Overview
- The National Weather Service said downtown Los Angeles just had its wettest Christmas season in 54 years, while Wrightwood recorded 10.33 inches of rain in 72 hours.
- San Bernardino County Fire reported about 50 Wrightwood homes were likely uninhabitable and 25 had lesser damage as teams conducted door-to-door assessments.
- Firefighters rescued more than 100 people in Los Angeles County during the storms, including a helicopter operation that lifted 21 people from stranded cars.
- Roads and infrastructure were hit hard, with a bridge destroyed in Lytle Creek and long closures on Angeles Crest Highway, State Route 173, State Route 39 and Big Pines Highway.
- Power outages persisted in parts of Wrightwood, with Southern California Edison targeting full restoration by Tuesday, as the governor’s emergency declarations activated state resources and the National Guard remained on standby.