Hurricane Marie, while staying offshore, brought rare September rain and coastal flooding to the Los Angeles area over the Labor Day weekend. While the county was spared the worst of the storm, it experienced between a quarter and an inch of rainfall, with some areas seeing minor flooding. Dangerous rip currents and waves of 6 to 10 feet prompted rescues and the closure of beach parking lots in places like Seal Beach.
Most of L.A. County is expected to receive about a quarter-inch to an inch of rain, with mountain regions potentially seeing more. Pockets of thunderstorms with heavier, brief rainfall were possible but unlikely. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for parts of west central Los Angeles County, including the Franklin and Palisades burn scars, warning of minor debris flows.
Areas like the Westside and western San Fernando Valley, including Malibu, Encino, Woodland Hills, and Beverly Hills, were also expected to experience minor flooding. The city of Seal Beach saw flooding on Saturday, leading to the closure of beach parking lots until Wednesday due to elevated surf and coastal flooding.
Despite the soggy weekend, temperatures are forecast to rise significantly this week, with highs expected to reach the mid-90s by Wednesday and Thursday before cooling into the 80s next weekend.
Hurricane Marie developed off the coast of Mexico and, although models predicted it would move west, there was a slight chance it could track north toward Southern California. Its effects were felt despite its core remaining hundreds of miles away.
