Rain finally tapering off as holiday storm moves out

Another surge of rain was expected across Southern California on Friday, with a high potential for flooding, after record rainfall drenched the area on Christmas Eve.

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“Locally heavy rain is expected … early Friday morning, especially in the mountains, with rain rates up to a 0.50-0.75 inches per hour possible,” according to the National Weather Service. “Given the amount of water that fell [Wednesday] it won’t take much additional rain to generate significant impacts, including additional mud and rock slides through the canyons and dangerous flooding on area roads and highways.”…

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