SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region

The strongest storm of the season is moving out of Southern California on Friday.

The heaviest rain slammed into the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, triggering flash floods and mudslides across Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, as well as the Inland Empire.

Friday will have scattered showers as the rain moves out of the area, leaving residents to clean up after the storm.

 

MAP: LA burn scar areas under evacuation warnings due to storm

Evacuation warnings have been issued for burn scar areas in the Los Angeles area ahead of what’s likely to be the biggest storm of the season.

The Los Angeles Fire Department announced that evacuation warnings will take effect at 7 a.m. Thursday through at least 2 p.m. Friday. LAFD has provided a map of the areas affected.

2 people trapped in avalanche, 1 seriously injured in Mammoth Mountain following powerful snowstorm

Two people were hurt in an avalanche in Mammoth Friday afternoon during mitigation work following the significant snowstorm.

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Lincoln Mountain. According to Mammoth Mountain officials, two patrol staff members were caught in the avalanche.

One person was reported to be responsive when extracted from the scene, while the other was transported to Mammoth Hospital with serious injuries.

The area was closed to the public at the time the incident unfolded.

The entire mountain and lift operations were closed at 12:00 p.m. Friday and are expected to resume Saturday.

The region got approximately six feet of snow in the last 36 hours.

No further information was immediately available.

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