California rain: SoCal atmospheric river begins tapering off
LOS ANGELES - Several weather advisories remain in effect across Southern California as the bulk of the latest storm makes its way through the region and the atmospheric river slowly begins to taper off.
Wednesday brought continued moderate to heavy rainfall and flooded roadways, along with the possibility of landslides, mudslides, mud and debris flow.
For Los Angeles, this marks the fourth-wettest February on record and the 10th-wettest month of all time.
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The good news is there’s light at the end of the tunnel with gorgeous conditions expected on Thursday and Friday.
More on what to expect below.
Weather Advisories
Flood Watch
As rain continued to fall on already-drenched Southern California, a greater portion of the area remained under a Flood Watch through 10 a.m. Wednesday. This affected Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties in the inland and coastal areas, as well as in the mountains.
Flash Flood Warning
Some Los Angeles County residents received a Flash Flood Warning alert on their phones Tuesday night. The National Weather Service reported the Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain showers across the county including Long Beach, eastern Malibu, Culver City, downtown LA, Rancho Palos Verdes, Hollywood, Alhambra, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Inglewood.
Heavy rain was also reported in parts of the Pomona Valley and Inland Empire on Wednesday morning.
Winter Weather Advisory
The NWS issued a Winter Weather Advisory through 10 a.m. warning of wet snow, additional snow accumulation between 1 and 3 inches, and potential wind gusts up to 40 mph.
Closures
The overnight rains caused mud and rock slides that disrupted travel in the Malibu area. Pacific Coast Highway was closed in both directions between Latigo Canyon and Corral Canyon roads due to mud on the roadway, according to Caltrans.
Malibu Canyon was closed in both directions Wednesday in Malibu following a rockslide. (Credit: @CHPWestValley)
The Sepulveda Basin -- between Burbank and Victory boulevards and Havenhurst and Woodley avenues -- remained closed due to flooding. Mulholland Drive remained closed between Skyline Drive and Bowmont Drive due to severe road damage at four locations that occurred during earlier rains. That closure was expected to last weeks, officials said.
RELATED: 405 Freeway off-ramp closed indefinitely due to sinkhole
The Skirball Center Drive/Mulholland Drive off-ramp from the northbound 405 Freeway was closed until further notice due to a sinkhole.
In Ventura County, SR-150 remains cloed in both directions between Stonegate Road and Steckel Park in Santa Paula due to a mudslide.
PCH between Sycamore Canyon Road to Las Posas Road also remains closed nightly from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. or later until further notice.
Dry conditions ahead
For those missing sunny skies and dry conditions, Thursday and Friday were forecast to deliver just that. However, another storm will begin approaching the region and rain chances return Sunday and Monday.
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FOX Weather and CNS contributed to this report.