Heavy rain falling on Los Angeles County as low pressure off the coast pulls in remnant moisture from former tropical cyclone Linda.
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Thousands of utility customers are without electricity after a powerful rainstorm swept through Southern California, leading to water rescues and a treacherous commute. “Rainfall could cause minor urban roadway flooding across Los Angeles county, which could be worsened by clogged storm drains and culverts”.
Weather forecasters tell of a 20 to 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in Pasadena by Monday, increasing to 50 percent Tuesday.
Commuter traffic makes it way slowly along the 110 freeway in…
As of 9:30 a.m., about 8,200 customers in the Department of Water and Power coverage area were in the dark, according to the DWP’s Michelle Figueroa.
About 150 residents were evacuated from a West Hollywood assisted living apartment building early Tuesday morning after water began leaking from the roof and into light fixtures. A SigAlert was declared at 3:51 a.m., he said.
Los Angeles County was generally expected to see between two-tenths and a half-inch of rain from the weather system, although select areas far exceeded that amount.
Brien Milledge said some of his co-workers at an Orange auto fix business were late to work because of snarled traffic, but he had no problems despite the wet weather. Some showers are expected Wednesday morning, followed by a sunny afternoon, he said.
“Since many areas have seen little or no rainfall in the past couple of months, build-up of oil on the roadways could lead to extra slippery driving conditions”.
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Temperatures will heat back up in time for the weekend with highs across the region expected in the 80s and 90s, however the highs shouldn’t be as brutal as the most recent heat spell, Dandrea said. Temperatures were expected to spike again and humidity will drop by Wednesday, forecasters said.
