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A screenshot at 12:45 pm on Jan. 22, 2024, showing rain accumulations for the prior 48 hours. 

The heavy rain has ended but Monday morning commuters around the Bay Area are encountering the aftermath: flooded roads, downed trees and a few mudslides.

Flood warnings and advisories have expired, but the accumulated rainfall has taken its toll.

"The quote we like to use is 'turn around, don't drown,'" said Weather Service meteorologist Dylan Flynn. "If you see standing water on the roadway, it's impossible to tell how deep it is."

Flynn said the region was buffeted by three back-to-back storms over the weekend, with the largest dropping up to 4 inches of rain on North Bay Mountains.

"There was a lot of wind with this and some downed trees and mudslides," Flynn said. "Santa Cruz seems to have the most impacts from wind damage."

The National Weather Service forecast calls for scattered showers on Monday that will diminish, with some lingering flooding issues.

More rain is in store for late Tuesday into Wednesday, and then dry and mild conditions are forecast into the weekend, the weather service said.

Roads in Santa Cruz County have been reported closed due to fallen trees and soil slides caused by wet weather conditions, the California Highway Patrol said Monday morning. In addition, a mudslide has blocked both directions on State Route 9 from Redwood Gulch Road to Sanborn Road near Saratoga.

Motorists are advised to use alternate routes and avoid the affected roadways. 

The Guerneville School District in Sonoma County will be closed on Monday due .to localized flooding, the county's Office of Education said.

The school district decided to suspend operations due a creek flooding that is affecting nearby roads in Guerneville, education officials said in a statement.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office earlier told Guerneville residents to prepare to evacuate if needed.It said in an advisory shortly before 2 a.m. that flood waters rose in small creeks and streams in the northern areas of the town due to the weather conditions.

Also in Sonoma County, the intersection of state routes 121 and 116 near Schellville remains closed on Monday morning, according to Caltrans.