Over 99-Percent Of California Still In Bad Drought Despite Back-To-Back Storms
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) -- Heavy downpours took a parting shot Thursday at California, triggering flash floods that temporarily stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in inland Riverside County.
The dwindling storm brought some relief to the parched state, but a new report says more than 99 percent of California remains in moderate or worse drought despite the rain.
The past two months have seen several back-to-back rain storms, and the rain in recent days was among the heaviest that some areas had seen in years.
The system dropped widely varying amounts of rain, ranging from trace levels in some areas to 14.5 inches at Yucaipa Ridge in the San Bernardino Mountains. San Francisco saw 4.3 inches, while 1.5 inches fell on downtown Los Angeles.
The storm also flooded freeways and opened up sinkholes in San Francisco.
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