This SLO County spot got more than 2 inches of rain during storm. More is on the way
The latest winter storm to move through San Luis Obispo County brought some much-needed rain — and more is likely on the way.
The storm rolled in early Tuesday morning and rain continued to fall well into the night.
The city of San Luis Obispo saw the most rain, with one spot receiving 2.44 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Other areas of the county saw 1 to 2 inches of rain, the agency said.
Local reservoir levels only saw a slight increase as a result of the rainstorm.
Earlier storms in December brought more runoff, according to data from the San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department.
More wet weather is in the forecast for this week.
Light rain is predicted begin to fall Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, with showers intensifying on Friday into Saturday, according to the Weather Service.
That storm may bring as 1 to 3 inches of rain across the county, according to the Weather Service.
SLO County rainfall totals
The National Weather Service tracks rainfall totals on the Central Coast.
As of 4 a.m. Wednesday, here’s how much rain San Luis Obispo County had received over the past two days, according to the agency.
- Stenner Springs in San Luis Obispo (near the top of the Cuesta Grade): 2.44 inches of rain
- Lopez Lake: 1.94 inches
- Cal Poly SLO: 1.8 inches
- Arroyo Grande: 1.79 inches
- Los Osos: 1.73 inches
- Oceano: 1.73 inches
- Cambria: 1.7 inches
- Foothills west of Atascadero: 1.57 inches
- Nipomo: 1.54 inches
- Rocky Butte: 1.54 inches
- Santa Margarita: 1.48 inches
- Shandon: 1.33 inches
- Santa Margarita Lake: 1.3 inches
- Nacimiento: 0.99 inches
- Paso Robles: 0.95 inches
- Templeton: 0.92 inches
- Atascadero: 0.83 inches
- Carrizo Plain: 0.66 inches
This story was originally published December 28, 2022 at 10:24 AM.
