A cold winter storm that brought rain and snow to Southern California on Wednesday, and caused a mudslide in Orange County’s canyon community, is expected to stick around another day before moving out of the area by the end of the week.
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Nicolai Aguilar, 11 from Norwalk, enjoys a sled ride down a small hill as his mother Imelda looks on near Mt. Baldy on Wednesday Mar. 10, 2021. The area received approximately 5 inches of snow overnight and is expecting more. Chains on vehicles is recommended. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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A snow plow clears the parking lot at Ice Box Canyon near Mt. Baldy on Wednesday Mar. 10, 2021. The area received approximately 5 inches of snow overnight and is expecting more. Chains on vehicles is recommended. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Storm clouds loom above a jogger atop the San Antonio Dam on Wednesday Mar. 10, 2021. More rain is expected to move into the area later today. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Vehicles make their way down the Cajon Pass at Highway 138 on Wednesday morning Mar. 10, 2021 following a storm which passed through the area overnight and into the morning. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Vehicles make their way down the Cajon Pass at Highway 138 on Wednesday morning Mar. 10, 2021 following a storm which passed through the area overnight and into the morning. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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An afternoon squall didn’t deter people from getting out in San Pedro Wednesday March 10, 2021. Point Fermin Lighthouse is reflected in the storm remnants.
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An afternoon squall didn’t deter people from getting out in San Pedro Wednesday March 10, 2021. Paseo Del Mar was a popular dog walking destination.
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An afternoon squall didn’t deter people from getting out in San Pedro Wednesday March 10, 2021. The wind gets ahold of a young girls umbrella walking along Paseo Del Mar.
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A man covers up with a box from the rain as he walks along Eldridge Ave in Sylmar, Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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People make their way over wet ground at the Van Nuys Civic Center in Van Nuys, Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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A Silverado Canyon resident walks in front of her home where mud and debris have inundated her garage following a heavy rain and a mudslide near a recent burn area on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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Neighbors work together to remove mud and debris from the side yard between their homes following a significant mudslide early Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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Darrell Tracy of Silverado Canyon stacks sandbags and shovels debris away from his house following a significant mudslide, and in anticipation of more coming rain, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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A red Tesla sits half buried with mud and debris following a mudslide in Silverado Canyon on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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A pickup truck that was washed down a creek in Silverado Canyon in Silverado sits wedged against a driveway with the creek flowing underneath following heavy rain early on Wednesday morning, March 10. 2021. The storm caused flash flooding and mud slides with cars and debris washed down the creeks as people that stayed behind try to dig out before more rain falls in the area. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Following one car being removed that washed down the creek, Silverado Canyon residents examine a pickup truck that also washed down a creek in Silverado Canyon in Silverado as it sits wedged against a driveway with the creek flowing underneath following heavy rain early on Wednesday morning, March 10. 2021. The storm caused flash flooding and mud slides with cars and debris washed down the creeks as people that stayed behind try to dig out before more rain falls in the area. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Intermittent showers, including brief but intense bouts of rain and possibly hail or thunderstorms, are expected across Southern California on Thursday, forecasters say.
“We will have this on-and-off-again, hit-and-miss, showery situation with breaks in rain during the day and sunshine at times,” said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office. “It is definitely colder than the typical storms we have this time of year.”
All told, the storm is expected to bring an inch to one-and-a-half inches of rain to Orange County and the Inland Empire and between half-an-inch and an inch of rain to the Los Angeles-area.
The cooler weather will mean snowfall at lower elevations than usual, forecasters said, down to 3,000 feet. That will mean slow travel on the Cajon Pass and the Grapevine.
Early Wednesday, a mudslide in Silverado Canyon in Orange County cut off a major thoroughfare and led to mandatory evacuations in portions of the remote Modjeska, Williams and Silverado canyon communities.
Though no injuries were reported, the mud trapped some cars and flowed into some yards. A temporary evacuation point was set up at El Modena High School.
Forecasters said there was a small chance of minor mud and debris flow in some other recent burn areas, and minor flooding is possible in some local cities.
The storm is expected to wind down Friday, with the temperature rising into the weekend. This week’s storm is not expected to compensate for what has been a dry fall and winter season.
“Any precipitation is beneficial,” said James Brotherton, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego office. “But it is just one storm system, so it is not going to make a huge dent.”
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