Rain, Snow Lash California

A rainbow is visible looking West from Palm Springs, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, next to an array of wind turbines. Southern California has been hit with heavy rainstorms totaling more than 4 inches in some areas over a 24 hour period which has some experts on edge about the possibility of mudslides. Scattered showers are forecast for the next few days.

City workers attempt to retrieve two partially submerged cars abandoned by their drivers in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. A powerful winter storm that unleashed a thick blanket of mountain snow, heavy rain and at least one tornado pounded Southern California for a fifth straight day Friday.

City workers retrieve debris from around a couple of partially submerged cars abandoned by their drivers in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 25, 2008.

Mary Antossian, right, waits for assistance after abandoning her car when it and other vehicles were partially flooded in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 25, 2008.

Cars abandoned by their drivers sit partially submerged in water in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 25, 2008.

A man takes a walk at Spring Lake Park on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in Santa Rosa, Calif. A major storm is expected to hit northern and central California on Friday, packing winds and heavy rains, which could lead to flooding.

A truck plows snow from the shoulder of Interstate 5, which remains closed as a result of a winter storm Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in Castaic, Calif., about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.

Trucks move along Interstate 5, which remains closed as a result of a winter storm Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in Castaic, Calif., about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.

A service truck travels on Interstate 5 which remains closed as a result of a winter storm Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in Castaic, Calif., about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.

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