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Parched Southern California benefited from a much-needed rainstorm Thursday, and forecasters said another storm should douse the area this weekend.
About an inch of rain fell in the foothills, and almost half an inch in downtown Los Angeles.
Gary Ryan, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the storm was caused by a “Pacific cold front that developed overnight and moved inland rapidly. It took us a bit by surprise.”
The next storm should reach Southern California late tonight, and there is a 60% to 70% chance of rain Saturday.
Despite Thursday’s storm, Southern California this season still has had less than 25% of its normal rainfall, Ryan said.
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