CLOUDS DEPOSIT RAIN; BURBANK OUTAGE BLAMED ON STORM.

Byline: Phil Davis Daily News Staff Writer

A wet winter storm moved through the Southland on Sunday, triggering a spate of traffic crashes, but also dumping half an inch of badly needed rainfall, the National Weather Service reported.

``What you saw (on Sunday) was your typical winter cold front moving through,'' said Weather Service meteorologist Bill Hoffer.

A power outage believed to be weather-related hit parts of Burbank.

The loss of electricity happened about 9:45 a.m. Sunday and affected areas east of the Golden State Freeway, said Lt. Janice Lowers of the Burbank Police Department.

``The police station was momentarily without power before our backup generator kicked in,'' Lowers said. ``But our operations were not affected.''

Today's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with clear and breezy conditions in the late evening, Hoffer said. High temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s, with lows in the upper 40s.

``Tuesday, sunshine,'' Hoffer said. The extended forecast calls for breezy, partly cloudy skies and temperatures ranging from mid-30s to the low 70s. Temperatures will be cool all week with a chance of showers returning Thursday.

Sunday's storms boosted annual rainfall totals to nearly 4 inches for the year, but that's still far short of the 7.73-inch average. Light snow was reported in high areas like Frazier Park, but ``it'll melt in a hurry if not faster,'' Hoffer said.

City News Service contributed to this story.