cbs's dania bachus is tracking it all. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. it is extremely dry here in los angeles here in the west, southwest, there is a rush to clean up in the wake of powerful storms that left a muddy mess. floosh flooding in moab, utah, left main street a river. businesses were under 3 feet of water and prompted officials to urge everyone to stay inside. the powerful monsoonal park caught hikers after ground. in the carlsbad cavern park, people were stranded for hours. after an unprecedented amount of rainfall causing millions in damage, death valley national park is back open. the downpours aren't enough to ease the dlaut nearly half the country is under. the water shortage is so severe there are mandatory usage cuts in arizona, nevada and utah. there is a new water ban in parts of l.a. county already home to some of the toughest water restrictions in the country. >> dania bachus for us tonight. >>> there's more rounds of rain to come. molly mccullem shows us how hard it is. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. the rain is pouring. the g