Prior coverage: For a rundown of Monday's information, see our Monday blog here.

Thursday updates:

Sewage spill reaches 14M gallons

7:30 p.m.: A sewage spill into the Ventura River initially reported by county officials on Tuesday at 1.2 million gallons had reached an estimated 14 million gallons by Thursday, according to the Ventura County Environmental Health Division.

Two Ojai Valley Sanitary District sewer lines had been damaged Monday evening in Oak View amid heavy rain, overflowing into San Antonio Creek, officials said. Beaches downstream near the mouth of the Ventura River were closed off with warning signs Tuesday.

Thursday's update said temporary repairs to the system were expected to be completed by the end of the day.

Warning signs have been placed at beaches from Mondos Cove to Surfer's Knoll, south of Ventura Harbor. The beaches will stay closed until water samples test clean.

Video shows Highway 33 damage

6:30 p.m.: Caltrans tweeted video from an aerial drone showing damage to a section of Highway 33 in Los Padres National Forest above Ojai. The route remained closed Thursday as more rain was poised to move into the area starting Friday.

Shelter opening for next storms

4:45 p.m. A shelter for homeless people is scheduled to open this weekend at the Ventura County Fairgrounds to provide respite from the next wave of storms.

The shelter is opening at 4 p.m. Friday and will close Tuesday morning, county Emergency Services Director Patrick Maynard said.

He said transportation from nine locations would be provided from Ventura, Oxnard and unincorporated communities. Additional information is expected to be available at the website, vcemergency.com.

Rain forecasts updated

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard provided the latest outlook as of midday Thursday for a weekend of rainy weather, which can be read here.

The weather agency's prediction center tweeted a map Thursday afternoon showing how atmospheric rivers were expected to impact the state in coming days.

Some road closures remain

10 a.m. Thursday: Some local road closures were still in place Thursday morning, according to California Highway Patrol reports, and several city and county areas had mud and debris that require cautious driving.

Closures include:

• Highway 150 in both directions from Santa Ana Road, near Lake Casitas, to Highway 101 near Carpinteria

• Highway 33 from Fairview Road, north of Ojai, into the Lockwood Valley area

• Guiberson Road from Highway 23 to Torrey Road

Caltrans officials tweeted video of a washed out section of Highway 33 near Wheeler Springs.

Wednesday updates:

Route reopens between Ojai, Santa Paula

6 p.m. Wednesday: Highway 150 between Ojai and Santa Paula reopened in both directions Wednesday evening, Caltrans reported.

The highway remained shut between Ojai and the Ventura County line near Carpinteria, however.

More rain on the way

4 p.m. Wednesday: Forecasters say rain showers are headed back to the area starting Friday, but amounts will be much less than the storm that slammed Ventura County Monday and Tuesday.

The National Weather Service expects light showers to reach the local area Friday evening. Total rainfall through Tuesday is expected to be about 1.5 to 3 inches in coast and valley areas. Mountains could see 2 to 4 inches.

For Ventura County, moderate rain could fall between noon and midnight Saturday, and starting early Monday through Monday evening. Timing and amounts could change as the system gets closer, forecasters said.

Victoria Avenue open

2 p.m. Wednesday: Victoria Avenue had opened between Olivas Park Drive and Gonzales Road, Oxnard police officials said. The road had been covered in mud Tuesday and several cars were stranded in the mess.

Oxnard police also said a road closure remained in place as of 2 p.m. at Stone Creek Drive and Ventura Road near the Wagon Wheel area.

California Highway Patrol officials said Guiberson Road was closed between Highway 23 and Torrey Road as of 2 p.m.

Wednesday morning road update

10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Some local roads were still closed Wednesday morning, though another route had opened.

Grimes Canyon Road, also called Highway 23, had opened between Fillmore and Moorpark, Caltrans officials said in a tweet.

Previously, authorities had opened Highway 101 north of Ventura and Highway 126 east of Fillmore.

Remaining closures include:

• Highway 150 between Ojai and Santa Paula. The route is closed in both directions due to debris and mud.

• Highway 150, in both directions, between Ojai and the Ventura County line near Carpinteria.

• Highway 33 in both directions from north of Ojai to Lockwood Valley Road.

• Victoria Avenue remains closed between Gonzales Road and Olivas Park Drive, the Oxnard Police Department reported.

