Some mountain roads stay closed forward of upcoming storm – NBC Los Angeles
A stretch of Angeles Crest Freeway stays closed within the mountains north of Los Angeles after a winter storm that introduced a number of days of rain to Southern California.
All lanes of State Route 2 are closed east of Newcomb’s Ranch to State Route 138 in San Bernardino County.
Crews have been clearing massive boulders over the weekend that tumbled onto the highway close to windy hole Friday after the storm powered by an atmospheric river peaked on Christmas Eve and continued to ship rain by the remainder of the week.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard stays closed between Grandview Drive and Pacific Coast Freeway in western Los Angeles County.
Wind advisories have been in impact Monday for elements of Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The advisory was set to run out Monday evening in Ventura and LA counties and proceed till early Tuesday afternoon in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
The average to sturdy Santa Ana winds add to the chance of downed timber as a consequence of soil saturated by the vacation storm. Gusts as much as 60 mph are potential with gust reaching 75 mph on the highest elevations.
The subsequent storm is anticipated to deliver gentle showers Wednesday evening earlier than extra rain into Thursday morning. Showers will taper off Thursday afternoon into Friday with one other spherical of rain potential Friday into Saturday.
Estimated rainfall totals embrace 1 to three inches for the coasts and valleys and a couple of to five inches within the mountains.
