- Elizabeth Larson
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More rain expected on Friday; rainfall totals to be far less than Thursday's
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – While on Friday the final leg of the big winter storm is set to arrive, forecasters are predicting far less rain than was seen around Lake County on Thursday.
The National Weather Service's flood warning for the county – where widespread flooding did occur on Thursday due to heavy rains – was set to expire at 1:15 a.m. Friday, while a flood watch will remain in effect until 10 p.m. Friday.
Twenty-four hour rainfall totals through 5 p.m. Thursday ranged from 0.54 of an inch at Hough Springs to just over 5 inches in Lakeport, 5.73 inches near Lower Lake, 6.7 inches at Hidden Valley Lake and 9.85 inches at Boggs Mountain, according to the National Weather Service.
The agency also reported that wind gusts in the county for the period ending at noon on Thursday ranged between 24 miles per hour near Hidden Valley Lake and up to 73 miles per hour at the High Glad Lookout above Upper Lake.
The National Weather Service's updated forecast expect more showers on Friday and into the night, with a possibility of thunderstorms after 4 p.m.
Rainfall totals around the county are anticipated to range from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, with some light winds, the forecast said.
Forecasters said rainfall totals could be higher if thunderstorms occur.
The rainfall continued to benefit Clear Lake's level, which was just under 1.0 foot Rumsey late Thursday, placing it at nearly twice the level it was on Dec. 11 of 2013, according to US Geological Survey and county records.
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