In Southern California, between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell in the Los Angeles Basin, Mike Wofford, a meteorologist for the weather service, told SFGATE Friday. Downtown Los Angeles received 2.94 inches of rain. The highest totals were reported in the mountains, ranging from 3 to 6 inches.

Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a car off a southern California highway and into the ocean and left roads submerged in sludge. While the heavy rains from the

For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in places still recovering from last month’s devastating wildfires.