Forecasters are predicting an opportunity of monsoonal showers and thunderstorms in areas of Southern California on Sunday evening, with heavy rain having fallen already within the San Bernardino Mountains and the excessive desert.
Areas simply south of Huge Bear received 1.3 inches of rainfall Sunday, and there have been downpours within the japanese Antelope Valley, meteorologists stated. A flash flood watch was in impact till 10 p.m. Sunday in Los Angeles and Ventura county mountains, in addition to the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.
“That is our monsoon season,” stated Dan Gregoria, a meteorologist with the Nationwide Climate Service in San Diego. “However moisture ranges are actually excessive proper now for this area.”
Some scattered showers — however fewer than on Sunday — will most likely proceed by way of a minimum of Monday, particularly within the mountains and deserts, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service.
In Yucaipa, 10 miles east of San Bernardino, flooding and particles flows shut down Freeway 38 close to Angelus Oaks early Sunday morning, stated California Freeway Patrol Officer Jacob Grieda.
Greater than 20 vehicles had been caught within the mud in a single day, and drivers had been assisted by officers and CalTrans officers. That a part of Freeway 38 is predicted to stay closed by way of a minimum of Monday morning, Grieda stated.
Sizzling and muggy climate is forecast to persist all through the week within the Southland, with highs within the mid-80s nearer to the coast and into the 90s for inland areas.