rainfall

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“The flooding threat will be exacerbated ... Friday due to the super saturation of all of the area. Any rainfall that occurs will immediately turn to runoff,” the weather service office in Oxnard said.

From Los Angeles Times

County, meteorologists are projecting between a tenth and quarter of an inch of new rainfall, although local thunderstorm activity will bring more rain than that in some areas.

From Los Angeles Times

The NWS warned of a "broad plume of moisture" producing heavy rain in California on Christmas Day, adding there was a "moderate risk" of excessive rainfall over southern parts of the state.

From Barron's

The reservoir of the Amir Kabir dam, one of the largest supplying Iran's capital, is still largely empty despite sporadic winter rainfall following the worst drought in decades, local media reported Wednesday.

From Barron's

The excessive rainfall also has the potential to raise the dangers associated with flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times