248 Crashes, .17 Inches in Ramona, Scattered Showers Remain

A mild autumn storm out of the north moved over the San Diego area Thursday and Friday, delivering modest rainfall amounts while ushering in a spate of traffic headaches.

The blustery atmospheric pattern generated the strongest showers in the northern and eastern reaches of county, according to the National Weather Service. Ramona received about an average amount of rainfall compared to the region.

Over a 24-hour period ending at 5 p.m. Thursday, the dark clouds dropped 0.17 inches in Ramona, 0.67 in Julian, and 0.31 in Santa Ysabel.

Motorists, meanwhile, faced a predictable rash of standard Southern California rainy-day woes. Between midnight and 4 p.m., the California Highway Patrol logged 248 accidents on the region's freeways and rural roads, including Wildcat Canyon Road and Route 67. By comparison, the agency generally responds to 50-75 crashes over a full day of dry weather.

Light to moderate scattered rainfall was expected to continue across Ramona and the county Friday morning and afternoon before moving off to the east in the evening hours and over the day Saturday, the National Weather Service advised.