How much rain did we get? Belen De Leon has the forecast for Friday Feb. 14, 2025.
A storm that brought hours of steady and sometimes heavy rain to Southern California is moving out of the region after a day of mudslides, flooding and evacuation orders in burn scar areas.
Heavy rain soaked the region for most of the day and intensified Thursday afternoon, triggering flooding and mud flows, particularly in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Pasadena.
Record rainfall was reported in downtown Los Angeles with 2.8 inches. That breaks the record for the day of 2.71 inches set in 1954.
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By the time the storm exits, roughly 1 to 3 inches of rain are expected in most coastal and valley areas with 3 to 6 inches anticipated in the foothills and mountains.
Flash flood warnings issued for much of eastern, western and central Los Angeles County, including the Eaton, Palisades, Franklin and Bridge fire burn areas, have expired. High rainfall rates were recorded in some areas, at or above rates that can lead to debris flows. Storm runoff raced down streets in the Pacific Palisades, carrying mud and debris as it overwhelmed a catch basin.
Just after 3:30 p.m., radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain on the Palisades Fire burn scar on the Los Angeles County coast. Possible impacts include mud, rock and debris flows.
The deadly Palisades Fire started Jan. 7 in a fearsome Santa Ana windstorm in Pacific Palisades. One of the most destructive fires on record in California burned 23,700 acres before containment on Jan. 31.
In the Malibu area, mud swamped parts of Malibu Canyon and Pacific Coast Highway, both of which were closed prior to the storm. Dashcam video captured the terrifying moment a SUV was swept off Pacific Coast Highway, down and embankment and into the Pacific Ocean.
A LAFD member inside the SUV escaped and was not injured.
In the Hollywood Hills, part of Mulholland Drive was blocked after about 8 inches of mud covered the road, sloughing off a hillside and onto the canyon road. Crews were working to ensure the safety of areas below the slide.
In the San Gabriel Valley, the roof of a Smart & Final store in Azusa partially collapsed during the storm. There were no reports of injuries.
Northwest of Los Angeles in Oxnard, a National Weather Service assessment team is attempting to determine whether a tornado touched down in a mobile home park. Mobile homes were damaged during strong winds Thursday afternoon.
There have been no reports of significant storm-related injuries.
Some individual property owners in the area were under evacuation orders. The evacuation orders and warnings were expected to be in effect until at least 2 p.m. Friday.
Evacuation warnings also stretched into the Malibu area. Additional evacuation warnings were issued in the San Gabriel foothills near the Eaton Fire burn area, affecting thousands of residents.
Public works crews in Los Angeles County have been clearing debris basins and storm drains, and handing out sandbags to residents ahead of the most intense periods of rain on Thursday. Scattered showers soaked the region Wednesday, offering time for residents to prepare in the few final hours before the brunt of the rainfall.
