ALBANY, Calif. (KGO) -- We obviously need the rain. California's drought is drying up wells, parching fields, reducing reservoirs to dangerous levels and leaving much of the state under extreme conditions.
A real amount of rain is on the way. It won't end the drought obviously, but it won't hurt either.
With the clouds moving in and the wind picking up, it definitely looks like a weather system is on its way, but so far, no raindrops.
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Water officials say it's a good start, but we are a long way from any real relief from the drought.
"We certainly are happy to see that the rainy season is upon us. But we do need it to rain in our watershed and we need it to rain where our reservoirs are at," said Abby Figueroa of EBMUD.
When Al Hause of Albany was asked if people might stop conserving water when they see the rain, he responded, "Anyone that's been in California two days might think that, but anyone who's been in California longer than that, they'd know we're in big trouble."
About the only thing this initial rain might allow is for people to turn off their sprinklers and maybe not water at all for a week.
Beyond that, there's no great relief expected. In fact, water agencies are busy preparing more drought restrictions just in case, it doesn't rain much by the end of the year.