(MENAFN) A formidable Pacific weather system battered Southern California throughout the weekend, claiming one life and inundating neighborhoods stretching from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, media reported Sunday.

Officials announced that evacuation directives spanning Los Angeles County were rescinded late Saturday, though hazardous conditions remain. "Although rain is still impacting the region, the worst of the storms has moved through," said LA County Fire Department Capt. Brian Kight.

The massive system impacted roughly 22 million residents, unleashing two concentrated precipitation bursts—the initial wave striking early Saturday morning, followed by a second deluge between 11 am (1900GMT) and 4 pm (2400GMT), per media.

In Sutter County, a 71-year-old motorist perished Friday when surging floodwaters carried his vehicle from the Pleasant Grove Creek Bridge, the California Highway Patrol confirmed to the news organization.

Authorities reported two to three feet of water had submerged the roadway after relentless rainfall.

Wildfire burn scar territories remained a paramount concern, with meteorologists cautioning they are "extremely prone to flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows."

Yet the danger extended far beyond those zones, as waterlogged terrain across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties faced projections of 4 to 6 inches of precipitation—dramatically exceeding Los Angeles' 0.8-inch November baseline.

Though the most severe rainfall diminished Saturday evening, forecasters indicated an unstable atmospheric pattern will persist through early next week, maintaining elevated flash flood, mudslide, and landslide risks as supplementary precipitation strikes already compromised landscapes.

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