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Evacuation Warnings and Flood Watches in Effect as Southern California Storm Targets Burn Scars

Officials flag burn scars as highly vulnerable to fast debris flows under briefly intense downpours.

Overview

  • LAFD said evacuation warnings issued Monday night are expected to remain in place from about 10 p.m. into early Wednesday.
  • Targeted alerts cover the Palisades Fire area in Pacific Palisades and Malibu and the Eaton Fire burn scar near Altadena and Pasadena, with shelter-in-place guidance near the Franklin Fire including Pepperdine University.
  • The National Weather Service maintains flash‑flood watches through Tuesday afternoon and warns of thunderstorms, isolated strong winds and possible tornadoes with elevated debris‑flow risk in the Eaton, Palisades and Bridge scars.
  • LAPD officers are conducting door‑to‑door notifications in high‑risk zones as LASD urges residents to ‘GET SET,’ with evacuation zones and updates available on the AlertLA map and officials advising people to limit travel.
  • Forecasts call for roughly 1 to 3 inches of rain in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and 2 to 4 inches in mountains and foothills, with California pre‑positioning crews and equipment and Topanga Canyon scheduled to close at 10 p.m.