After an overnight soaking, the worst of the major storm hitting Santa Barbara County had passed by Tuesday morning, but it could bring more rain and thunder throughout the day.

Monitoring stations recorded up to 1.25 inches of rain in coastal areas as of 10:15 a.m. and some mountain areas had received more than 2 inches of rain.

This storm was moving north to south, and even though most of the rain had passed as of Tuesday morning, there was still a chance of thunderstorms and hail in some parts of the county.

“The main front went by, so that was the biggest, heaviest rain, but we are seeing that behind the front there are a lot of thunderstorms,” said John Dumas, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service. “A little less organized, but some of them could be quite strong and those will last into the afternoon, possibly even the early evening.”

The NWS issued special weather alerts throughout the early morning hours for thunderstorms and gusty winds, and the chances of weak tornados forming.

Dumas said areas that do see thunderstorms could be affected by winds going up to 65 miles per hour and light hail.

He added that anyone with a boat should be careful since the waters will be choppy this afternoon.

Santa Barbara County officials canceled evacuation warnings for the Lake Fire and Gifford Fire burn areas Tuesday morning. They had previously warned of possible flash flooding and debris flows from heavy rain, and issued shelter-in-place warnings overnight.

A NWS flood watch was in effect through 3 p.m. Tuesday.

According to Capt. Scott Safechuck, a public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, there were no major incidents due to the weather overnight.

He added that the department issued warnings for the storm due to the damage to parts of the county from recent wildfires. He said even though this storm has passed, the County Fire Department will continue to monitor the burn scars throughout the winter season.

The local California Highway Patrol offices reported multiple incidents of vehicle spinouts and collisions Tuesday morning as wet roads and rain affected the morning commute.

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