• Also in Oxnard, roads are closed near Stone Creek Drive and Ventura Road in the Wagon Wheel area, police officials said.

Tuesday updates:

Sewage spill closes beaches

About 1.2 million gallons of sewage spilled from a sewer system into an Oak View creek, county officials said Tuesday evening, prompting closure of downstream beaches near the mouth of the Ventura River.

The sanitary sewer system in the 10200 block of Creek Road was overwhelmed by heavy rain around 6:15 p.m. Monday, officials with the Ventura County Environmental Health Division said in a release.

In addition, a section of the sewer main was damaged, causing a sewage overflow from a manhole and the damaged main into San Antonio Creek, officials said.

The Ojai Valley Sanitary District, which oversees the system, reported the spill to county authorities Tuesday. The sanitary district was getting assistance to help stop the release.

The environmental health division started closing beaches near the river mouth and posting warning signs from Emma Wood State Beach to Surfer's Knoll. Beach closures will be in place until water samples test clean.

Warning signs will also be posted along San Antonio Creek.

Separately, county beaches are still under a rainfall advisory due to the potential for storm runoff to carry harmful bacteria to the coast. Officials recommend residents avoid contact with runoff for at least 72 hours after rain has stopped. The county agency's beach advisories are posted online.

Highway 126 reopens

7 p.m.: Highway 126 reopened east of Fillmore after crews cleaned up some 3 feet of mud and rocks that had clogged the route, Caltrans officials said.

A few Ventura County highways remained closed, the agency said in a tweet:

• Highway 150 between Santa Paula and Ojai is closed in both directions from Stonegate to Reeves roads.

• Highway 33 is fully closed north of Ojai, where it cuts into Los Padres National Forest.

• Grimes Canyon Road is closed in both directions between Bardsdale Avenue and Shekell Road.

Evacuation orders lifted in La Conchita

6 p.m.: Residents of La Conchita can return home after an evacuation order for the seaside community north of Ventura was lifted around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

An evaluation of hillsides after rain subsided Tuesday afternoon found no imminent signs of significant failure, Ventura County Sheriff's officials said in a release. Still, officials said, the move doesn't mean the area has been deemed safe or free of geological hazards.

Landslides, debris flows and mudslides remain a threat due to the "large landslide mass" above the community that could potentially fail without warning, the sheriff's statement said.

After devastating slides in 1995 and 2005, the county declared the community a geological hazard zone.

Northbound Highway 101 opens

5:15 p.m.: Highway 101 has fully reopened between Ventura and Santa Barbara, the California Highway Patrol reported late Tuesday afternoon.

Southbound lanes reopened earlier in the day.

In Santa Barbara County, just one northbound lane of the 101 had opened in the Gaviota area, officials said.

Separately, Caltrans officials said they were still working to clear Highway 126 near Piru.

New rain totals released

Two Ventura County sites —Nordhoff Ridge and Matilija Dam — topped the National Weather Service list of regional rainfall totals released Tuesday afternoon. The weather agency's Oxnard office covers Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, here are some of the two-day totals:

• Nordhoff Ridge, 18.31 inches

• Matilija Dam, 17.41

• San Marcos Pass (Santa Barbara County): 17.17

• Lake Piru, 9.05

• Ojai, 6.32

• Santa Paula, 5.39

• Thousand Oaks, 5.68

• Fillmore, 5.25

• Piru, 4.84

• Saticoy, 4.53

• Westlake Village, 4.27

• Moorpark, 4.05

• Lockwood Valley, 3.94

• Ventura, 3.77

• La Conchita, 3.6

• Simi Valley, 2.56

• Oxnard Civic Center, 2.54

• Camarillo Airport, 2.53

• Newbury Park, 2.12

• CSU Channel Islands, 2.01

• Silver Strand Beach, 2.01

Ventura makes emergency declaration

The city of Ventura declared a local emergency Tuesday after the latest storm pummeled the area Monday and early Tuesday. Flooding and roadway debris as well as damage from heavy surf to the Ventura Pier and coastal retaining walls prompted the move.

The declaration will expedite both disaster response and access to state emergency funds, officials said in a statement.

"The severe storms caused damage within the city and additional heavy rainfall is ongoing this week,” said Akbar Alikhan, the acting city manager, in a release.

