L.A. County's first significant storm in more than eight months has already forced the closure of I-5, unleashed mud on roadways, and closed Malibu's public schools.

All public Malibu schools will be closed Monday due to the storm causing dangerous road conditions and bringing challenges with accessing the schools, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announced.

Much-needed rain has begun to fall over Southern California, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region but also the threat of toxic runoff.

More than an inch of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

All Malibu-area schools will be closed on Monday due to the risk posed by unsafe road condition in the area following heavy rain near the Palisades Fire burn scar.

The rain is raising concerns about potential mudslides in recent burn scar areas, including Malibu, Altadena, and other regions.

Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced flood and mudslide warnings lasting through Monday. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 87% containment, the Eaton Fire at 95% containment and the Hughes Fire at 92% containment.

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After weekend rainfall caused mudslides in wildfire burn scar areas and snow created dangerous driving conditions, several roadways and schools remain closed across the Southern California region.

Heavy rain beginning Sunday afternoon caused some mudslides, and snow closed part of Interstate 5 near Los Angeles.

The Petaluma-based Guy Fieri Foundation brought its large disaster relief trailer and smoker to the Cal Fire base camp in Malibu on Jan. 12 and began dinner service the next day, according to foundation spokesperson Irika Slavin. Slavin said the deployment theme was “serving those who protect and serve us.”