Flash Flood Warnings in Place in LA
A number of considerable mudflows forced the closure of multiple roads in the Palisades Fire burn scar on Sunday.
Thousands of Hawaiian Electric customers are experiencing power outages while some residents on Oʻahu are reporting flooding and a landslide all while a flash flood warning was in effect across the island.
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a flash flood warning at 7:40 p.m. on Sunday.
A flash-flood watch went into effect at 10 a.m. Sunday that includes fire-scarred areas of Souther California, with forecasters boosting their predictions for rainfall that carry the risk of significant flash flooding and debris.
A lakeshore flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 2:02 p.m. EST valid from Monday 1 p.m. EST until Tuesday 1 a.m. EST for Luce County.
The National Weather Service issued a lakeshore flood advisory at 2:02 p.m. EST on Sunday valid from 7 p.m. EST until Monday 7 p.m. EST for Keweenaw and Houghton counties.
Officials closed part of Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades fire area on Sunday, Caltrans said, as rain poured down across the Los Angeles area and burn scars in Southern California were under a flood watch that will last until 4 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape. That could mean enough rain to help ease the firefighting strain, but not enough to trigger another potential disaster. Heavier rain could mean the chance for flash flooding or mudslides over fresh burn scars.
France placed swathes of Brittany in the west of the country on red weather alert Monday as a violent storm brought flood levels not
The National Weather Service said there is a 15-25% chance of thunderstorms across the region, which could bring periods of heavy rainfall that could overwhelm the burn-scar areas.
Much of fire ravaged southern California is under a flood watch after devastating flames have left thousands of acres barren and vulnerable to flash flooding, land and mudslides with rain in the forecast.