Cloudy and Cool Conejo Valley This First Sunday of 2013

Darts Promoter L. David Irete captured this neat photo of the Conejo Valley before sundown tonight on this cool, cloudy, slightly rainy first Sunday of 2013. Irete is the biggest darts enthusiast in town, so make sure to follow his Facebook page.

It is supposed to be sunny tomorrow, but the rain is expected back later in the week. No worries...check this list of things to do around Ventura County with the kids when it is WET outside (unless of course you enjoy jumping in puddles!).

Here's how it looked around 11 a.m. this morning while I was running (literally) around town.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow at the Camarillo Target Today

We had some showers today, interspersed with some sun. Conejo Valley resident Kimberly Gardner was at the Camarillo Target center today when she and other shoppers were treated to quite an amazing rainbow. Target must have been having quite a sale today or something! That was a beauty!

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Ventura County Watershed Protection District Website Provides Real-Time Rain Data

The mission of the Ventura County Watershed Protection District is to protect life, property, watercourses, watersheds and public infrastructure from the dangers and damages associated with flood and stormwaters in Ventura County. VCWPD has jurisdiction over about 200 miles of channels throughout the County.

One feature on the VCWPD website is the ALERT (Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time) map that shows rainfall totals at over 100 locations throughout Ventura County. If you look at the 2-day rainfall totals as of today, March 21, 2011, you will see some very dramatic rainfall totals, confirming the massive drenching we experienced in the Conejo Valley yesterday, leaving downed trees all around town. Here are some 2-day rainfall totals (note that this is provisional data and VCWPD does not warrant the accuracy of the data):

• Newbury Park: 5.5 inches (measured at the NP Fire Station)
• Thousand Oaks Civic Center: 5.4 inches
• Camarillo Airport: 4.0 inches
• Ventura County Government Center: 3.8 inches
• Simi Valley: 3.7 inches
• Moorpark: 3.1 inches
• Agoura Hills: 4.1 inches

CLICK HERE for a link to the map or visit www.vcwatershed.org/fws/gmap.html.

That's a lot of rain in such a short period! Need sandbags? Here's a list courtesy of the Ventura County Fire Department.