Local rain gauges reported nearly two inches of rain in Morgan Hill in the last 24 hours, as more strong storms brought some torrential downpours and street flooding overnight and early in the morning Jan. 20.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s West Edmundson rain gauge shows about 1.65 inches has fallen in the last 24 hours. The district’s gauge at West Little Llagas shows 1.46 inches has fallen in the same time period.
Forecasters are expecting the rain to pick up again the afternoon of Jan. 20, after a few brief hours of scattered sunshine. The rainfall will continue at least until Jan. 24, with the heaviest downpours expected overnight Saturday and Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Morgan Hill residents can still pick up sandbags to protect their property from flooding at three locations: next to the El Toro Fire Station near the intersection of Monterey and Old Monterey roads; the southeastern corner of the city’s Caltrain parking lot on Depot Street; and on Edes Court just outside the city’s corporation yard.
