Saturday morning rains prompt Los Angeles County flash flood warnings
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Saturday morning as heavy rain came down in Central and Southern Los Angeles County.
The flash flood warnings were in effect until 8 a.m. Saturday, with heavy rain tapering to lighter showers in the afternoon.
Meteorologist Alex Biston updated rain totals over six hours Saturday, from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.
"Rainfall totals so far, this is over the past six hours (from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday) we have seen anywhere from one-quarter inch to one-half inch of rain and once it is all said and done, we could see anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain for the coast and valley communities," Biston reported.
Some locations that fell under the flash flooding warning included:
- Long Beach
- Malibu
- Culver City
- Venice
- Santa Monica
- Inglewood
- Manhattan Beach
- Beverly Hills
- Hermosa Beach
- Hollywood
- Redondo Beach
- Torrance
- Universal City
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Encino
- Burbank
- Griffith Park
- North Hollywood
- Van Nuys
- Rancho Palos Verdes
A flood watch is in effect through Sunday afternoon in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
County officials opted to close the Sepulveda Basin on Saturday afternoon, as is typical during periods of heavy rain. The closure impacts Burbank Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard and the 405 Freeway, and Woodley Avenue from Victory to Burbank Boulevard.
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