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Atmospheric River Soaks Southern California With Flood Alerts for 20–22 Million

Evacuation orders target burn‑scarred hillsides, with rescue teams staged for flash‑flood and debris‑flow risk.

Overview

  • NWS flood alerts cover a Los Angeles County corridor from Santa Clarita to Glendora at least through Saturday night.
  • Los Angeles issued mandatory orders for specific high‑risk properties in the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, affecting about 126 homes.
  • Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed water‑rescue teams and helicopters across at least five southern counties.
  • Altadena conducted door‑to‑door mandatory evacuations as public works installed K‑style debris barriers along steep slopes.
  • Forecasts call for up to 4 inches of weekend rain with near 1‑inch‑per‑hour bursts in some coastal zones, elevating flash‑flood and landslide risk and potentially making November the wettest since 1985.