Wet Winter Storm Hits California, Closing Regional Airport and Trapping People in Swollen Rivers

Published on February 20, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO—Another wet winter storm swamped California with heavy rainfall on Monday, flooding the runways at a regional airport and leading to several rescues on swollen rivers and creeks. The Santa Barbara airport, on the state’s central coast, closed Monday after as much as 10 inches of rain had fallen in the area by noon, covering the runways with water. “Commercial flights have been canceled, general aviation operations are paused, and the Terminal is closed,” airport officials said in a statement posted on social media. “For info about specific flights, please contact your airline directly.” The National Weather Service had warned that California’s central coast was at risk of “significant flooding,” with up to 5 inches of rain predicted for many areas and isolated rain totals of 10 inches possible in the Santa Lucia and Santa Ynez mountain ranges as the storm headed toward greater Los Angeles....

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