Rain totals throughout the region have varied, while a
flash-flood watch remains in effect for mountainous areas locally,
a forecaster told the Free Lance. Local residents, meanwhile, can
expect rainy conditions to continue through the day and somewhat
into Wednesday as well.
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Rain totals throughout the region have varied, while a flash-flood watch remains in effect for mountainous areas locally, a forecaster told the Free Lance. Local residents, meanwhile, can expect rainy conditions to continue through the day and somewhat into Wednesday as well.
As of about 11:30 a.m. today, there had been anywhere from 0.3 inches of rain to upwards of three inches at higher altitudes throughout the region, as reported in the Santa Cruz Mountains, said Diana Henderson, a Monterey-based forecaster with the National Weather Service, whose office had measured a half-inch of rain within the hour.
While wind advisories remain in effect throughout the county, she noted that a flash-flood watch also remains in effect for some mountainous areas in San Benito. A flash-flood watch means conditions are “ripe” for potential flooding, she said.
“It’s pretty much dumped bucket loads everywhere,” she said, noting how the rain started falling between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.
From here, forecasters are predicting conditions might get worse this afternoon before tapering off this evening, she said. On Wednesday, locals should expect less wind and residual showers, with temperatures staying around the low 60s. On Thursday, the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, she said.
