So weird to see y'all talk about rain like it's an event.
My city in north OC basically was underwater. So you might think we're joking about rain, but heavy rain in socal decimates our infrastructure. I"m talking entire streets or communities underwater. City parks flooded in 4' of water.
We're built for about .25" of rain here and there, when we get 2" in a day it undermines core engineering that dates back decades for most of our metroplex. Rain isn't an event here in socal, but when its pouring so hard you can't see 20' in front of you for 8 hour straight and you're getting flash flood warnings in straight up suburban neighborhoods.. ya its an event.
edit. It rained harder today than any day in 2016 el nino, which then flooded and required me to do a $40k rebuild of my enclosed patio. Just for perspective's sake and to give context to the fact I live in a standard neighborhood you'd think isn't prone to any danger.
double edit. Plus a coworker of mine who lives <5 miles from me just missed a wildfire 2 months ago but when that happens the ground has no root system. Heavy rains absolutely, 100% cause mudslides and hill slides. Her entire community was mandatory evacuated today by police/firefighters and she isn't allowed back to her house until Saturday.
Shit gets real out here the moment it isn't lightly raining.
