"This winter's first major storm arrived with a punch but not a knockout in Santa Cruz County. A deep, low-pressure storm system moving from the Pacific Northwest to California's Central Coast arrived Monday and, along with it, periods of heavy downpours and turbulent seas that parked a loose sailing vessel on the beach in Santa Cruz overnight and sent a possible localized tornado to an organic farm along the North Coast."
"National Weather Service meteorologist Dylan Flynn told the Sentinel Tuesday that officials were surprised by just how concentrated the dose of rough weather ended up being. It was maybe a little bit more condensed in time than we had initially anticipated, said Flynn. Sentinel weather observers reported 2.72 inches of rainfall in Ben Lomond Monday through Tuesday, 2.20 inches in Scotts Valley and 2 inches in Soquel."
"The weather service issued a flood advisory at 4:21 p.m. Monday that included the county's North Coast and was followed up by another one at 4:53 p.m. that included the county in its entirety. Those advisories were set to expire three hours later, but the downpour was strong enough to warrant an extension through 9:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday, respectively."
A deep, low-pressure storm moving from the Pacific Northwest produced heavy downpours and turbulent seas across Santa Cruz County. The storm beached a loose sailing vessel and generated a possible localized tornado at an organic farm on the North Coast. Officials were surprised by how concentrated the storm's impacts were in time. Rainfall totals included 2.72 inches in Ben Lomond, 2.20 inches in Scotts Valley, 2 inches in Soquel, and up to 1.5 inches in parts of Santa Cruz. Flood advisories covered the county, were extended due to strong downpours, and coastal conditions featured strong tides and heavy waves.
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