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The strongest storm of the season is moving through Southern California Thursday. It’s bringing heavy rain across the region, which is triggering flash flood warnings, evacuation orders and school closures, while raising concerns of flooding and debris flows in burn scar areas.
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Here’s how the news is developing.
MAP: LA burn scar areas under evacuation warnings due to storm
Evacuation warnings have been issued for burn scar areas in the Los Angeles area ahead of what’s likely to be the biggest storm of the season.
The Los Angeles Fire Department announced that evacuation warnings will take effect at 7 a.m. Thursday through at least 2 p.m. Friday. LAFD has provided a map of the areas affected.
Roof of Smart & Final store in Azusa partially collapses amid storm
As heavy rain hit Southern California, the roof of a Smart & Final store in Azusa partially collapsed.
The partial collapse happened with shoppers inside the store, but Azusa police says no injuries were reported and everyone was safely evacuated. It’s unknown how many people were inside the store at the time.
The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. at the Smart & Final store on Foothill Boulevard.
As heavy rain hit Southern California, the roof of a Smart & Final store in Azusa partially collapsed.
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Large debris flow across Mulholland Drive shuts down road
A strong storm that pummeled Los Angeles Thursday evening unleashed a large debris flow that left Mulholland Drive a muddy mess.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported about eight inches of mud was dropped near Mulholland and Outpost drives in the Hollywood Hills.
A strong storm that pummeled Los Angeles Thursday evening unleashed a large debris flow that left Mulholland Drive a muddy mess.
No injuries were reported, but crews scrambled to ensure the safety of structures above and below the slide area.
LAFD later determined homes above the debris flow were stable, but the muddy mess prompted a closure of that area of Mulholland.
The closure will remain in place for the duration of the storm, LAFD said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
LAFD member escapes truck swept into the ocean by mudslide during heavy downpours in Malibu
A mudslide swept a Los Angeles Fire Department SUV off the Pacific Coast Highway and into the ocean with a firefighter inside as the powerful storm slammed the Malibu area.
Video showed waves hitting the truck in the ocean while the truck’s lights flickered.
The firefighter was able to climb out of the truck in time and get to safety.
City leaders warn residents who are under evac order but stay home to do so ‘at their own risk’
As the heavy rain prompted evacuation orders for Sierra Madre, city leaders warned residents who don’t evacuate to do so ‘at their own risk’.
“For those residents the message is ‘if there is an active mud and debris flow our public safety personnel may not be able to access them until it is safe’,” said Sierra Madre’s deputy city manager Laura Aguilar.
If your home is under an evacuation order and you choose to stay home, you will need to shelter in place until it is deemed safe for city personnel to enter.
Check here to see if you’re in the evacuation order zone.
As the heavy rain prompted evacuation orders for Sierra Madre, city leaders warned residents who don’t evacuate to do so ‘at their own risk’.