One of the strongest storms of the season slammed fire-fought Los Angeles with heavy rain, sent streams of mud and dirt across roads and swept a fire department’s vehicle from a Malibu road into the sea, the authorities said.
A member of Los Angeles Fire Department was inside the vehicle as it was swept away from the road with a large waste stream along the Big Rock Road in Malibu, said a public information manager for the department in a speech on X.
“Fortunately, the member was able to leave his vehicle and reach security with easier damage. He was transported to a local hospital as a caution,” said Pio Erik Scott.
Crews monitor the rain in Eaton Fire Burn Zone, where a potentially dangerous storm carries down on Southland, causing evacuation warnings in several areas today.
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Storm was intensified earlier in the evening by Los Angeles, with some damage to these mobile houses.
Much of the LA area remained during a severe thunderstorm and warning of flooding of flash until 1 p.m. 20 pst.
Videos that were shared online by Unifiedla showed the throbbing rain that pushed mud on Pacific Coast Highway and closed Malibu Canyon.
ABC-owned KABC reported that mud lids were reported in Palisades four Burn area, including a small mud step on Pacific Coast Highway at Los Flores Canyon Road in Malibu. Videos from the stage caught by KABC showed bulldozers pushing streams of muddy sludge out of roads and firefighters tracing through almost waist-deep swamps of water and mud.
Caustic black water from Eaton Fire rushes past in Eaton Wash near Altadena, California, as an atmospheric river brings heavy rain on February 13, 2025. Residents of southern Californians evacuate their homes due to the heavy rain and waste streams that threaten mudslider in Areas that are coming to fire. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by David Swanson / AFP via Getty Images)
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Some areas in and around the Los Angeles mountains and the hills were expected to see more than 6 inches of rain.
There is a major concern about flooding, mud lids and landslides, especially in the incineration arrangements of last month’s devastating palisades and Eaton fires in LA.
Los Angeles County Public Works Check on Mud and Dris Flow Down Canon Blvd. At Vinehill Dr. In the altar as they prepare for flooding and garbage floating in the rain in Eaton Fire Burn Zone in Altadena on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
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Absorbing barriers Line Lake Avenue in Altadena, California, 13 February 2025 as an atmospheric river passed across Southland.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass said the city prepared by clearing catch pools with fire waste, offering residents over 6,500 sand bags, setting up over 7,500 feet of concrete barriers and having systems in place to catch contaminated runoff.
Sheriff’s deputies helped residents prepare with sand bags and released mud and waste security tips, Sheriff Robert Luna said in Los Angeles County at a news conference on Wednesday. “Our homeless outreach teams … actively announces individuals living in flooded areas such as the LA River, Coyote Creek and other key waterways, and encourages them to move.”
Sand bags are loaded into the trunk of a woman’s car on February 12, 2025 in Pasadena, California, as the National Weather Service warns that heavy rain can cause flooding in the coming days.
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Sand bags are located in a house on Alta Loma Drive in Altadena, CA in preparation for an atmospheric river passing across Southland, February 13, 2025.
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Evacuation warnings were announced for parts of fire burning zones, including areas affected by the Palisades fire, and an evacuation order has been issued for parts of Sierra Madre affected by the Eaton fire, according to Los Angeles ABC Station Kabc.
All Malibu schools were closed Thursday and possibly Friday, according to Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
A mobile home park destroyed in Palisades Fire is seen on January 21, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades quarter of Los Angeles.
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The sheriff urged residents to prepare in case they have to evacuate.
“Unfortunately, we have witnessed several, several cases in the past of Swift-Water Rescues, where people were caught in dangerous, fast moving water, and of course we want to prevent it,” he said.
“Nothing that you have at home is worth your life. If you decide to stay in your property in an evacuated area, waste from the combustion arrangements and storms can hinder roads and we may not be able to reach you,” he warned.
The rain will fall overnight with a chance to linger showers on Friday.
The storm first hit the San Francisco Bay area on Thursday morning with heavy rain and winds up to 62 km / h.
Flood watches were in force from San Francisco to San Diego.
The same system brought snow further north.
In the Portland area, dozens of cars and trucks were involved in a pile in the middle of Whitout conditions on Interstate 84 according to Oregon State Police. No serious injuries were reported.
Very heavy snow also hits the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Up to 8 feet of snow is possible.
