CALIFORNIA RAIN! THANK YOU THANK YOU MORE PLEASE.

[byronius]

The trees are singing. It's been so long.

[Tikki]

1. YAY for sure...could you send a bit to the South Central Coast...we are in need, also..

Tikki

[Peacetrain]

2. I was so happy to see this on the tv this morning

I am way out in Iowa.. but the drought area has been in our thoughts and prayers.. hope it is a soaking easy rain that lasts and kills the fires but does not flood the burned areas..

[flamingdem]

3. Where are you?

Socal has blue skies.

[CountAllVotes]

4. Five inches in some places

Close to five inches in Crescent City and woah is it ever cold!

Electric blanket on high and ye old cat by my side! =^..^=

In any event, and and good bye and good riddance to all to all of those pesky bugs that have been every where!

[seabeyond]

5. yes. i am thrilled all the rain we have gotten in texas. i have watered FIVE time this year.

generally, starting in may, i have to water a couple times a week.... into sept. that would be about 35 times a season. i have been ale to watch weather, and time it and only water 5 times. totally fuggin amazing. and all the while i watch the west.

i am from that area. i am sicken, absolutely hate what i am seeing.

we had that kind of drought give or take, 3-5 yrs ago. horrible experience.

i am glad you are getting something.

[yeoman6987]

27. In Florida, I turned off the sprinkler system

2-weeks ago due to rain daily. It is wonderful. Glad California is getting much needed rain.

[tularetom]

6. A cloud passed over here early this morning

But it's gone now.

[Dirty Socialist]

18. That's Pathetic

[tularetom]

23. Yeah, but now the clouds have returned and the wind is from the south

So maybe something will come out of this.

[upaloopa]

7. No rain forecasted in the Santa Barbara area

Looks like some high winds tomorrow and partly cloudy or sunshine for the weekend

[skippy66]

13. I second the clear skies in Santa barbara

Blue skies as far as the eye can see

[PasadenaTrudy]

8. Send down the coast, please

L.A. is bone dry...

[Cleita]

9. Where?

I'm looking at a cloudless sky.

[Brother Buzz]

10. Sacramento Valley

Absolutely the heaviest rain we've had since, well, it's been so long, I can't remember.

[wryter2000]

11. OMG Rain!

K&R

[Arugula Latte]

12. Oh, so glad to hear it!

I grew up in the Bay Area and remember a couple awful droughts -- especially the one in the mid-70s where we were rationing water. It's so disturbing when everything is brown and dead and the lakes are down to nothing.

Now I live in the Northwest where we generally have no rain shortage. When it's gray and drizzly for days on end I think back on those brown drought days and make myself appreciate all the moisture (moss, giant slugs and all!).

[Omaha Steve]

14. Send some to LA

We have friends there begging for it.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

15. Next up --

Mudslides.

And not the fun kind.

[Adsos Letter]

16. Woke early this morning (still dark out)...

...to the sound of water running down the downspouts!
Went out this morning to walk the dogs, and everything was wet and looking refreshed. And it had that fresh, rain washed smell!

[onecaliberal]

17. Although it is helping parts of

The state where fires are burning and that is fantastic news, there is no rain falling in the very driest part of the state where food is grown. Central California desperately needs rain.

[Fla Dem]

19. I hope the rain is over some of those horrific fires out there. nt

[C Moon]

20. You're lucky to be up north...

down here it's just HOT as hell again.
81 at 10am, and I'm near the coast!

[shanti]

21. *doing the happy dance*

I'M LOVING IT!!!

[Duval]

22. Wonderful news! n/t

[Maven]

24. For anyone who hasn't seen the "Los Angeles Rain" twitter account

Here you go:

https://twitter.com/LosAngelesRain

[Trillo]

25. Hope "the rainmaker" keeps it up for a while!

Did any of the water make it to the many reservoirs?

[trumad]

26. They need to flip the country

Hell of a rainy season in Florida.