really unusual for a storm like that to be so lop-sided so near the eye.
Utah media is still running "Slow the Flow" ads talking about reservoirs being low and all, after a month of record rainfall statewide, with many areas flash flooded. I had a normal years' rain/prec total inside a month with three off-the-charts storms.
The last was a winter-season storm front fed with subtropical moisture. A lot of farmers lost a cutting of hay, but they still have time to get a new cutting in early October. Roads and ditches washed out at my place, tens of thousands of dollars in damage. I live with it. Lost some livestock due to disrupted conditions.
The West....... California and Arizona...... needs mega desalination works. If the government did that, the Colorado River water could be re-allocated. Las Vegas and St. George are in major growth and need water. The reservoirs should be kept higher. Every city should recycle waste water. Las Vegas recycles over 60%
There's no need for draconian water cops patrolling our towns. We need to build better water systems, do desalination like crazy, and keep our towns sorta green abundant.
If the oceans are really getting warmer, one of the first results will be more rain overall, changes in weather patterns, but more rain overall. A few years ago I thought we were +1C on our SST globally, but that has cooled some overall. Mostly Arctic deviation now.