The city launched a web page on Jan. 4 for emergency weather information in Ventura.

Southbound Highway 101 reopens

As of about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, southbound Highway 101 had reopened between Santa Barbara and Ventura, Caltrans officials said in a tweet.

Crews were still working on northbound lanes, which remain blocked for those traveling north from Ventura County.

Train bridge washed out

Part of a train bridge over Fillmore's Sespe Creek collapsed in the surging current, leaving a section of rail sagging across the gap.

Fillmore resident Christopher Reilley, who lives a mile away from the waterway, scrambled down to the water's edge Tuesday to take a closer look and snap photos. He said water levels have subsided since last night's peak, but that the creek is still "gushing like crazy."

"It's insane," he said.

80 water rescues

Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that dozens of calls resulted in rescues.

“Eighty times yesterday our firefighters got in that floodwater — with all the contamination, and all the biohazards, and all the threat — and pulled 80 people from those waters,” Gardner said. “That’s phenomenal.”

The county fire department staffed an additional 100 firefighters on Monday, including swift-water rescuers, dispatchers, search-and-rescue teams and others, he said.

Separately, Ventura County Sheriff's officials tweeted photos of a special search-and-rescue vehicle traversing mud and water as it helped Ojai residents on Monday.

Harbors doing OK

Ventura Harbor saw roadside flooding Monday night, but no further damage to the harbor's docks, Harbormaster John Higgins said midday Tuesday.

Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard also saw out the latest storm unscathed, Harbor Patrol Sgt. Chris Collins said.

Storm surges during the previous storm last week broke docks free in the waterfront Ventura Keys community on Thursday, causing an estimated $250,000 of damage. Some docks, with ships attached, were pushed into other boats by the powerful waves.

Higgins cautioned boaters that local waters are still full of debris after the heavy rains, noting he saw a couple trees in the harbor Tuesday morning. Swimming should be avoided, he said.

Hundreds of calls answered

Ventura County Fire Department officials said in a tweet they responded to 218 calls from Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Road closures updated

11:45 a.m.: Patrick Maynard, director of the Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, updated storm-related closures and evacuations at the county Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Road closures:

• Highway 101 north of Ventura: The highway was still closed Tuesday morning, but Maynard said crews were making good progress and the 101 could partially reopen by Tuesday afternoon, if not sooner.

• Highway 126: Crews were continuing to work to clear the highway between Fillmore and Piru.

• Maircopa Highway north of Ojai to Lockwood Valley “is a complete mess,” Maynard said. That includes the Matilija Canyon area, which recorded 17 inches of rain in 24 hours. Emergency responders were taken by helicopter to area Tuesday to go door to door to talk to residents there.

Evacuations:

• An evacuation order has been lifted for Creek Road near Ojai after water levels in San Antonio Creek dropped Tuesday. Crews are still working on clearing roadways in the area.

• Evacuation order remains in place for the Ventura Beach RV Resort. Several feet of mud and water flooded onto the private property.

• Evacuation order remains in place for La Conchita, a beachside community near the Ventura-Santa Barbara county line. A team will meet again this afternoon to assess the status of the area.

Railroad bridge dips

11:07 a.m. A railroad bridge caved in at Old Telegraph and Goodenough roads in Fillmore around 1 a.m., county sheriff's officials reported Tuesday. Cars can still use the bridge but not trains, officials said.

County community colleges closed until noon

As of Tuesday morning, all three of Ventura County’s community colleges kept their campuses closed due to “continued inclement weather and flooding.”

In a notice posted online Tuesday morning, the Ventura County Community College District said Moorpark College, Oxnard College, Ventura College and Ventura College East Campus would reopen at noon, with classes due to resume at 1 p.m..

The district first shut down its campuses yesterday evening.

Dozens of county road closures reported

10:29 a.m.: The unincorporated areas of Ventura County were dotted with dozens of road closures following the storm.

