Rain and wind lash O.C., closing roads and halting flights

Stephen Huang and Jazmin Frenn, both 22 and Vanguard University students, play in the rain and wind at Newport Pier in Newport Beach on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.

Stephen Huang and Jazmin Frenn, both 22 and Vanguard University students, play in the rain and wind at Newport Pier in Newport Beach on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.

  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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Newport Beach pier

Waves pound Newport Pier in Newport Beach during Friday’s storm.

  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

Seal Beach

Rain began in Seal Beach around noon Friday as the large storm impacting Southern California moved inland.

  (Stuart Palley / For the Times)

Costa Mesa shoppers

After shopping, Jenny Ingram covers son Lucas with an umbrella as rain and wind hit the Costa Mesa area on Friday.

  (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

Seal Beach pier

A few dozen pedestrians were on the Seal Beach Pier late Friday morning despite gusty winds as a large storm moved inland.

  (Stuart Palley / For the Times)