BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

Unlike their neighbors, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa escaped Tuesday’s

heavy storms with relatively little damage.

While Laguna Beach dealt with a major road closure and blackouts, the

two cities only had to endure a heavy downpour.

Newport Beach saw 2.17 inches of rain Tuesday, and Costa Mesa was hit

with 2.30 inches, according to data provided by the National Weather

Service.

A service forecaster said the area stands a 70% chance of scattered

thundershowers today.

Costa Mesa has been prone to flooding in downpours. But not this time,

Public Service Director Bill Morris said.

“We had quite a bit of rain, but it wasn’t intense,” Morris said. “We

didn’t really have any flooding.”