L.A. hit by rare September rain and coastal flooding from Hurricane Marie

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Set us as preferred Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.Most parts of L.A.

County will take on about a quarter-inch to an inch of rain as the storm continued to fizzle out over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.The mountain regions of the county were likely to see more significant rainfall, while downtown Los Angeles was expected to see slightly less precipitation.The region could also be hit by pockets of thunderstorms, which would bring heavier rain in localized and brief spurts, but the chances of that were about 10% to 15%, according to David Gomberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

California From Carlsbad to Malibu to Santa Cruz, erosion is already remaking the maps of popular beaches in dramatic ways.More concerning than the rainfall are rip tides and coastal flooding, Gomberg said.“There’s been a large surf already with reports of 10-foot waves at Zuma Beach,” Gomberg said.

“A lot of rescues already.”Most areas are seeing 6- to 8-foot waves, he said.Gomberg said that no one except experienced surfers should go into the waters.Early Sunday morning the National Weather Service said that “flooding of lots, parks and roads with only isolated road closures” were expected.

The weather service said that a flood advisory was in effect until 1 p.m.Sunday afternoon for west central Los Angeles County — including for the Franklin and Palisades burn scars.

“Minor debris flows may occur in the recent burn scars,” the weather service said in a Sunday morning bulletin.California Southern California’s swampy summer continues to set records, with humidity levels creating conditions that feel more like Florida ...