It was a huge storm in December of 2023 which dumped more than three inches of rain in an HOUR on some parts of Ventura County, causing more than $50 million dollars in damage to homes, and public facilities.
Meteorologists say it was heavy, focused rainfall Oxnard and Port Hueneme could only expect on average once every thousand years.
The storm hit in the middle of the night. This is a sampling of our more than dozen live reports during the morning commute, as we started to learn more about the extent of the disaster.
While live coverage like this is unconventional for an NPR station, we believe it is important for the community. We are the only radio station in the two counties we serve which does live, on scene field reporting of breaking news.