORKING GAL]

I am in So. Cal. also and hoping everyone is staying safe in this atmospheric river condition we are all experiencing.  I'm in Ventura County and we've had days and days of heavy rain.  Just had another heavy downpour for about an hour.  I feel so sorry for the residents that are experiencing mudslides and flooded homes.  I hope it goes away soon.  Stay safe everyone!

[Love my grandkids]

@WORKING GAL I'm a 75 year old transplant from my beloved So. Cal. My son and his family live in Redondo Beach and are not having any problems. Lots of rain but not nearly as much as in other locales.

[On It]

@WORKING GAL I have been thinking about everyone out there. Is it supposed to end today?

[cjm61]

@WORKING GAL I live in SoCal, north county San Diego. We have had lots of rain but nothing to cause any issues. Whenever we get more rain than the average it gets a little hyped up. Yes, some areas aren't faring as well but that's due to homes/buildings built in old river beds. In addition, some people just don't follow the signs that say "flooded", "Road Closed" and  "do not drive through". Then of course, they do. 

This is not meant to diminish the areas that are harder hit. I have watched the news and most areas are doing okay but they do like to show the worst areas. 

[Meowingkitty]

I live in Arizona and all they do is keep hyping this storm.  So far all we've had is a few light showers. So disappointing. We need the rain. Not buckets but it would be nice if we got a couple of inches. 

[lgfan]

I also live in Southern California. Luckily I live in an area that is not affected by floods or brush fires. Three days of rain so far and I am hoping it will end soon.

[SaveTheTurtles]

I've seen the news reports on this and feel bad for the devastation caused by this weather. It's crazy.

[bikerbabe]

I’m in the Inland Empire and we are not in an old flood zone or on a hill and we have sandbags. Without them the water on the backyard and patio would be in the house. The yard is a lake.

Too much water in too short of time

[Tinkrbl44]

I'm in the Greater Los Angeles area and we've been lucky. 

A few surprisingly giant puddles ....  but pretty much everything coming down rolls away and into the drainage system. 

Thank goodness.

[Eleanor55]

I'm also in Ventura County (Moorpark). I think the rain stopped for an hour or 2 late this morning but we've had consistent rain (heavy at times) all afternoon. We had 2 inches of rain in one day last week & over 3 I think so far this week. Thankfully no mudslides or flooding. 

However, my dog would like to have sun for a few hours a day so she can go potty; she absolutely refuses to go in the rain. Every few hours, I open the patio door, she sticks her nose out, sniffs & hears the rain, & then runs into the living room, burying herself on the sofa.