Record rain dumped on parts of Los Angeles

Recent storms have dumped record amounts of rain on Los Angeles, with forecasters warning of the risk of landslides and flooding.

The National Weather Service (NWS) announced that the storm could remain in the area until Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The rain was expected to ease by Tuesday, but heavy downpours with 0.5 inch to 1 inch of rain per hour are still possible.

“Although precipitation and precipitation trends are decreasing across Southern California compared to the past few days, the risk of flooding and debris flows remains given the very wet antecedent conditions,” NWS Weather said. The Prediction Center said. mentioned in the prediction discussion Tuesday.

The storm had dumped about 7 inches of rain in downtown Los Angeles as of Monday night, making it the wettest two-day period in nearly half a century, the NWS said.

“Showers and thunderstorms will linger in Southern California and increase in the desert Southwest on Tuesday as Pacific moisture flows north ahead of a slow-moving deep upper-level trough/surface front system,” the Weather Prediction Center said. The debate over the forecast continued.

The NWS announced Sunday that an atmospheric river event will continue to bring “heavy rain, strong winds, high waves, and heavy snow” to significant areas of Central and Southern California over the next several days. More than 200,000 people were without power in California as of Sunday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.

The Associated Press contributed.