Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Heavy rains prompted the emergency evacuation Monday of nearly 2,000 residents of a flooding Southern California town and the temporary closure of at least two highways because of mudslides . Meanwhile , as much as 10 feet of additional snow is on tap for the Sierra Nevada , doubling the amount that 's fallen in an epic storm on the cusp of the winter solstice . Residents near McFarland were evacuated Monday because of what Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins called `` major flooding . '' The evacuation order was later lifted after officials cleared debris from a creek , allowing the flow of water to resume . The area has been inundated with rain for four days , with totals ranging as high as 10 inches . The National Weather Service said additional rain is expected in the area through Tuesday . High winds also whipped much of the state , particularly at high elevations . Peak wind gusts reached 152 mph in Alpine Meadows summit in northern California , the Weather Service reported . Mudslides forced officials to close a portion of State Route 1 , also known as the Pacific Coast Highway , in Ventura County from just north of the Los Angeles County line to Oxnard , according to the California Department of Transportation . The Pacific Coast Highway was also closed north of Santa Barbara due to flooding . A mudslide closed a portion of State Route 41 in San Luis Obispo County . A stretch of State Route 34 in the Oxnard area was closed because of flooding . It was unclear when the roads would reopen . The danger of mudslides will probably intensify , CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera said . `` A serious situation will develop now with the mudslide danger that will continue over the next several days , '' Cabrera said Monday . The rain was expected to diminish Monday but intensify once again Tuesday night and Wednesday , according to the National Weather Service . Yet another storm is forecast for Christmas night . The precipitation is part of a massive , moisture-laden West Coast system that will continue to bring more rain and snow to the area through much of the week . A winter storm warning remained in effect through Monday afternoon for California 's Sierra Nevada , from Yosemite to Kings Canyon , according to the National Weather Service . `` Storm totals of 5 to 10 feet above 7,000 feet are likely , '' the weather service said , and periods of heavy snow will continue through Monday . High winds are also forecast for the region , which received several feet of snow over the weekend . Forecasters said travel into the high country of the southern Sierra Nevada could be difficult , if not impossible . Mammoth Lakes , California , got almost 9 feet of snow in less than 24 hours , according to Cabrera . On Monday , Sarah Butner of Orange County , California , was visiting family in Mammoth Lakes in the central part of the state . `` We get a lot of snow here but not usually this much in a 24-hour period , '' said Butner , a hairstylist who 's also a CNN iReporter . `` The decks have a good 5 feet of snow on them , '' and there 's flooding at the end of the neighborhood , she said . `` We 're getting a couple inches an hour as of now , '' she said late Monday morning . CNN 's Nick Valencia and Michael Martinez contributed to this report .
NEW : Evacuations caused by flooding in Kern County , California are lifted . Isolated mudslides follow heavy rains , leading to road closures . Score: 6 Mudslides will remain a threat for the next few days .