How the Rose Parade is responding to rain in forecast

"More wet weather is on tap for Southern California this week, which may result in the first rainy Rose Parade in two decades. The rain is forecast to reach the Los Angeles area between sunset on New Year's Eve and the morning of New Year's Day, said Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. The heaviest precipitation will likely fall on New Year's Day and Saturday, with light showers the Friday in between, Wofford said."

"In total, the storms are expected to drop 1 to 3 inches of rain in valley and coastal areas and 3 to 5 inches in the mountains - amounts that, while substantial, are less than what fell during the atmospheric river storms that caused flooding, debris flows and a tornado last week, Wofford said. Still, some flooding is likely, he said, since waterways are still swollen and soils still saturated from those earlier storms."

""History tells us the sun usually shows up right on time." The last time it rained during the parade was in 2006, and that was only the 10th time in the event's history, according to a Times report. Spectators donned ponchos, participants wrestled with soaked instruments and sodden flags, and four floats - from the cities of Burbank and Sierra Madre, the Walt Disney Co., and Trader Joe's - broke down, probably"

Rain is expected to arrive in the Los Angeles area between sunset on New Year's Eve and the morning of New Year's Day. The heaviest precipitation will likely fall on New Year's Day and Saturday, with lighter showers on Friday. Storm totals are forecast at 1 to 3 inches in valley and coastal areas and 3 to 5 inches in the mountains. Soils remain saturated and waterways swollen from recent atmospheric river storms, so some flooding and debris flows remain possible. Hundreds of thousands of parade spectators may encounter soggy conditions. Rose Parade officials say they are prepared and note the last rainy parade occurred in 2006.

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