The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a flash flood warning at 2:47 p.m. on Friday in effect until 6 p.m. for Los Angeles.

The storm, which could bring 3 to 6 inches of rain, prompts flood watches and an evacuation warning. In Millbrae, two bodies are found in a trapped car.

A flash flood warning was issued Friday for three counties, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside, the National ...

Flash Flood, Debris Flow Risk as Storm Hits Wildfire Burn Areas in California. Published Feb 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM EST Updated Feb 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM EST. By .

SALINAS — Danger lingers beyond the heat of a wildfire’s flames. Soils burned by wildfires lose vegetation and permeability, making it easier for debris flows and flash flooding to be trigger… ...

Roadway flooding is likely, the NWS said, and there is a risk of mudslides and debris flows near recent burn scars, with the potential for "significant" debris flows.

Forecasters said excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding and debris flows in recent burn scars, including the Eaton and Palisades fires.

A flash flood and debris flow warning is still in effect for the Caldor Fire until 9 a.m. Warnings were issued Sunday for the Dixie and River fires, which expired at 3 a.m. Monday.

Areas downhill and downstream from burned areas are at risk of debris flows and flash flooding. In 2018, following the Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara County, ...

"There has been a great deal of improvement in our understanding of debris flows, erosion and flash flooding coming-out of burned areas," says Jerry DeGraff, a 36-year veteran of the U.S. Forest ...