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One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed at least 475 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a ...
With more rain on the way, officials warned Sunday of an increasing risk for mudslides in Los Angeles County's burn areas, with a 10% to 20% chance of significant flash flooding and debris flows ...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warned that all canyon roads leading to and from Malibu had been hit by rock and mudslides. On Sunday night, Malibu Canyon Road was closed between ...
Downtown Los Angeles had received 8.51 inches (216 mm) of rain from February 4–6 making it the second wettest three-day span. [20] Following 1.66 in (42 mm) of rain in Death Valley in 72 hours, California State Route 190 was closed and the park experienced a setback in the recovery from Hurricane Hilary.
US 101 was flooded in South San Francisco, California, while SR 84 was closed due to landslides and flooding in Fremont. [32] [33] This forced the Oakland Zoo to close until at least January 17. [34] Flooding and road washouts were widely reported. [3] Flooding was exacerbated by the series of storms as they exceeded the soil's capacity to soak ...
In the Santa Barbara area, flooding closed major roads including Highway 101 and led to debris flows in recently burned areas. Rural mountain communities near Goleta and Solvang were evacuated. The flooding also partially refilled Lake Cachuma , an important local water source which had essentially dried up in the preceding drought.
Some of the most jaw-dropping totals unfolded across the greater Los Angeles area. Downtown Los Angeles had its third-wettest two-day stretch on record Sunday through Monday, receiving 7.03 inches ...
Floods covered a nearly 8 mi (13 km) portion of U.S. 66. [4] July 28–30, 1958 – A tropical storm dissipated west of the Baja California peninsula, spreading moisture and rainfall into southern California, reaching 2 in (51 mm) at Barton Flats. Floods and mudslides covered five cars, inundated a portion of U.S. 66, and entered a few buildings.