Overview
- The National Weather Service forecasts the heaviest rain from Wednesday night into Thursday, with showers likely lingering into Friday.
- Flood watches cover much of Southern and Central California through Thursday evening, including Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
- Los Angeles County issued 11 a.m. Wednesday evacuation warnings for multiple burn‑scar zones such as Palisades, Eaton, Canyon, Bridge, Sunset and Kenneth areas due to debris‑flow risk.
- Most coastal and inland valleys are projected to receive up to about 2 inches of rain, with higher totals in foothills and mountains, and wind gusts reaching roughly 45–55 mph in some inland areas.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom announced pre‑positioned resources including swift‑water teams, bulldozers, fire engines, helicopters and support crews, and officials warned of downed trees, rockslides and localized flooding; Pasadena’s Rose Parade is expected to be wet, though rain may ease by the Rose Bowl kickoff.