Santa Cruz will get some more rain this weekend, but nothing major as two systems roll through over the next few days. Going forward, it appears that El Niño conditions have morphed into La Niña conditions, but that doesn’t make the local effects any more certain.
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Santa Cruz County braces for another major storm Sunday and Monday
The intense storm could bring as much as four inches of rain to lower county elevations and 4-6 inches of rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with some areas receiving localized rainfall of more than eight inches. Wind gusts could reach as high as 45 mph, raising the risk of downed trees and power outages.
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As Santa Cruz County dries off from recent storms, more wet weather is headed our way
Three separate weather systems are heading to Santa Cruz County, the first of which is expected to make landfall Wednesday. Although most parts of the county will see several inches of rain over the next week, the National Weather Service had not issued any advisories or warnings as of Tuesday.
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More than 8,300 still without power in Santa Cruz County after one of the ‘strongest storms in three decades’
Pacific Gas & Electric crews continued work Wednesday afternoon to bring Santa Cruz County residents back online, with many having been without power for days in mountain areas. A PG&E spokesperson said that Sunday’s blast was “one of the strongest winter storms in three decades”
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With 20,000 still out of power and road closures remaining, one confirmed death surfaces in post-storm Santa Cruz County
More than 20,000 Santa Cruz County residents were still out of power late Monday morning and a few major roadways were closed Monday morning as locals began to recover after Sunday’s heavy windstorm. Tragedy struck in Boulder Creek on Sunday afternoon, where a tree fell onto a home on the 14100 block of Highway 9. […]
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More than 20,000 still without power as storm begins to exit Santa Cruz County
As expected, Santa Cruz County received a drenching overnight Saturday into Sunday, accompanied by strong winds. More than 4 inches of rain fell in parts of the mountains, while more than 2 inches of rain fell in lower county elevations. Stormy weather will continue through Sunday, but is forecast to taper off during the night and early morning, as predicted since late last week.
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Weekend storm could dump 7 drenching inches on water-logged Santa Cruz County
This weekend’s storm will drop heavy rains on Santa Cruz County, with as much as 4.5 inches of rain hitting lower elevations and possibly more than 7 inches falling in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Saturday afternoon and Monday afternoon.
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Storm drops up to 5 inches of rain on Santa Cruz County in less than 48 hours — and more to come this weekend
The storm that rolled in Wednesday evening went according to forecasts, dropping up to 5 inches of rain on the Santa Cruz Mountains and up to 2.5 inches on lower county elevations. Another weather system is set to make landfall as early as Saturday night, and it is expected to be comparable to the midweek storm.
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Winter storm expected to bring heavy rain, wind, possible flooding to parts of Santa Cruz County
A storm is heading to Santa Cruz County and is expected to drop about 3 inches of rain on lower elevations and up to 5 inches in the mountains. While the bulk of the wind and rain are forecast to subside by Thursday morning, large swells could be possible throughout Thursday.