A bicyclist is seen attempting to fend off the rain with an umbrella in Malibu on Jan. 7, 2016. (Credit: KTLA)
The Latest on storms hitting the West (all times local):
8:22 a.m.
The storm impacting Southern California has disrupted a major golf tournament and has shut down two theme parks.
The Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles halted play after less than an hour Thursday morning due to wet conditions.
Knott’s Berry Farm in Orange County and Six Flags Magic Mountain north of Los Angeles both say they’ll remain closed for the day due to inclement weather.
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7:40 a.m.
Officials in San Jose have lifted evacuation orders for those living along the Guadalupe River, saying the river has crested and is going down.
An email alert early Thursday urged those who live by the river to seek higher ground due to flooding threats.
In Sausalito, fire and city crews continue to assess whether they need to shore up the hill where a home with a woman inside slid down destroying another house that was apparently vacant.
Southern Marin Fire District Chief Chris Tubbs Chief Chris Tubbs tells KGO-TV gas and power lines were damaged and that at least 50 homes were evacuated a precaution.
A woman was rescued from the wreckage and taken to a hospital.
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6:57 a.m.
Flash flood warnings have been issued for neighborhoods around a wildfire burn scar southeast of Los Angeles as an atmospheric river storm sends waves of rain into California.
The National Weather Service says the atmospheric river sagged southward from Northern California overnight and is pointed at the southwestern corner of the state early Thursday.
Riverside County has ordered mandatory and voluntary evacuations for residents living near slopes burned bare by the Holy Fire in the Cleveland National Forest last summer.
Elsewhere, motorists are dealing with localized street flooding and numerous accidents.
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6:30 a.m.
A woman has been rescued from the wreckage of her Northern California home after it slid down a hill during a second day of heavy rain.
Video from the rescue shows the woman conscious and talking as she is taken away on a gurney by rescue crews.
KNTV reports at least 50 homes have been evacuated after a mudslide struck the neighborhood in Sausalito, north of San Francisco.
Officials have set up an evacuation center as the strong storm continues to pound the area.
Natural Weather Service forecasters say Sausalito has received nearly 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain over the last 24 hours.
Further south, authorities are urging people to leave homes near the Guadalupe River in San Jose.
Officials in Santa Clara emailed an alert early Thursday, saying those who live by the river should seek higher ground due to flooding threats.
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12 a.m.
Heavy rain is again raising the risk of mudslides in Southern California burn areas where evacuations have been ordered during a powerful storm that flooded roads and toppled trees further north.
The system known as an atmospheric river snaked south early Thursday from the Pacific Northwest while feeding on moisture stretching across the ocean to near Hawaii.
Mandatory evacuations were in effect for areas near a burn scar in the Lake Elsinore area southeast of Los Angeles where officials say the risk of debris flows is high.
Motorists are urged to use caution or avoid travel on mountain roads where whiteout conditions are possible. Up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) of new snow could be dumped in the Sierra Nevada at elevations above 9,000 feet (2,743 meters).
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This story has been corrected to attribute 6:30 a.m. item to KNTV.
