The first wave of a “very dangerous” atmospheric river storm dumped rain on the Southland Wednesday, flooding some roadways, triggering rockslides in some mountain areas and raising fears of debris flows in recent burn areas, where residents were under evacuation warnings or orders.
Fire crews and law enforcement were keeping close watch on the Palisades and Eaton fire areas, in addition to other burn zones throughout the region, as the rain intensified overnight and began saturating the ground.
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