The strongest wave of a robust winter storm reached Southern California in a single day, bringing flash flood warnings, dropping snow ranges and a doable twister.
The heaviest rain was dumped throughout the early morning hours with charges close to 1 inch per hour at occasions prompting officers to difficulty a flash flood warning for the Airport Hearth burn scar space in Orange County early Thursday morning.
Flood advisories are additionally in place for Thursday morning for a lot of Southern California, in keeping with the NWS.
The worst of the showers appeared to have ended as of seven a.m. however the rain is not over, KTLA Meteorologist Henry DiCarlo mentioned.
“Behind the front, we’re seeing some clearing. That does not mean things are ending. That just means we’re getting a little pause from that blanket rain,” he mentioned.
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The storm was anticipated to result in an inch and a half of rain to the Southland by the point the entrance strikes out later Thursday morning. Roughly three inches ought to fall within the foothill and mountain areas of Los Angeles County.
“Now as we head into the afternoon hours we’ll see scattered showers, at times heavy, and a chance of thunderstorms. So, we still have more heavy rain, it just won’t be as big in coverage as we get toward the afternoon hours,” Henry mentioned.
The Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) warned early on that the storm would convey robust showers and even an opportunity of a twister.
“Storms will likely produce bursts of very heavy rain, along with small hail, gusty winds, and possibly even a waterspout or small tornado are all possible through the day,” the company mentioned in its forecast Thursday morning.
In Pico Rivera, a viewer despatched photographs of what was described as a twister that hit round 3:15 a.m. “There are big pine trees that have been uprooted and landed on cars. There is downed power lines and a water main break and flooding the street,” the viewer on the 9500 block of Glencannon Drive mentioned.
The NWS has not confirmed the twister however is investigating. “We are hearing reports of a possible tornado around 315 am this morning near Pico Rivera. @NWSLosAngeles will be sending a storm survey team later this morning to survey the damage that took place.”
A viewer picture exhibits harm from a doable twister in Pico Rivera on March 13, 2025. A viewer picture exhibits harm from a doable twister in Pico Rivera on March 13, 2025. A viewer picture exhibits harm from a doable twister in Pico Rivera on March 13, 2025.
Afternoon thunderstorms may convey heavy downpours, prompting officers to warn of “at least minor debris flows, roadway and urban flooding, and rockslides.”
The menace prompted a partial closure of the Pacific Coast Freeway Thursday morning because of the potential of mudslides sweeping throughout the street.
Eric Spillman was on PCH in Malibu after the heaviest rain fell Thursday morning.
“The rain has stopped here for now and it looks like we made it through this storm with no major problems to report,” he mentioned.
Snow ranges may backside out as little as 2,500 ft, with the Grapevine presumably seeing an inch of accumulating snow on the 5 Freeway.
Mountain areas above 6,000 ft ought to see between one and two ft of snow.
The storm can also be bringing gusty winds between 45 and 65 mph, with essentially the most highly effective gusts within the mountains. “Isolated downed trees and power outages are possible,” the NWS mentioned.
The area will see one other temporary lull within the motion Thursday night time into Friday however one other system will transfer in and convey one other quarter of an inch of rain south of Level Conception, in keeping with the NWS.
