Randy McFarland with the Kings River Water Association said it will take more than a couple of storms to turn around three years of drought like conditions, but the rains are a promising start.
"We are about 75 percent of where we should be in the Kings River service area, so we've got a long way to go. On the other hand, a series of storms, if it turns out to be as potent as it's being said, it will go a long way to catch up," said McFarland.
Action News meteorologist Kevin Musso said the Central Valley hasn't seen storms form a pattern like this in 10 to 12 years. He said the timing between storms is almost ideal for the valley's water system.
"There are some intermittent pauses where you've got 6 to 10 hours perhaps, where it will leech down into the soil, replenish some of the ground water table, and of course, put snowpack in the Sierra. The most important thing is the snowpack in the Sierra, but it's also nice to replenish some of the water that's needed on the valley floor," said Musso.
