Morgan Hill has experienced more than two inches of rain in the past 24 hours alone, and a few more showers are predicted for Christmas Day.
Rain totals capped off at 0.57, 0.63 and 2.94 inches over the last three days, according to Morgan Hill resident Chris Henry, who regularly keeps track of MH rain totals.
Most roads are faring well as the California Highway Patrol has not had any official reports of flooding. The Santa Clara County roads hotline did not report any closures either.
Some local residents, however, reported that the intersection of East Dunne and Hill avenues are completely flooded. Maple Leaf RV Park at 15200 Monterey St., which has experienced flooding issues in the past, had no problems to report this time around.
According to the CHP, there have not been any major weather-related accidents. As always, the CHP urges drivers to be cautious on the wet roads, especially before passing through any water. There have been no DUI-related arrests in Morgan Hill since Friday, according to the CHP.
During the last few days, the impacts of the downpour can be seen in the nearby Llagas Creek, which runs through west Morgan Hill, as the creek nearly reached its historic record high. The creek topped the charts at 10 feet – just shy of the 11.4 foot record – and experienced peak flows in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS sent out an urban and small stream flooding warning, urging residents to be mindful of nearby creeks and small water sources that might exceed their limits.
It appears that Morgan Hill is not out of the clouds yet, as the NWS predicts a small amount of showers for the latter half of Christmas Day – about another 0.5 inches of precipitation. The remainder of the storm will taper off by Wednesday morning. After Wednesday, things will finally dry up as the NWS reports blue skies the rest of the week.
CHP checkpoint in Morgan Hill this Friday
The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests – in the county as a whole – from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 13 DUI deployments in Santa Clara County.
Since 12:01 a.m. Friday Dec. 14, 2012 through midnight Sunday, officers representing Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies arrested 242 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2011, 226 DUI arrests occurred during the same 10-day time period.
Over the course of the next several days of the campaign, extra DUI Saturation Patrols will be deployed in the cities of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Santa Clara and San Jose.
DUI checkpoints will be conducted in Morgan Hill this Friday. The CHP is deploying all available officers for their Maximum Enforcement Period this holiday through midnight on Tuesday. All regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers will focus efforts at stopping and arresting DUI drivers during their normal shifts.
