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Already inundated by record rainfall, Southern California is facing another major storm Presidents Day weekend that could bring new risks for mudslides and flooding in vulnerable areas saturated with water.

Concern in areas already saturated by weeks of rain in California

California braces for further extreme weather ahead: Live updates

Pacific Coast Highway will be shut down overnight "until further notice" north of Malibu to repair extensive storm damage.

There are three main meteorological reasons why L.A. is so smoggy — all of which are affected when a rainstorm passes through and brings clearer skies.

Woodland Hills, located in the San Fernando Valley, has had some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Los Angeles County. It also gets a lot of rain — sometimes over a foot — during storms.

Woodland Hills, located in the San Fernando Valley, has had some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Los Angeles County. It also gets a lot of rain — sometimes over a foot — during storms.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A final burst of heavy rain from a deadly atmospheric river storm doused California's Central Coast on Wednesday as it headed for Los Angeles, bringing a renewed threat of mudslides and floods to a region soaked for days by record downpours. The storm's last gasp in California came as the confirmed number of storm-related fatalities statewide rose to at least six, according to the governor's Office of Emergency Services. Up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) of rain was for...

The confirmed number of storm-related fatalities in California statewide rose to at least six. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rain and snow from the storm also hampered attempts early on Wednesday to locate five crew members from a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter that crashed east of San Diego during a routine training flight.