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Bursts of intense rain caused scattered mudslides, flooded freeways, and prompted evacuation orders in parts of L.A.
Further north, the storm knocked out power to more than 120,000 customers in central and northern California, according to PowerOutage.us, while high winds delayed inbound flights to San Francisco International Airport by an average of two hours, according to the FAA.
The storm also dumped several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and forecasters say more could be on the way.
It's been three years since a major winter storm brought Southwest Airlines to its knees.
While other airlines managed to get their operations going within days, Southwest did not.
Since then, Chief Information Officer Lauren Woods says Southwest has made big investments in technology so it can anticipate and respond to outages more quickly.
Southwest is just one of many airlines that have been forced to ground their planes because of IT outages.
The test is how quickly they can get their planes and their customers back in the air.
It's been three years since a major winter storm brought Southwest Airlines to its knees.
While other airlines managed to get their operations going within days, Southwest did not.
Since then, Chief Information Officer Lauren Woods says Southwest has made big investments in technology so it can anticipate and respond to outages more quickly.
Southwest is just one of many airlines that have been forced to ground their planes because of IT outages.
The test is how quickly they can get their planes and their customers back in the air.
Forecasters say Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years, warning drivers to stay off the roads in the coming days.
The National Weather Service says flash flooding is possible in parts of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.