Cleanup efforts underway after storm dumps heavy rain across SoCal; multiple evac orders lifted

The National Weather Service on Tuesday morning extended a severe thunderstorm warning for an area of Los Angeles County stretching from Santa Monica to Santa Clarita, as the threat of a possible tornado in the area loomed.

The warning had been scheduled to expire at 9:30 a.m. but was extended to 10:45 a.m. as a major storm continued to make its way across the region, at a rate of about 40 mph. Gusts of up to 60 mph were possible, according to the agency.

Residents in the affected area were told to expect possible damage to roofs, siding and trees.

The National Weather Service extended a severe thunderstorm warning for an area of Los Angeles County stretching from Santa Monica to Santa Clarita.

"Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms," the Weather Service said in a statement. "If you spot a tornado go at once into a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building."

The locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm warning included:

Acton
North Hollywood
Hollywood
Downtown Los Angeles
Van Nuys
Universal City
Burbank
Beverly Hills
Santa Monica
Griffith Park
Culver City
Venice
Encino
Santa Clarita
Pasadena
Altadena
Sylmar
Glendale
Studio City
and Interstate 405 through the Sepulveda Pass.

A severe thunderstorm watch was extended for parts of Los Angeles County Tuesday morning as heavy rain and winds batter the region.

The watch was previously set to be in effect until 9 a.m., but it was extended to 11 a.m. as severe weather continues.

The impacted areas include East Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, Pasadena, Pomona, Santa Clarita and Torrance.

A severe thunderstorm watch was extended for parts of Los Angeles County Tuesday morning as heavy rain drenched much of the region.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Tuesday morning for the Malibu area as a storm system intensifies.

The warning is in effect until noon around the Palisades Fire burn scar.

People in the area are urged to move to higher ground and away from the burn scar area.

Pepperdine University has shifted to remote learning at its Malibu and Calabasas campuses Tuesday due to a significant storm moving across Southern California.

"Pepperdine officials continue to monitor the situation and are in communication with local agency officials," the university said in a statement. "The Pepperdine community should expect normal University operations to resume on Wednesday and as scheduled, for the remainder of the week at all Southern California campuses. If conditions change impacting Pepperdine, further messaging will be issued."

Evacuation orders and warnings are in effect for people living within the Palisades Fire burn scar due to possible flooding and debris flows. Here's the latest.

Meanwhile, evacuation orders and warnings are in effect for people living within the Palisades Fire burn scar due to possible flooding and debris flows.

People living in some 115 vulnerable properties in the Pacific Palisades and Mandeville Canyon have been ordered to leave their homes due to the storm. Many others are covered by evacuation warnings.

State and local first responders have been deployed to help with whatever the storm brings.