Long Beach got a record-breaking amount of rain Sunday as the region braced for the continued deluge
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Long Beach got a record-breaking amount of rain Sunday as the region braced for the continued deluge that was causing dangerous flooding in many areas.
An inch and a half of rain fell on Long Beach Airport on Feb. 4, more than doubling the old record that was set in 1975, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas of the city got up to four inches, according to meteorologist Rich Thompson in the NWS in Los Angeles.
The downpour stayed steady Monday morning, with the city expected to get one to two more inches by the time the storm passed, according to Thompson.
The storm hit Long Beach about as hard as expected, Thompson said, but so far, local officials hadn't reported any catastrophic flooding in the city. However, there were dozens of reports about downed trees including a large one on the campus of Long Beach Poly High School.
Five cars and at least one home were damaged by falling trees, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. Nobody was injured, LBFD Capt. Jake Heflin said. Palm fronds and other debris were scattered on many roadways, especially Second Street and Ocean Boulevard, Heflin said.
The storm also appeared to wreak havoc on the region's sewage system, sending five million gallons of sewage flowing downriver and into Long Beach's coastal waters, according to the city.
In response to the downpour, Cal State Long Beach and Long Beach City College both took steps to keep people off campus and move Monday classes online. Long Beach Unified campusesare open. The school district urged parents to drive carefully and keep in touch with individual schools for updates.
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