More than an inch of rain fell last weekend, but the predicted
storm failed to generate the winds that could have knocked out
power and generally wreaked havoc on the region.
More than an inch of rain fell last weekend, but the predicted storm failed to generate the winds that could have knocked out power and generally wreaked havoc on the region.
But towering waves continued pounding the California coast Monday as authorities renewed their search for a 23-year-old fisherman swept into the ocean the previous evening. He was one of three anglers fishing near Palos Verdes when the surf washed them into the water. Another three, walking along the Santa Barbara Harbor, were knocked into water by a huge wave. They were rescued by the harbor patrol and taken to an area hospital.
Locally, 1.43 inches of rain fell on Gilroy since Friday, bringing the season’s total to 15.26 inches, about three inches more than all of last season.
Santa Clara Valley reservoirs are at more than 70 percent capacity, with the Chesbro, Coyote and Uvas reservoirs at 63.4, 67.8 and 85.2 percent capacity, respectively. That’s up from 33.6, 54.1 and 55.7 percent capacity, respectively as of Thursday.
Winds, expected to reach more than 50 mph, hit 36 mph at the Mineta San Jose International Airport, according to Brian Tentinger, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Monterey. No major incidents were reported locally. The rest of the week looks good, Tentinger said.
It’ll be “generally clear and dry through the wee with morning fog the next couple of days,” he said.
