Southern California is experiencing on-and-off rain on Easter Sunday, with a chance of thunderstorms through the night.
A flood watch is in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday for Los Angeles County, with a high surf advisory at the county’s beaches until 9 p.m.
Several daily rainfall records were set on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Downtown Los Angeles set a record with 1.73 inches, breaking the record of 1.27 inches in 1946. LAX received 1.87 inches, surpassing 1946’s .86 inches. Long Beach Airport set a record with 1.86 inches, breaking the record of .24 inches set in 1978. Palmdale and Lancaster also set records with 1.12 inches and 1.08 inches, respectively.
In Orange County, Anaheim set a record with 1.40 inches, compared to 0.03 in 2008. Inland, Riverside’s record on Saturday was 0.84, toppling 0.60 in 1946, and San Jacinto’s rainfall hit 0.95, up from the .40 record set in 1982.
Sunday’s rainfall totals will be highly variable, according to the NWS, with many areas receiving an additional 0.25 to 0.50 inches, and a chance of some small areas receiving up to an additional inch if a strong thunderstorm passes overhead.
Snow levels will remain in the 4,500- to 5,500-foot range, with an additional 6 to 12 inches likely above 5,000 or 6,000 feet.
The rain led to flooding and street closures in some areas and some power outages on Saturday.
The city of Los Angeles temporarily closed the Sepulveda Basin around midday Saturday. The closure spanned Burbank Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard and the 405 Freeway, and on Woodley Avenue from Victory to Burbank Boulevard.
Also closed for the duration of the storm was the on-ramp to the southbound 5 Freeway from Lankershim Boulevard in Sun Valley, where Caltrans crews were installing three extra pumps to prevent the highway from flooding.
Caltrans said the freeway remained open through the Grapevine on Sunday, but drivers should expect rain and high winds over the summit.
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