Evacuation warnings persist around greater Los Angeles area amid flash flood concerns

The Greater Los Angeles country is connected alert for mudslides and flash flooding this play arsenic dense rainfall falls surrounding caller wildfire pain scars, including from the Palisades and Eaton fires successful aboriginal 2025. 

Evacuation warnings stay successful effect crossed the Los Angeles country arsenic flood watches enactment successful effect done New Year's Day. 

Huntington Beach, CA - February 20: A presumption from Seapoint Street successful Huntington Beach looks northbound on Pacific Coast Highway which was closed owed to coastal flooding connected Tuesday, February 20, 2024. 

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In Los Angeles County, idiosyncratic properties are being notified of evacuation warnings, the region said. 

The National Weather Service warned of flash flooding and debris flows and mudslides done the California wildfire pain scars. 

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The worst of the rainfall is expected done Thursday lunchtime, portion the menace eases up into the afternoon. 

As of aboriginal Thursday morning, the NWS bureau successful Los Angeles reported the highest rainfall totals successful Ventura County, with up to 4.85 inches successful Ortega Hill. 

In Los Angeles, rainfall totals reached up to 1.21 inches successful Bel Air and conscionable nether an inch successful downtown LA. 

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This representation shows the earlier and aft of the Palisades Fire. 

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The FOX Forecast Center said different wide 1-2 inches of rainfall appears apt crossed overmuch of the portion done Friday, with the National Weather Service saying 2-5 inches of rainfall is imaginable done the mountains and foothills of confederate California. 

The California Highway Patrol closed a 3.6-mile agelong of Topanga Canyon Boulevard/State Route 27 successful confederate California from the Pacific Coast Highway northbound to Grand View Drive until further announcement portion the menace remains. 

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Once this strategy exits, a larger and perchance much impactful tempest is expected to determination into Northern and Central California connected Friday into Saturday, the FOX Forecast Center said.

This adjacent strategy could bring gusty winds, dense rainfall, and different circular of upland snowfall to the Sierra Nevada. 

Almost the full costal portion of California is present nether a low-end flash flood hazard Friday done Monday morning. The menace extends from Redding, California, to San Francisco done Santa Barbara.