It was billed as one of the biggest storms of the season, one which could potentially create a new wave of flooding, and debris flows in brush fire burn zones on the Central and South Coasts.
While much of the region had two to four inches of rain, no serious problems were reported.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown says we dodged a bullet. All evacuation orders in Santa Barbara County were lifted at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Kevin Taylor, who was the Unified Incident Commander, says they had 400 firefighters and other first responders from throughout the state on hand to help if disaster struck.
Public safety officials say while they’re happy the region made it through the storm without another crisis, we will have more storms, and people needed to be prepared to evacuate again if necessary.
So, how much rain did we get? In Santa Barbara County, Montecito and Santa Barbara each had three point six inches of rain, Carpinteria three point one inches, and Solvang two point six inches.
In Ventura County, Nordhoff Ridge was the wettest spot, with four point eight inches of rain. Ventura had two point five inches, Ojai two inches, and Moorpark two point four inches. A
San Luis Obispo County had some of the heaviest rainfall from the storm, with three point eight inches of rain in San Luis Obispo, and three and a half inches in both Pismo Beach and Nipomo.
