![]() No evacuation orders were issued for the Woolsey Fire burn area in Malibu, where a flash flood watch will be in effect through 3 p.m., although county officials warned residents to have an escape plan and be prepared to leave if so ordered.įorecasters said the storm is expected to continue moving to the southeast, with the rain dissipating Thursday night. By late morning, however, some areas in Santa Barbara County had already reported more than 2 inches of rain, and some parts of Ventura County were nearing that mark.Ī flood advisory will be in effect in Los Angeles County until at least noon, with forecasters warning that roads and low-lying areas will be vulnerable to flooding throughout the morning, particularly in recent burn areas. National Weather Service forecasters initially said they expected between a quarter-inch and three-quarters of an inch of rain in Friday's storm, with up to an inch possible in some mountain and foothill areas. Only Malibu residents with ID were being permitted north of Broad Beach Road. Pacific Coast Highway quickly became inundated with water and mud, forcing a closure of the roadway between Broad Beach Road in Malibu past the Ventura County line to Las Posas. Los Angeles County lifeguards warned anyone venturing toward the coast to avoid the beaches if lightning is spotted in the area. Lightning strikes were visible across the region, prompting beach closures in Seal Beach, Malibu and Santa Monica. ![]() The rain began falling northwest of Los Angeles early Thursday, but by mid-morning, the storm had moved into the Malibu area, through Santa Monica and into West Los Angeles and beyond, with driving rain, widespread lightning and ominous booming thunder. The storm brought with it not only soaking rain, but also flooding that has already blocked a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway and lighting that sent people scrambling from beaches from Malibu to Seal Beach. Lightning and thunderclaps have bombarded Orange County and Los Angeles in the first in what is expected to be a series of three storms walloped parts of the Southland Thursday.Ī flash flood watch was in effect in the Santa Ana mountains and foothills, where voluntary evacuation orders were in place for the Trabuco Creek, Rose Canyon, Mystic Oaks and El Cariso areas near the recent Holy Fire burn scar. ![]() SEAL BEACH, CA - Did you hear the thunder? there was more on the way, Thursday, across the county, officials from the National Weather Service said. ![]()
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