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The Evolution of Rain douses wildfires in Southern CaliforniaLOS ANGELES, California — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday.More than an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where crews cleared inundated roadways including the famed Pacific Coast Highway.In neighboring Malibu, four schools were closed on Monday "due to dangerous road conditions," the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District said in a statement.Clouds were clearing, but flood watches from lingering pockets of rain were still in effect for fire-scarred areas of the Palisades, Altadena and Castaic Lake."All these fresh burns are very susceptible to rapid runoff," said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service's office for Los Angeles.North of Los Angeles, snowy conditions on Sunday night shut down the mountainous Tejon Pass section of Interstate 5, a key north-south artery for the state, but it reopened on Monday afternoon.The highway rises to more than 4,100 feet (1,250 meters) between LA and the San Joaquin Valley, making it susceptible to storm closures.

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