The storm series that impacted the Inland Empire through the weekend led to multiple road closures from flooding and debris flows around Riverside County, the county Transportation Department said Monday.
The closure covering the greatest distance as of Monday morning was in Mecca, where Box Canyon Road was shut down from Interstate 10 to the north to All American Canal Road to the south, roughly 10 miles.
Transportation officials said overflows during downpours on Saturday afternoon prompted the public safety closure.
Similarly, rainfall left standing water and other hazards on Reche Canyon Road, between Reche Vista Road at the north end and the Moreno Valley city limits to the south, covering about six miles, according to the county.
In Winchester, a nearly half-mile stretch of Leon Road was closed between Olive Avenue and Coolingreen Court due to debris and water flows on Sunday morning, officials said.
In East Hemet, unspecified storm-related impacts led to the closure of Meridian Street, between Acacia and Briarwood avenues, one city block, on Sunday afternoon.
All of the closures remained in effect as of 11:30 a.m. Monday. There was no word on when they may be lifted.
The storm activity tapered off Sunday night across most of the inland region, though scattered showers were lingering Monday.
According to the National Weather Service, the low pressure system that dominated weather patterns over the weekend has pushed eastward. However, another system is coming in on the tail end of the previous one and will generate additional rain — and snow at higher elevations — from Monday night into early Wednesday morning, forecasters said.
The region will get a break until another system spins in from the Central California coast on Thursday afternoon.