> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# 1st Southern California storm of the season brings showers
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/1st-southern-california-storm-of-the-season-brings-showers/
- Published: 2018-10-05T12:00:01.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T14:07:00.000Z
- Author: Associated Press
- Tags: Community, briefs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:50

The first Pacific storm of the season has brought showers and occasional downpours to Southern California but skipped some areas entirely.

The National Weather Service says a shower Thursday morning dropped more than a half-inch of rain on downtown Santa Barbara but it missed the vast burn scar of the Thomas Fire, which spewed a deadly debris flow through Montecito during a Jan. 9 deluge.

Santa Barbara County emergency managers say rainfall over Montecito and nearby Carpinteria have been below thresholds for debris flows.

Forecasters say shower activity has been settling down as a more stable air mass moves in.

Associated Press