Overview
- Wrightwood saw roads and at least one car buried under feet of mud, with a shelter-in-place shifted to evacuation warnings and a center opened at the Victorville Fairgrounds.
- Los Angeles reported more than 350 traffic collisions, over 600 tree emergencies and thousands of outages, with about 4,000 customers still without power Thursday evening.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom declared emergencies in six counties as agencies deployed resources, including more than 150 firefighters positioned near Wrightwood.
- The storms were blamed for at least two deaths this week, including a man killed by a falling tree, according to officials and local reports.
- Forecasters said precipitation could ease Friday but warned of flash-flood potential near Los Angeles, 25-foot surf near the Bay Area, Sierra avalanche danger and early-morning flash flood warnings in parts of Ventura County.