Southern California storms slam Santa Barbara, Ventura. Rain through Tuesday
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California’s wet winter continued Saturday as rain fell across the Southland, grounding flights coming in and out of Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive road closures along the coast.The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.However, even light rain can have an outsized impact when it comes on the heels of other heavy winter storms, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.“There is only so much room for that rain to go, so it could still be a little hazardous out there,” he said.The recent storm system was more severe in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, but is expected to weaken as it moves into Los Angeles County.
The Santa Barbara Airport canceled all flights going into and out of the airport Saturday around noon after several runways flooded.Officials at the small regional airport located about seven miles from downtown Santa Barbara did not know when it would reopen and said they would reassess the situation after the rains had stopped.
California A storm is expected to bring rain and snow to the Los Angeles area this weekend, with gusty winds and possible flooding possible in burn scar areas, forecasters said.“I urge everyone to check with their airlines for flight status before coming to the airport,” a spokesperson said.The wet weather, combined with an earlier storm over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, was also responsible for the shuttering of all lanes on a 27-mile stretch of the 101 Freeway extending from the junction of SR1 and Highway 1 to Winchester Canyon Road in Goleta due to heavy flooding.And, on Friday, Caltrans closed the 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard known to experience mudslides between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive.
The reopening of the roadways was “d...