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Southwest plane skids off runway during heavy rains in California

Click to play video: 'Torn pavement after SouthWest Airlines flight skids off runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport'
Torn pavement after SouthWest Airlines flight skids off runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport
WATCH ABOVE: Wet conditions at the Hollywood Burbank Airport caused a Southwest Airlines flight to roll off the end of a runway while landing Thursday – Dec 6, 2018

A Southwest plane skidded off a wet runway as it landed during heavy rain at Hollywood Burbank Airport north of Los Angeles.

The Federal Aviation Administration says no injuries were reported during the landing Thursday as a powerful fall storm swept through the region.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the plane came to a stop in a graded area designed to slow aircraft that overshoot the runway.

Meanwhile snow has forced the closure of Interstate 5 in the Grapevine area between LA and the San Joaquin Valley. Transportation officials say vehicles were sliding in lanes along the key north-south route.

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Closer to sea level, the system dumped rain that flooded highways and caused nightmare traffic conditions for commuters.

A mudslide closed Pacific Coast Highway and other roads in the Malibu area, where hillsides were denuded by recent wildfires.

WATCH: Intense rainfall combined with burn scars cause torrents of brown, black water in California

Click to play video: 'Intense rainfall combined with burn scars cause torrents of brown, black water in California'
Intense rainfall combined with burn scars cause torrents of brown, black water in California

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