Here's a list reported by the county Public Works Agency:

• Aliso Canyon Road, from Foothill Road to the end of Aliso Canyon Road

• Balcom Canyon Road, from South Mountain Road to Bradley Road

• Black Canyon Road, from Oak Knolls Road to the county limits

• Camino Cielo, south of of Highway 33

• Canada Larga Road, starting at Ventura Avenue

• Casitas Vista Road, from Ventura Avenue to Santa Ana Road

• Creek Road, from Highway 33 to Country Club Drive

• Faulkner Road, from Briggs Road to the end of Faulkner

• Foothill Road, from Wells Road to Wheeler Canyon Road

• Grand Avenue, from McNell Road to McAndrew Road

• Guiberson Road, from Highway 33 to Torrey Road

• Lockwood Valley Road, from Highway 33 to Chico Larson Road

• Matilija Canyon Road, from Highway 33 to Trout Road

• Nye Road, east of Highway 33

• Piru Canyon Road, from Orchard Street to Lake Piru

• Reeves Road, from Highway 150 to McNeill Rd

• Santa Ana Road, from Highway 150 to Casitas Vista Road

• South Mountain Road, from 2000 feet east of Highway 126 to San Cayetano Street

• Stockton Road, from Broadway Road to Balcom Canyon Road

• Sycamore Drive, from Highway 33 to Edison Drive

• Torrey Road, from Howe Road to Guiberson Road

• Victoria Avenue, from Olivas Park Drive to Gonzales Road

Rivers crest but don't reach flood stage

10:25 a.m.: The Santa Clara and Ventura rivers along with the Calleguas Creek crested Monday night but all have receded, an official said.

County Watershed Protection District Director Glenn Shephard saw no danger of flooding by Tuesday morning.

"Things are a lot calmer," he said.

Ventura-area highway closures

As of 9:40 a.m., here's what Ventura CHP says is closed in its area:

• Highway 33 is closed north of Miramonte.

• Highway 126 has been reopened at Wells Road but is closed east of Piru

• Highway 101 closed in both directions from Ventura to Santa Barbara County line near Carpinteria.

Dry days on the way

9:30 a.m.: The second bout of heavy rain and gusty winds swept through Ventura County Tuesday morning.

The forecast calls for showers to stick around into the afternoon. But then, waterlogged areas would start getting a chance to dry out, said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

So far, the region recorded 2 to 4 inches of rainfall in the lower elevations and up to 12 to 15 inches in the mountains.

“It has been a very impressive storm,” Sweet said. “When you have an atmospheric river like this, with a high content of moisture, it really does produce a great deal of rain.”

After a couple of dry days, another storm could reach the area Friday night. It may bring 1 to 2 inches of rain – “certainly not the monster that we just experienced,” Sweet said.

Highway 101 remains closed

8:50 a.m.: The California Highway Patrol reported Highway 101 remains closed in both directions from Highway 33 near Ventura to Milpas in Santa Barbara because of flooding and weather conditions.

There is no estimated time for the highway to reopen, according to a CHP tweet.

Santa Paula, Ojai schools close

8:30 a.m.: Four districts in areas that took the brunt of the storm canceled classes on Tuesday, according to school officials around the county.

Briggs, Santa Clara Elementary and Mupu Elementary school districts shut their doors for “storm-related reasons,” according to the Ventura County Office of Education.

Ojai Unified School District announced a district-wide closure early Tuesday due to “the weather, changing road conditions and uncertainty caused by the recent flooding.”

Ventura Unified, Oxnard and Oxnard Union High school districts all opened in spite of nearby road closures, though spokespeople for each district said they would be monitoring the situation as the day progresses.

Students in Fillmore Unified and Santa Paula Unified school districts are not scheduled to return from winter break until Wednesday.

Evacuation orders remain in Ventura County

8:15 a.m.: Several evacuation and shelter-in-place orders remain in effect Tuesday morning.

Evacuation orders:

• The Ventura Beach RV Resort in Ventura.

• La Conchita off Highway 101 near the Ventura-Santa Barbara county line.

• Homes on the south side of Creek Road from Camp Comfort to Highway 33.

Shelter-in-place orders:

• Homes along the north side of Creek Road from Camp Comfort to Highway 33.

• Camp Chaffee neighborhood north of Ventura.

County braces for more heavy rain

8 a.m.: The Ventura County Sheriff's Office fielded call after call Monday as heavy rains flooded roads, rivers and creeks.

Early Tuesday, the calls tapered off, said Sheriff's Capt. Trina Newman.

Some roads remained closed and covered in debris, she said. Deputies were patrolling the county, checking for problems and assessing damage.

This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Live updates: Ventura County eases open after heavy rain