Still, the possibility of more storms - particularly along the coast - is cause for concern, officials said.
The climate pattern is often associated with wetter conditions in Southern California, but is less informative about Northern California, which is where most of the state’s water supply comes from. “We’ve always had intense variability in California, but the suddenness of the shift from ‘very extreme dry’ to ‘very extreme wet’ is something that we think needs additional research to understand how changes in the climate may have played a factor, or not, in that extreme shift,” Nemeth said.Īdding to the challenge is the possibility of a strong El Niño event this winter.