Recent storms spark talk of 'Miracle March' in Central California

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The caller rainfall and snowfall are overmuch needed for Central California's h2o supply.

The latest acceptable of storms is already sparking speech of a "Miracle March."

"January was a truly adust month. It was truly a bust for the magnitude of h2o we got, precise small snowpack," said Steven Haugen, watermaster for the Kings River Water Association.

Haugen is paying adjacent attraction to Central California's snowpack, which helium called our biggest reservoir, holding much than a cardinal feet of water.

Our existent reservoirs are astir each astatine oregon supra humanities averages, but adjacent Millerton and to the south, Castaic.

Both are conscionable beneath their mean levels for this clip of year.

Meteorologists are tracking the interaction of March showers too.

"We are moving successful Fresno astatine 7.51 inches. Our mean for this clip of twelvemonth is 8.35 (inches,)" said Stephen McCoy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service successful Hanford.

He added determination whitethorn beryllium less chances to physique connected the h2o supply, arsenic drier upwind is conscionable astir the corner.

"April and May usually aren't excessively conducive for precipitation but it's not uncommon for america to spot a strategy determination through," said McCoy.

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