3 Days of Storms Bring Significant Rainfall to RivCo Region - More than 2 Inches In Some Areas!

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA – Rain and snow may continue falling in parts of Riverside County throughout the day Friday and possibly into the weekend as the latest in a series of winter storms takes its time exiting the region.

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In a 72-hour period ending at 5:15 a.m., the storm had dropped 2.48 inches of rain in Tick Ridge; 2.22 inches in Vista Grande; 2.03 in Beaumont; 1.99 in Pine Cove; 1.80 in Poppet Flat; 1.61 in Perris; 1.39 in Keenwild; 1.22 in Portrero Canyon; 1.18 in Moreno-Clark; 1.14 in Gilman Hot Springs; 1.02 at March Air Force Base; 1 inch in Idyllwild; .91 of an inch in French Valley; .90 in Temecula; .83 in Riverside; .75 in Norco; .33 in Murrieta; and .26 in Garner Valley, according to National Weather Service data.

Rainfall amounts collected in the Coachella Valley included .75 of an inch at the Whitewater Trout Farm; .39 in Morongo Valley; .28 in Windy Point; .16 in Desert Hot Springs and at the Palm Springs Airport; .15 at Palm Canyon Creek; .12 at Agave Hill and Dead Indian Basin; .08 in Cathedral City; .06 in Sky Valley; .04 in Thermal; and .04 in Indio and Palm Desert, according to the NWS.

Showers are likely to continue throughout the morning and may persist into the afternoon, including in the Coachella Valley.

Snow levels in the mountains fell to about 5,200 feet overnight and are expected to drop to around 5,000 feet during the afternoon but will rise to 5,500 feet overnight. Another inch or so could accumulate by Saturday bringing the total to 3 to 5 inches.

Rain may be possible again Saturday in the Riverside metro areas and the surrounding valleys, the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass zone, which includes Banning and Desert Hot Springs, although there's only a 20 percent chance of measurable precipitation, forecasters said.

High pressure will bring drier conditions early next week, according to the NWS.

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