My heavy Rain Protection is now a Cyclist's Rain Cape, It is water Proof , seam welded nylon backed PVC..
Further North and right on the Coast, the marine squalls dumped a lot of rain all at once as the storm fronts came ashore..
Something I never Experienced in San Francisco Or any town east of the Coast Range. Napa, Eugene, etc.
Even Eureka/Arcata, were not getting that kind of rainfall. further south..
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