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Major storm slams Southern California, bringing mudslide, flooding risk

By Los Angeles Times staff

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Here’s what we know so far:

• A flood watch has been extended through Thursday for almost all of Southern California, while much of the rest of the state will remain under a flood watch until at least Friday.
• A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for Orange County canyon communities. Evacuation warnings have been issued for San Bernardino Mountain communities.
• The American Red Cross opened up evacuation centers in Palmdale, Stevenson Ranch, Monrovia and Los Angeles.
• The first burst of heavy rain arrived overnight Tuesday and will be followed by a possible second belt Wednesday morning, which could elevate the risk of flooding and mudslides.
• Southern California’s coastal areas and valleys are forecast to get anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of rain from Tuesday through Saturday.
• In the foothills and mountains, totals will reach even higher, up to 10 inches of rain over the five-day period.

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Conditions worsening across Southern California as rain accumulates on fire-scarred hills

By Rong-Gong Lin II

, Terry Castleman and Karen Garcia

Reports of flooding and debris flow popped up across Southern California Wednesday morning, according to reports sent to the National Weather Service.

Before sunrise, most lanes of the 5 freeway at Sun Valley were flooded, stranding cars and leaving one with water up to its doors; farther to the northwest, both northbound lanes at a truck bypass in Sylmar were flooded.Show more

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Heavy rainfall, more than 8 inches in some areas, drenches Southern California

By Karen Garcia