SoCal drying out after another winter storm, but some spotty showers could linger

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Last updated: Friday, November 21, 2025 8:20PM GMT
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Southern California got soaked by the fourth storm in a week, which triggered flooding and caused minor damage in some areas.

The heaviest of the atmospheric river moved out Friday, but the region will continue to see the chance for wet weather into the weekend.

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Nov 21, 2025, 1:37 AM GMT

Inland Empire bracing for more treacherous storms

Dark clouds began rolling into Rancho Cucamonga Thursday afternoon, hours ahead of the storm, as one of its foothill communities is expected to see quite a bit of rain at night.

Dark clouds began rolling into Rancho Cucamonga Thursday afternoon, hours ahead of the storm, as one of its foothill communities is expected to see quite a bit of rain at night.

On Mount Baldy, the first rain drops began falling around 2 p.m. with temperatures reaching below 40 degrees.

More than a year after the devastating Bridge Fire, residents are preparing for everything.

"We've done all we can, you can see all the K-rails, there supposed to be up five years apparently, but yeah, realistically, if it happens, it's going to happen," said resident James Thayer.

Thayer said so far, his property hasn't seen that much damage, but others are gearing up for any possible mudslides and debris flow.

"The rocks are the big thing to be concerned about because that's what's going to hit us, now if the landslide happens or something, or the creek opens up too much, the whole road will be demolished," said Thayer.

In Ontario, the rain started falling closer to 3 p.m. The drive on the 10 Freeway was certainly wet with some drivers losing control. In Riverside, heavy rain isn't moving in until closer to sunset.

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Nov 21, 2025, 12:59 AM GMT

Mammoth Mountain celebrates opening day

Mammoth Mountain celebrated opening day Thursday, and there's plenty of fresh snow!

"This past week has been amazing," said Emily van Greuning, the communications manager at the ski resort. "We've received 18 to 32 inches on the hill this week alone, and we are starting off the season very strong."

Mammoth Mountain celebrated opening day Thursday, and there's plenty of fresh snow!

On Thursday afternoon, there were five lifts open.

"We plan to expand that as conditions allow, fingers crossed," said Greuning.

Mammoth Mountain was supposed to open for skiing and snowboarding last weekend but that was delayed. Now the ski resort will be open daily.

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Nov 20, 2025, 11:50 PM GMT

Brush fire season in Ventura County over for now thanks to rain

Though Ventura County hasn't seen any major problems with these back-to-back storms, they're still staying alert.

"We certainly saw some localized flooding, localized debris flows behind some homes," said Andrew Dowd with the Ventura County Fire Department. "Our hand crews were out there working hard to help protect properties, but isolated, minor flooding. That's mostly what we saw. An increase in traffic collisions as is sometimes expected in this kind of weather, but overall, despite getting a significant amount of rain, we did not see dramatic impacts."

The one thing the recent rain has done is help the Ventura County Fire Department declare that brush fire season is officially over.

In fact, the one thing the recent rain has done is help the fire department declare that brush fire season is officially over.

"We still maintain the same amount of resources," said Dowd. "We still have our hand crews, all of our resources available to us, our partnerships with agencies around the area, and if we need them, we can activate them."

The rain forecast in Ventura County isn't expected to cause any major problems on Thursday or Friday.

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Nov 20, 2025, 9:14 PM GMT

Track the rain with LIVE Megadoppler 7000

The rain is not over yet! Another storm has rolled into Southern California.

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