Epic stretch of SoCal rainfall to continue through Tuesday
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California’s wet winter continued Sunday with the heaviest rain expected in the afternoon and evening, and more rain forecast for Monday before it tapers off Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.Los Angeles and Ventura county coastal and valley regions could receive roughly half an inch to an inch more rain, with mountain areas getting one to two additional inches Sunday, officials said.The next two days will be lighter, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist at the weather service office in Oxnard.
California Heavy rain triggers flooding across the Southland, closing Santa Barbara Airport.While the Bay Area faces King Tide flooding, Southern California braces for debris flows in burn scarred areas.Rains in Southern California have broken records this season, with some areas approaching average rain totals for an entire season.
As of Sunday morning, the region has seen nearly 14 inches of rain since Oct.1, more than three times the average 4 inches for this time of year.
An average rain season, which goes from July 1 to June 30, is 14.25 inches, officials said.“There’s the potential that we’ll already meet our average rainfall for the entire 12-month period by later today if we end up getting half an inch or more of rain,” Munroe added.
The wet weather prompted multiple road closures over the weekend, including a 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive as well as State Route 33 between Fairview Road and Lockwood Valley Road in the Los Padres National Forest.The California Department of Transportation also closed all lanes along State Route 2 from 3.3 miles east of Newcomb’s Ranch to State Route 138 in Angeles National Forest.Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials say beachgoers should stay out of the water to avoid the higher bacteria levels brought on by rain.
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