Life-threatening flood threat as heavy rain and powerful winds clobber California

Bricks from a mud slide remain on top of a car after a large mud slide impacted at least two homes in Studio City, Calif. on Feb 6, 2024. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning Ð including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills. Additional rainfall totals of 5-8 inches were forecast in some areas, which would bring 48-hour totals as high as 14 inches for some locations, the weather service said. A state of emergency was declared in eight Southern California counties.

Snow Creek Rd is closed after being covered in mud and water from recent rains in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024.

Rainy weather obscures the windmills, which were not rotating, in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024.

Rainwater flows through the Tahquitz Canyon Creek Channel under a pedestrian bridge near Camino Real in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024.

The California Department of Transportation, or CALTRANS, work to remove debris from a landslide on Topanga Canyon Road outside of Los Angles on Feb 6, 2024. The road was blocked from a mud slide that caused the road to close. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning Ð including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills. Additional rainfall totals of 5-8 inches were forecast in some areas, which would bring 48-hour totals as high as 14 inches for some locations, the weather service said. A state of emergency was declared in eight Southern California counties.

Ben Smith, 34, and Mylah Smith, 3, watch the surging Los Angeles River as it carries stormwater toward the Pacific Ocean on Feb 5, 2024. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding, and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning, including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills.

The Los Angeles River soars above normal levels as it carries stormwater toward the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 5, 2024. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding, and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning - including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills.

A large mud slide piled feet of mud in Dion Peronneau's backyard and broke the glass doors into her bedroom on Feb. 5, 2024. Workers with 1-800 water damage worked to clean up the mud both inside the house and in the outdoor patio. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning- including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills. Additional rainfall totals of 5-8 inches were forecast in some areas, which would bring 48-hour totals as high as 14 inches for some locations, the weather service said. A state of emergency was declared in eight Southern California counties.

A large mud slide breaks the glass doors inside Dion Peronneaus bedroom on Feb. 5, 2024. Workers with 1-800 water damage worked to clean up the mud both inside the house and in the outdoor patio. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning - including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills. Additional rainfall totals of 5-8 inches were forecast in some areas, which would bring 48-hour totals as high as 14 inches for some locations, the weather service said. A state of emergency was declared in eight Southern California counties.

The Los Angeles River soars above normal levels as it carries stormwater toward the Pacific Ocean on Feb 5, 2024. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding, and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning - including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills.

Vehicles splash through mild flooding in the northbound lanes of Highway 101 at California Street in Ventura as southbound merges into a single lane after rain fell across Ventura County early on Feb. 1, 2024.

LAPD firefighters respond to a landslide in the neighborhoods above Beverly Hills that caused two vehicles to be trapped in the mud and forced several residents to evacuate on Feb. 5, 2024. A powerful atmospheric river storm deluged California on Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and several feet of snow in the mountains. The brunt of Monday's storms centered on the Los Angeles area, where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning Ð including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills. Additional rainfall totals of 5-8 inches were forecast in some areas, which would bring 48-hour totals as high as 14 inches for some locations, the weather service said. A state of emergency was declared in eight Southern California counties.

A truck drives through a flooded street during a rainstorm, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

A resident watches as floodwaters rise during a rainstorm, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

A man carrying an umbrella stands perched above a flooded street in Ventura, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

Search-and-rescue workers investigate a car surrounded by floodwater as heavy rains caused the Guadalupe River to swell, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. The vehicle was uninhabited.

A driver is turned back by a mudslide blocking the road as the second and more powerful of two atmospheric river storms, and potentially the biggest storm of the season, arrives in Santa Barbara, California, on Feb. 4, 2024. The US West Coast was getting drenched on February 1 as the first of two powerful storms moved in, part of a "Pineapple Express" weather pattern that was washing out roads and sparking flood warnings. The National Weather Service said "the largest storm of the season" would likely begin on Feb. 4.

Search and rescue workers evacuated men from a homeless encampment that became surrounded by floodwater from the Guadalupe River on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in San Jose, Calif.

A sign warns motorists of severe weather on California State Route 2 (SR-2) in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. La Tuna Canyon Road was placed under mandatory evacuation orders Sunday due to an increased risk of flooding and mudslides. The storm was expected to move down the coast and bring heavy rain, possible flash-flooding, and mountain snow to the Los Angeles area late Sunday before moving on to hammer Orange and San Diego counties Monday.

The La Tuna Canyon Road circulation is blocked off the Interstate 210 freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. La Tuna Canyon Road was placed under mandatory evacuation orders Sunday due to an increased risk of flooding and mudslides. The storm was expected to move down the coast and bring heavy rain, possible flash-flooding, and mountain snow to the Los Angeles area late Sunday before moving on to hammer Orange and San Diego counties Monday.

Search and rescue workers evacuated men from a homeless encampment that became surrounded by floodwater from the Guadalupe River on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in San Jose, Calif.

The Los Angeles River carries increased stormwater flow due to the atmospheric rivers affecting Northern California, which are expected to bring heavy rain and potential flooding to the Los Angeles area on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

Julia Morelli and Sam Jackson battle the fierce wind gusts along Great Highway in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

A pedestrian climbs over a downed tree that was blocking all four lanes of Fulton Street at 15th Avenue in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

Crews clear downed trees Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Monterey, Calif. California braced Sunday for the worst of a potentially dangerous storm that threatened to hammer parts of the state with hurricane-force winds and cause flooding and mudslides as it moves down the coast over the next few days.

A person walks along a flooded street as a powerful, long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on Feb. 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California. The storm is delivering potential for widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages while dropping heavy rain and snow across the region.

People gather along a flooded street as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on Feb. 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California. The storm delivers potential for widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages while dropping heavy rain and snow across the region.

A resident stands along a flooded street as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on Feb. 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California. The storm is delivering potential for widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages while dropping heavy rain and snow across the region.

A person walks along a flooded street as a powerful, long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on Feb. 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California. The storm is delivering potential for widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages while dropping heavy rain and snow across the region.