SoCal communities left with mud, damage after days of wet weather

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reports numerous power outages in various parts of its service area.

In all, thousands of customers are affected, but crews are either at work or being dispatched to restore service.

The largest outages are in the San Fernando Valley and the West L.A. area, according to the department's outage map.

Southern California Edison is also reporting outages in Los Angeles and Orange County but fewer numbers of customers appear to be affected.

City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.

California is working to capture as much storm as possible.

The winter season is a critical time of year for collecting and storing water to get us through the drier months.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office says last month's storms generated enough water to supply tens of thousands of households in Los Angeles alone.

And reservoirs across the state still have room for the rain we're getting now. Lake Oroville's storage is at 54% capacity.

In Southern California, we're often spoiled with our nice weather.

It's usually dry on Christmas, which allows us to have our holiday gatherings outdoors. But this storm system could deliver one of the wettest holidays in recent memory.

ABC7 Meteorologist Dallas Raines looked into it and found that it has only rained 46 times on Christmas Day since 1892.

This storm system could deliver one of the wettest holidays in recent memory.

So we're talking about a span of more than 125 years. That means we've only received rain 34% of the time.

The most recent storm was back in 2017 when it rained almost one inch on Christmas Day in Los Angeles.

And if you were wondering if L.A. has ever had a white Christmas, the answer is no. But we can always dream, right?

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for east central Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County until 8:30 a.m.

The National Weather Service reported 60 mph wind gusts in some areas, urging residents to keep an eye out for any roof damage and downed trees.

Areas that are being affected include Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Fillmore, North Hollywood, Encino, Woodland Hills, Malibu, Agoura Hills, Van Nuys, Chatsworth, Santa Clarita, Beverly Hills, Northridge, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Moorpark, Santa Paula, Point Mugu State Park, and Sylmar.