A parade of storms blasted Northern California with rain and snow in recent weeks, but experts say the drought is far from over.
with rain and snow in recent weeks, building up the snow pack in the Sierra, replenishing reservoirs and sending rivers rushing. The region saw the biggest storm of the season so far over the weekend, and some of the numbers from this event are impressive: Locations in the coastal mountains of
"When we look at what the deficit is over the last three and a half years, we're down over an entire season of rainfall," said Jan Null, a meteorologist with."We're not going to start seeing drought going away after a couple normal storms." Jeanine Jones, interstate resources manager at the California Department of Water Resources, added that December, January and February are typically the state's wettest months, and can't determine the impact just yet.
Pedestrians walk near Union Square in downtown San Francisco during heavy rain on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.The San Francisco Bay Area is seeing both above- and below-normal rainfall totals since July 1, depending on the location. The South Bay is generally doing better than other parts of the region. Since July 1, San Jose is at 143% of normal total rainfall for this time of year, while Santa Rosa is at 79% and San Francisco is at 82%.
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