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Los Angeles was on high alert last week as a holiday storm swept through Southern California. A “Pineapple Express,” or strong atmospheric river, brought record-breaking rainfall, with the heaviest ra
Another wave of rain soaked parts of Southern California early Friday morning with more wet weather in the forecast. Flood watches were in effect for parts of the region, where already soaked hillsides prone to slides are picking up additional moisture from the storm fueled by an atmospheric river.
The National Weather Service updated its three-day rain totals for a saturated Southern California Friday morning. Downtown Los Angeles had already received more than 2.5 inches of rain as of
LA hit by severe rainstorms; Flood Watch issued across multiple counties, including potential flooding and travel disruptions.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for east central Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County until 8:30 a.m.
The soggy California landscape is preparing for even more rain. Los Angeles, which started the year with the costliest fires in U.S. history, is ending it with the most rain the city has ever seen over Christmas.
Emergency responders have had to perform several rescues, including people stuck in vehicles as flood waters rose. On Wednesday morning, a 64-year-old man from San Diego was killed by a fallen tree, the police department told US media.
An intense atmospheric river storm has swept across California this week, prompting widespread weather alerts as forecasters warn of flooding during the Christmas holiday. Parts of Southern California entered the holiday under alerts issued by the National Weather Service (NWS),