Persistent rain drenches Southern California anew, prompting more flood worries

Storm water flows down the San Diego Creek in Irvine, CA on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 as storms continued to move through the area. Steady rain again fell across much of the Southland on Tuesday, Feb. 20, as a three-day storm continued to soak the region, promptingNational Weather Service forecasters said the storm that began early Monday will linger over Los Angeles County Tuesday, bringing “numerous showers” that will continue into the afternoon.

The flood watch affects the entirety of Los Angeles County with the exception of the Antelope Valley. The greatest chance of showers and thunderstorms will occur Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning with the possibility of a half inch to 1 inch of rain per hour, forecasters said. The Sepulveda Basin — between Burbank and Victory boulevards and Havenhurst and Woodley avenue — was closed as of 4 p.m. Monday due to flooding, Mayor Karen Bass announced.Los Angeles County Public Works officials issued a “phase 2 debris flow forecast” for the Land Fire burn area east of Sun Valley. The alert will be in effect until 9 a.m.

The Skirball Center Drive/Mulholland Drive off-ramp from the northbound San Diego Freeway was closed until further notice due to a sinkhole. The city’s Emergency Operations Center was activated to a Level 2 to monitor the impacts and coordinate the resources needed to respond to storm-related problems.

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