LOS ANGELES — Steady rain fell across much of Los Angeles County on Monday as a three-day storm arrived, accompanied by numerous flood watches and at least one evacuation warning as authorities urged caution on area roads.
Forecasters reported rainfall rates of 0.10 to 0.25 inch per hour early Monday, but nearly a half-inch per hour in the Santa Monica Mountains, which had already received 3 inches of rain by Monday morning.
Flood watches and flood advisories were in effect through Wednesday morning over much of Los Angeles County, and the National Weather Service said “there have been many reports of rockslides, mudslides and flooded roads” Monday in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Los Angeles officials said on Monday afternoon that multiple city departments worked together to close the Sepulveda Basin “for the safety of pedestrians and motorists.” It was closed between Burbank Boulevard and Hayvenhurst Avenue, and Victory Boulevard and Woodley Avenue due to flooding.
You KNOW it; probably don’t love it, but can EXPECT it with each storm . . . the Sepulveda Basin is again closed for flooding. Avoid the area; Burbank Boulevard between Balboa Street and the 405 Freeway and Woodley Avenue from Victory Boulevard to Burbank. pic.twitter.com/rcNKmGuBqp
— LA City Emergency Management Department (@ReadyLA) February 19, 2024
An evacuation warning was issued along Santa Maria Road north of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, southeast of Calabasas, due to possible mud/debris flows from 9 a.m. Monday through 9 a.m. Wednesday.
LA County Public Works officials issued a “phase 2 debris flow forecast” for the Land Fire burn area east of Sun Valley. The alert will be in effect from 9 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, which said moderate flooding and mudflow/sediment deposition should be anticipated in the area of McDonald Creek, Del Arroyo Drive and La Tuna Canyon Road.
“If conditions worsen,…
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