Heavy Snow in N Los Angeles T X N, California

A powerful winter storm brought heavy rain and snow to Central and Southern California. Heavy rain, totalling 2 to 6 inches, produced flash flooding across Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. In Ventura and Los Angeles counties, flash flooding and mudslides closed parts of San Gabriel Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest as well as Highway 150 near Lake Casitas and Highway 33 near Wheeler Gorge. In Goleta, Las Vegas Creek overflowed, flooding Goleta Valley Junior High School as well as Twin Lakes Golf Course. In addition, the heavy showers resulted in numerous reports of street flooding across the area. In the mountains, 12 to 22 inches of new snow was reported. Numerous thunderstorms were reported across the area, producing small hail and even a waterspout south of Santa Barbara airport.