Tulare County rainfall totals were relatively low Tuesday morning at about three-quarters of an inch in Visalia, Tulare and Exeter while Three Rivers and the foothills saw around an inch.
A powerful storm charged south through California on Tuesday, drenching the drought-stricken state with desperately needed rain but also triggering rescue efforts on a swollen river and mandatory evacuations due to the threat of mudslides in some areas scarred by wildfires.