Wednesday’s barrage of wet weather caused some minor flooding
and many minor traffic accidents.
Wednesday’s barrage of wet weather caused some minor flooding and many minor traffic accidents.
Fortunately, there were no major injuries caused by the intermittent storms that forecasters expect to last until Friday.
The storm front hit Hollister early Wednesday morning just before sunrise, according to Duane Dykema, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Monterey. Winds in some areas reached as high as 70 mph.
By late morning, the storm had dropped from a half inch to about 2-3 inches of rain throughout San Benito County – depending on the location, he said.
He expected the range to reach one inch in some areas to 3-4 inches in the mountains and hills by the day’s end.
“It’s stronger than a typical winter storm here, definitely,” Dykema said.
Although the focus of the storm swept through Wednesday afternoon, scattered showers and a few thunderstorms should last into Friday, he said.
Temperatures should continue with highs in the mid 50s and lows in the 40s, he said. Presence of storm clouds, though, should lead to temperatures at night being slightly higher than normal.
Meanwhile, local roads were a mess Wednesday, with several spinouts and minor accidents on highways 25, 156 and 101.
The Hollister Public Works Department tended to minor flooding at East and Second streets, along with some broken tree limbs. County Public Works also tended to fallen tree limbs and debris.
