Recent heavy snows had initiated avalanche alerts in both countries. Wet California Storm Moves Inland Residents of Southern California have a chance to clean up today after a powerful Pacific storm slammed the region yesterday. More than 2 inches of rain fell across the Los Angeles basin. Mount Wilson outside the city received an impressive 6.71 inches of precipitation. The break should be short lived.
Forecasts call for more flooding rains to arrive late tonight.
Thanks to a big wet Pacific storm Southern Californians can kiss a year 2000 drought goodbye. Heavy rain and mountain snow has been falling across the area today. The mountains outside Los Angeles can expect up to 18 inches of fresh snow. Closer to the city a number of flash flood warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service. Conditions should improve by Tuesday morning.