"California's wet winter continued Saturday as rain fell across the Southland, grounding flights coming in and out of Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive road closures along the coast. The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by mid-day Monday, according to the National Weather Service. However, even light rain can have an outsized impact when it comes on the heels of other heavy winter storms, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service."
"The recent storm system was more severe in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, but is expected to weaken as it moves into Los Angeles County. The Santa Barbara Airport canceled all flights going into and out of the airport Saturday around noon after several runways flooded. Officials at the small regional airport located about seven miles from downtown Santa Barbara did not know when it would reopen and said they would reassess the situation after the rains had stopped."
"The wet weather, combined with an earlier storm over the Christmas and New Year's holiday was also responsible for the shuttering of all lanes on a 27-mile stretch of the 101 freeway extending from the junction of SR1 and Highway 1 to Winchester Road in Goleta due to heavy flooding. And, on Friday, Caltrans closed the 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard known to experience mudslides between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive."
Heavy rain fell across Southern California, grounding flights at Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive coastal road closures. The storm system hit Santa Barbara and Ventura counties hardest and is expected to weaken as it moves into Los Angeles County. The National Weather Service forecasts rain through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering by mid-day Monday. Meteorologists warned that even light rain can remain hazardous because saturated ground from prior storms limits runoff. Santa Barbara Airport canceled all flights after runway flooding and officials said reopening will be reassessed after rains stop. Multiple highways, including a 27-mile stretch of the 101 freeway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard, were closed due to flooding and mudslide risk.
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