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After several thunderstorms hit Southern California earlier this week, forecasters expect humidity levels and rainfall to increase in that region in the coming days.
Although the rain on Monday was not particularly strong, in the following days it could affect the clean-up work due to the oil spill in Huntington Beach.
As reported by Accuweather , the amount of water that fell did not exceed an inch in several places, Los Angeles International Airport registered 0. 03 inches. It is the third time in the year that the aerodrome registers a precipitation , the first was in March and the last one in August.
Meteorologists specialized in climate indicated that only in the last 43 hours have been logged 43, 000 lightning strikes in the southwestern United States .
Apparently, the rains and thunderstorms are moving towards the east of the country, which could also cause precipitation and lightning strikes in Salt Lake City and Phoenix by the middle of this week .
In addition, Flagstaff, Sedona and Winslow could also have some flash floods due to the rains.
Are Weather conditions are due, according to AccuWeather, to a low-pressure cold front moving from the Pacific Northwest to the Rocky Mountains that combines with moisture from the ocean .
However, the rainy conditions and possible thunderstorms to Throughout this week, they could affect cleanup work on the southern California coast, where last week an oil spill was recorded that was estimated to be 3, 000 barrels of oil that has affected fish and birds of the area .
The combination of the clouds with the front Cold coming from the Pacific will cause a decrease in temperatures in the Southwest such as San Francisco, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. In addition, experts indicated that the front could last until the middle of next week and do not rule out precipitation in California until then .
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