In a truly remarkable turn of events, the heavy rain and flooding that has been engulfing coastal Southern California has taken an unexpected detour, heading south and east towards Arizona just as the United States gears up for one of the busiest holiday travel cycles of the year.
Reports indicate that Ventura County, specifically Oxnard, experienced an extraordinary downpour, receiving an astonishing three inches of rain in only one hour. This amount surpasses the average rainfall for the entire month of December, which typically stands at two and a half inches. Experts have classified this event as a 'one in 1000 year event,' signaling the rarity and intensity of the rainfall. It is vital to note that this classification does not mean it will occur only once every millennium but highlights the probability of such an occurrence happening in any given year.
