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

The storm brought chaos to the 15 Freeway, just below the Cajon Pass, when eight cars were involved in a crash. Two of the cars ended up on a hillside and another slammed into a wall.

The California Highway Patrol shut down the southbound side of the freeway for a while after drivers lost control when the freeway flooded.

The storm brought chaos to the 15 Freeway, just below the Cajon Pass, when eight cars were involved in a crash.

One driver suffered minor injuries after their car slammed into a semi-truck.

All of these wrecks were attributed to the rain.

Farther away from the foothills, there wasn't as much rain, and the roads were not nearly as treacherous.

In the San Bernardino Mountains, rain turned to snow in the morning. Caltrans snowplows were out and about keeping the roads clear. Although at this point, there's not nearly enough snow on the roads to cause many problems.

The strategically placed sandbags throughout the Palisades Fire burn zone did their jobs and prevented debris flow Tuesday - but the area still faces a real threat of possible mudslides due to the sheer volume of rainfall that inundated the region on Tuesday.

Evacuation warnings remain in place for parts of the burn scar.

The Palisades Fire area faces a real threat of possible mudslides due to the sheer volume of rainfall that inundated the region on Tuesday.

A storm system has brought significant rain to the region Tuesday, threatening burn scar areas of the January wildfires with mudflows.

Here are the rain totals from the last 12 hours:

Data released at 2:03 p.m.

-San Gabriel Dam: 3.54 inches
-Downtown Los Angeles: 1.24 inches
-Pacoima Dam: 2.68 inches
-Eaton Dam: 2.40 inches
-Santa Anita Dam: 2.32 inches
-Bel Air: 2.08 inches
-Culver City: 2.06 inches
-Beverly Hills: 2.06 inches
-Claremont: 1.65 inches
-East Pasadena: 1.57 inches
-Agoura: 1.53 inches
-Canoga Park: 1.49 inches
-South Gate: 0.93 inches

The roof of a Sun Valley business collapsed Tuesday due to heavy rain from a storm that moved through Southern California.

JCC Studios was severely damaged by the roof collapse, the owner told Eyewitness News. She said she narrowly escaped the falling roof. No one was injured when the roof collapsed.

Air7 got an aerial view of the damage. Footage shows a large hole in the roof and damage protruding from the side of the building.

The roof of a Sun Valley business collapsed Tuesday due to heavy rain from a storm that moved through Southern California.