Flood in Qualcomm Stadium .Southern California was struggling with widespread flooding and scattered mudslides as a seventh straight day of rain pounded the region.
The storms trapped residents in cars and homes over a wide area, caused a bridge collapse in San Bernardino County and flooded the Corona Municipal Airport. Forecasters warned of scattered but intense bursts of rain and thunder through the afternoon. Officials say they hope conditions will settle down by Wednesday evening.
Conditions were tough in San Diego County, where media reports say that SeaWorld was shut down and rains flooded the Qualcomm Stadium football field a day before the Poinsettia Bowl. TV footage showed a dramatic rescue of guests at a Mission Valley hotel where floodwaters were approaching the tops of car roofs.
Flash flood warnings were issued for local areas burned by recent fires and for the eastern San Gabriel Valley and east of Palm Springs.
A small mudslide hit La Conchita, the site of deadly mudslide several years ago. No injuries have been reported in that Ventura County community.
Heavy downpours, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, pummeled the Southland. The violent weather delivered some of its first blows to Orange County in predawn hours, powered by the collision of a mass of cool air from the Pacific Northwest and a flow of intense subtropical moisture from eastern Asia.
