A powerful, mostly atmospheric river has moved across California after killing at least six people and flooding much of the state, but persistent thunderstorms have created a risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County devastated by recent flooding.
los angeles — Strong Atmospheric river Most of it moved across California after killing at least six people and flooding much of the state, but persistent thunderstorms created a risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County recently devastated by wildfires.
Flood warnings remained in effect through Sunday afternoon for Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, where localized rain was still possible after heavy rains on Friday and Saturday.
“Due to the heavy rainfall of the past two days, it would not take significant rainfall to cause additional flooding and rockslides,” the National Weather Service said in an update Sunday.
Authorities on Sunday were still searching for a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean by 15-foot (4.6-meter) waves at a state beach in Monterey County on Friday. Police officials said the girl’s father, Yujie Ho, 39, of Calgary, Alberta, was killed while trying to save his daughter.
In Sutter County north of Sacramento, a 71-year-old man died Friday after his car was swept from a flooded bridge, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Off the coast of San Diego, a wooden boat believed to be transporting migrants toward the United States from Mexico capsized amid stormy seas, killing at least four people and sending four to the hospital, the Coast Guard said Saturday.
the A long column of tropical moisture Hurricanes that formed over the Pacific Ocean began flooding the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday evening and then unleashed widespread rain on Southern California on Friday and Saturday. More than 4 inches (10 cm) of rain fell on coastal Santa Barbara County as the storm approached Los Angeles. Parts of the Sierra Nevada received more than a foot of snow.
The Meteorological Department said that scattered rain may continue until Tuesday in the southern part of the state. Another storm is expected to arrive on Thursday.