Christmas storm continues to slam Southern California
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The the region's latest atmospheric storm dumped 6 inches of rain in the Los Angeles area with up to 18 inches of rain in the mountains.
Another wave of rain was hitting the Los Angeles area on Friday, adding to the record-setting precipitation over Christmas.
The National Weather Service said two more impulses will move through the area with the potential for flooding in the burn scar areas.
A California storm on Christmas Eve caused flooding and mudslides, and prompted evacuations, power outages, and travel warnings as heavy rains hit the region.
The Christmas rain storm expected to washout California over the next few days is already rearing it’s ugly head — as a debris flow ripped through the mountain town of Wrightwood in San Bernardino County early Wednesday.
Roads are a mess across Northern California as a storm moves through the region on Christmas Eve. The main front of the system started passing through the region very early Wednesday morning. Areas with poor drainage and backed-up storm drains saw some localized flooding across the Sacramento Valley.
Officials in Los Angeles and surrounding counties warned that the giant holiday storm could trigger "widespread flash flooding."
The rain is creating slick and dangerous conditions on roads and freeways across Southern California for early morning commuters.