Overview
- Flood watches remain in effect across large swaths of the state with flash flood warnings issued early Friday for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties as another 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible.
- Wrightwood saw severe mud and debris flows that trapped residents, prompting air and ground rescues and a deployment of more than 150 firefighters, according to San Bernardino County Fire officials.
- Los Angeles city officials reported more than 350 traffic crashes, over 600 tree emergencies and thousands of power outages during the Christmas week storms, with burn-scar areas still under targeted evacuation alerts.
- At least three storm-related deaths have been reported, including Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy James Caravallo in a crash, a man in Redding during flooding and a San Diego resident struck by a falling tree branch.
- Coastal hazards include waves up to 25 feet near the San Francisco Bay Area and avalanche danger in the Sierra Nevada, while forecasters anticipate a transition to drier, calmer weather over the weekend and continued travel disruptions easing thereafter.