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Storm pushes through Tri-Counties, leaving close to 2" of rain in spots

Radar images of rain as of 7 a.m. Saturday.
National Weather Service
Radar images of rain as of 7 a.m. Saturday.

No major flooding reporting, with the heaviest rainfall coming early Saturday. The threat of dangerous surf conditions continues into Saturday evening.

A storm system moved through the Tri-Counties Friday night and early Saturday, dropping up to two inches of rainfall in areas.

No major problems were reported, but there was some localized street flooding.

Preliminary rainfall totals include 1.7" of rain in San Luis Obispo, 1.3" in Lompoc, 1.2" on San Marcos Pass, .6" in Santa Barbara, and .4" of rain in Oxnard and .5" in Thousand Oaks.

The heaviest rainfall moved through the region before 7 a.m., but the chance of showers could linger through the day Saturday.

Warnings for dangerous surf conditions remain in place, but the threat is predicted to ease late Saturday night.

Ventura County issued an evacuation warning at around 10:30 Saturday morning for homes along the Pacific Coast Highway from Seacliff Avenue to the Emma Wood State Beach Group Camp. There is a string of beachfront homes in the area.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.