One SLO County spot saw more than 7 inches of rain during storm. Here’s what your area got

A powerful two-day winter storm brought strong winds and heavy rains to much of San Luis Obispo County early this week, drenching the region with several inches of rain.

Between Monday and Tuesday, many areas of the county received more than 2 inches of rainfall, with some reporting upwards of 4 inches.

According to the National Weather Service, at one point Monday night, as much as 1 inch per hour was raining down on San Luis Obispo County.

The most rainfall was reported at Camp San Luis Obispo, which recorded a whopping 7.44 inches of rain over the two-day storm, with Rocky Butte — routinely San Luis Obispo County’s wettest area — coming in second with 5.7 inches of rainfall in that same time period.

The rain is expected to taper off Tuesday night, according to PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey, but will likely return on Thursday as a low-pressure system and cold front will produce moderate to fresh (13 to 24 mph) southerly winds, rain and mountain snow.

As we prepare for the rest of a wet and stormy December, here is a look at how much rain fell in your area as of Tuesday afternoon:

• Arroyo Grande: 2.03 inches
• Arroyo Grande, Venema Weather Station: 1.64 inches
• Atascadero: 2.2 inches
• Avila Beach, Central Coast Aquarium: 2 inches
• Avila Valley (PG&E Energy Education Center): 2.25 inches
• Baywood Park: 2.9 inches
• Cal Poly: 3.83 inches
• Cambria: 2.8 inches
• Camp San Luis Obispo: 7.44 inches
• Cayucos, Hacienda Drive: 2.13 inches
• Creston: 2.28 inches
• Davis Peak: 3.12 inches
• Diablo Canyon: 3.16 inches
• Hog Canyon: 1.76 inches
• Lopez Dam: 3 inches
• Lopez Recreation Area: 2.61 inches
• Los Berros: 2.16 inches
• Los Osos, Bay Oaks Estates: 4.2 inches
• Los Osos: 3.08 inches
• Morro Bay Canet: 3.1 inches
• Morro Toro: 3.56 inches
• Morro Bay Yacht Club, Embarcadero: 1.46 inches
• Nipomo, Clamshell Mountain: 1.79 inches
• Nipomo East: 2.16 inches
• Nipomo South: 1.6 inches
• Oak Shores: 4.3 inches
• Oceano: 1.72 inches
• Pismo Beach, Pismo Heights: 1.46 inches
• Paso Robles Airport: 1.61 inches
• Point San Luis Lighthouse: 1.19 inches
• Rocky Butte: 5.7 inches
• Salinas Dam (Santa Margarita Lake): 3.72 inches
• Santa Margarita: 3.08 inches
• Santa Margarita, Amivida Vineyard: 5.41 inches
• San Luis Obispo County Airport: 2.07 inches
• San Luis Obispo, Johnson Avenue: 3.4 inches
• San Luis Obispo Reservoir: 3.83 inches
• San Simeon: 2.44 inches
• See Canyon at Black Walnut Road: 6 inches
• Shandon: 1.4 inches
• Shell Beach at Dinosaur Caves Park: 0.4 inches
• Shell Beach, Santa Fe Avenue: 1.5 inches
• Suey Creek Canyon, Gossip Rock Road: 3 inches
• Templeton: 3.16 inches

Kaytlyn Leslie

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.