"California Braces for Powerful Rainstorm; Mudslides Feared"

"A rain-triggered mudslide that shut down nine miles of Pacific Coast Highway on Sunday could be a preview of what’s potentially to come the rest of the week.

A low-pressure storm poised off the coast on Monday was expected to move inland overnight, hitting the Southland with full force on Tuesday – bringing as much as 5 inches of rain in the mountain areas and 1 to 2 inches in downtown Los Angeles, according to the National Weather Service.

'This looks like the type of storm that has widespread, constant rain,' said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. 'It’s very large and has a lot of moisture with it.'"

Hailey Branson-Potts reports for the Los Angeles Times December 1, 2014.

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