Winter storm leaves 1 dead, shuts highways in Southern California
Scattered showers continued across Southern California early Sunday and flash flood warnings remained in effect in some burn areas, but forecasters said the latest winter storm to hit the region was expected to ease up over the next few days.
“The worst has already happened,” said Kristen Stewart, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
The storm, the second in a series forecast to strike the area, moved into Santa Barbara County on Saturday with intense bursts of rain and wind that topped 80 mph. Though the storm tapered off in the evening, it picked up again early Sunday, with wind gusts of up to 60 mph and overnight rainfall totals of up to 3 inches.
Spotty showers were expected throughout the day as the storm continued to move east. Flash-flood warnings remained in effect in some parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Orange and Riverside counties early Sunday.
Highway 101, which was closed in both directions in Montecito Saturday morning due to mudflows, was reopened to traffic Saturday night, Caltrans officials said.
Pacific Coast Highway, however, remained closed in both directions near Yerba Buena Road early Sunday due to a mudslide that covered a portion of the northbound lanes, officials said. No homes were affected, and road crews were busy clearing the mud, which in some areas was up to 3 feet deep.
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