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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warned that all canyon roads leading to and from Malibu had been hit by rock and mudslides. On Sunday night, Malibu Canyon Road was closed between ...
[19] [20] [21] Following the closure, access to Santa Barbara from the Los Angeles area was limited to a 260-mile (420 km) detour around the Los Padres National Forest or through the use of private ferries to Ventura. [22] On January 11, Amtrak train service was restored to Santa Barbara and US 101 was partially reopened as far west as ...
Flood control structures spared parts of Los Angeles County from destruction, while Orange and Riverside Counties experienced more damage. [15] The flood of 1938 is considered a 50-year flood. [16] It caused $78 million of damage ($1.69 billion in 2023 dollars), [16] making it one of the costliest natural disasters in Los Angeles' history. [17]
For reference, Downtown Los Angeles only averages 14.25 inches (362 mm) of rain in a normal rain year. [20] Heavy rainfall caused more than 300 landslides and severe flash flooding throughout the state. [21] San Diego received record rainfall for California at higher elevations causing floods and prompting road closures.
Some of the most jaw-dropping totals unfolded across the greater Los Angeles area. Downtown Los Angeles had its third-wettest two-day stretch on record Sunday through Monday, receiving 7.03 inches ...
The risk of mudslides during this weather event is high due to a devastating storm earlier this month that left California’s soil over-saturated. That same storm killed at least nine people and ...
The State of California Department of Conservation produces regulatory maps showing locations where the hazard from earthquake-triggered landslides must be evaluated prior to specific types of land-use development in accordance with provisions of Public Resources Code, Section 2690 et seq. (Seismic Hazards Mapping Act). These maps and related ...
The blaze has spread more than 13,000 acres in the Altadena-Pasadena area while the Palisades Fire has burned over 19,000 acres between the coastal California cities of Santa Monica and Malibu.