Some areas received as much as 3 inches of rain on Monday and could see an additional 2 inches Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
Even stronger storms, with heavy rain and powerful winds, are forecast to hit the region Wednesday and Thursday.
Rain on Monday prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders for hundreds of Los Angeles County residents. Evacuations orders for about 100 homes were lifted Monday evening, CNN affiliate KTLA reported.
Still vulnerable to mudslides were residents in foothill areas torched by last year's Station fire. That 160,000-acre blaze destroyed about 80 homes in Los Angeles County. Scores of residents from those neighborhoods had been urged to evacuate, the affiliate said.
Winds and rain also left many in the dark Monday.
More than 23,000 customers were still without power in southern California as of 10 p.m. Monday PT (1 a.m. Tuesday ET), according to Lois Bruce, spokeswoman for Southern California Edison.
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