Will Southern California face mud slides after heavy rain?

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Southern California experienced unprecedented rainfall, with Long Beach receiving 2.43 inches and Santa Barbara 5.4 inches within a short period, surpassing annual totals for some areas. Meteorologist Jamie Meier from the National Weather Service confirmed that this sudden influx of moisture is unlikely to significantly enhance local water supplies. Experts predict that the heavy rains, particularly following recent wildfires, will likely lead to mudslides, especially in regions like San Diego.

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...Lower lying areas Thursday received more rain than they did the entire year before, National Weather Service meteorologist Jamie Meier said, though experts said the moisture would do little to improve local water supplies.

By Friday morning, Long Beach had received 2.43 inches of rain, compared to 2.1 over the previous 12 months, Meier said. Downtown Los Angeles had received 2.25 inches and Santa Barbara was drenched with 5.4 inches. [continued]
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/25/california.weather.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

MIH, you might want to rent Evan Almighty and review the specs for an ark!

If they got hit as hard down south, I would expect that because of the fires earlier this year, mud slides around San Diego are next.
 
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Wow that's a lot of rain. Not to worry MIH, the RV has optional pontoons, the sisterhood thinks of everything:smile: