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This image shows flooding on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
A flash flood warning was in effect for the area Monday morning. ... The station was able to broadcast using generators for their 11 p.m. news Sunday. In Los Angeles, city workers tallied 254 ...
The powerful storm, pounding the state with rain, wind and mountain snow since Monday, caused the Santa Barbara Airport to close, flash flooding around Los Angeles, and knocked down 100-year old ...
Virtually all of Southern California was under flash flood advisories and watches, including the Los Angeles area, where between 5 and 10 inches (12.7 to 25.4 centimeters) of rain had fallen and more was expected, according to the National Weather Service.
6 inches or more will land Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Oxnard in their top 10 wettest 2-day period on record. Long Beach only needs more than 3.75 inches in a 2-day span to land in the top 10.
For reference, Downtown Los Angeles only averages 14.25 inches (362 mm) of rain in a normal rain year. [20] Heavy rainfall caused more than 300 landslides and severe flash flooding throughout the state. [21] San Diego received record rainfall for California at higher elevations causing floods and prompting road closures.
Hilary delivered 2.99 inches of rain to downtown Los Angeles in August, with 1.84 inches of rain drenching San Diego. Palm Springs received a whopping 3.23 inches of rain from Hilary on Aug. 19-21.
[10] [11] Scientists interviewed by Los Angeles Times said that further study is needed to determine the connection and California has recorded similar events almost every decade since records started in the 19th century. [12] Other scientists have emphasized that floods were caused by ocean warming, directly related to climate change. [13]