It is Raining in California
@DeborahDiane (40851)
Laguna Woods, California
January 8, 2018 6:32pm CST
After historically large fires, Southern California is now getting drenched by rain. It is supposed to be even heavier tomorrow than it is right now, which could cause mudslides in the areas where the fires burned off the foliage.
We really need the rain, though. So, as long as no one gets hurt, we all need to hang in there and enjoy it.
Let it pour, let it pour, let it pour!
(But please stay safe, everyone!)
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@sallypup (69245)
• Centralia, Washington
9 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Oh for sure rain is not always nice. One night I was this side of being a traffic incident due to hard rain that reminded me of being in a car wash but I was driving fast with cars all around me.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@sallypup - We are thankful for the rain, but it can cause problems here, too, especially during the morning commute.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@sallypup - That must have been frightening. I remember when we lived in Texas we had to pull over under an overpass because we could not even see the cars ahead of us, the rain was coming down so hard. It was terrifying!
@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 18
The Lake Charles area has had some light rain in the past two days which is needed. I just hope that the rain in California does not harm anyone either after the tragic events of the fires in that state have devastated the region.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@Deepizzaguy - Thank you! I hope the rain does not make things worse for people in the burn areas. They have already suffered enough.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
9 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I agree with you. I hope that the people affected in the area do NOT get anymore bad luck. It has been so bad already for them.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 18
@marlina The weather in the Lake Charles has been cold but no snow. Thank goodness.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@much2say - Me, too. The mudslides can be terrible, but we really need the rain. It seems like there is no way to win!
@Marilynda1225 (91186)
• United States
9 Jan 18
Rain is good as long as you don't get too much where it causes problems.
We're dealing with a wintry mix today of ice and snow
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
Brrr! They say the local mountains will get ice and snow, but not down here where we live. Stay warm and dry!
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@sol_cee - Thank you! I will try to stay inside during the worst of the rain.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Jan 18
But the rain has been little more than steady drops not that downpour to help the drought meter.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@JohnRoberts - We received quite a bit this afternoon in Orange County, but it has stopped now. They say the big storm will hit tomorrow morning. As long as no one gets hurt, I hope it is enough to replenish our water supplies.
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@toniganzon (77320)
• Philippines
9 Jan 18
Hope you get the rain and hope it isn't that strong enough to cause damage.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@toniganzon - Thank you! I hope we get the right amount of rain, too.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@Shavkat - Yes, that is a good idea. I am staying home today. The sun came out for a little while, and my husband and I went for a walk.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Jan 18
@Shavkat - Yes, it is much nicer to walk in good weather!
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
10 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I was looking at the news a couple of hours ago and I see that the situation is worsening in California, especially in the Santa Barbara area.
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
11 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane The temperature is too warm this year, so the risk of avalanches is greater. They have re-opened the roads and the railroad works this morning. I have seen the horrible photos from South California.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Jan 18
@LadyDuck - The rain has passed, but now they are finding bodies of people who were covered by mud while sleeping in their beds. It was horrifying. I saw they were evacuating people from Zermatt because of avalanche risk. One of our daughters went to school for a while in Zermatt and we visited her there. It is a charming town. I never thought about avalanches while we were there!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
10 Jan 18
like you Say ...I hope there are no mudslides ... but on the bright side it will help the earth and nature restore itself...
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
12 Feb 18
@TheHorse - We are supposed to start getting rain tomorrow and it should last until Wednesday. We REALLY need it here in Southern California. We have only had 2 inches of rain in the past 11 months, so we're getting desperate. I hope we get more than a trace.
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 18
@YrNemo - Thank you. I hope it brings enough rain, but not too much!
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@YrNemo (20254)
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9 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane how low are your reservoirs before the rain? We had that problem several years ago, then the rain came steadily flooding (almost) our cities. Since then, we haven't bothered looking at the level of our reservoirs any more. These days, whenever the rain, gales, storms coming, we curse 
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@YrNemo (20254)
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11 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I saw the news vaguely when I turned on my cellphone, but when I tried search for it again, I couldn't see it anywhere (then I gave up, I was in and out of public transport at the time).
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
12 Jan 18
Thank you. Yes, heavy rain causes mudslides. We had 17 people die here, and 5 more are missing. It has been very sad.
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