Cleanup efforts underway across Southern California ahead of another storm

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Last updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 12:14AM GMT
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Efforts are underway across Southern California to clean up downed trees, flooding and rockslides after days of rain, and the rush is on to get it all done before the next storm moves in.

Conditions will dry up somewhat for the next few days, but more rain is on the way to the region this week.

A chance for spotty, light showers will stick around Tuesday morning and afternoon.

Wednesday is expected to be mostly dry before another system arrives and brings even more showers between Thursday and Friday.

Forecasters said that system could drop another quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain.

Here's everything you need to know about the stormy weather this week:

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Nov 18, 2025, 1:16 AM GMT

Flash flood warning issued for portion of Los Angeles County

A flash flood warning until 7 p.m. has been issued for parts of Los Angeles County, including Santa Clarita, San Fernando and Calabasas.

As another band of heavy rain moves through the region, a flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Los Angeles County.

The warning is set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday.

According to the National Weather Service, the warning includes Santa Clarita, San Fernando and Calabasas. A population of nearly 1.3 million people lives within the warning area.

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Nov 18, 2025, 1:14 AM GMT

Topanga Canyon Boulevard remains closed 'through the night'

A stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard will remain closed "through the night" due to the storm, officials said.

A stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard will remain closed "until further notice" due to the storm, officials said.

Caltrans posted on X around 3:28 p.m. that State Route 27 between Grand View Drive and Pacific Coast Highway will remain shutdown "until further notice." Just after 5 p.m., the agency said the stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard will remain closed through the night, and that engineers will reassess reopening Tuesday morning.

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Nov 17, 2025, 8:32 PM GMT

Ventura County reports mild to moderate flooding over weekend

Ventura County officials reported mild to moderate flooding at some intersections over the weekend, but crews are gearing up for another round of rain.

A slope near the intersection of Mission and Highland in Camarillo saw some movement during the weekend storm.

As a precaution, some residents had to evacuate, but county crews were able to redirect some of the runoff on the hillside, so the evacuations didn't last long.

The Mountain Fire burned nearly 20,000 acres last year, scorching vegetation and leaving many areas destabilized.

Some Camarillo residents are hoping for the best with this second storm.

"It looked like to me as far as walking around and riding around here, there's a little bit of residual dirt sliding, but not like it was before," said Kerri Galgas, who lives in Camarillo Heights. "There's some mud coming down, but it's nothing major."

Ventura County officials reported mild to moderate flooding at some intersections over the weekend, but crews are gearing up for another round of rain.
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Nov 17, 2025, 7:56 PM GMT

Mudslides top concern for some IE residents

People living in the Inland Empire saw plenty of rain and flooding over the weekend, and another round is on the way.

Oak Glen Road, located just below the El Dorado burn scar area, saw some minor flooding over the weekend, and San Bernadino County crews have since cleared most of the debris.

People living in the Inland Empire saw plenty of rain and flooding, and another round is one the way.

Further up the hill in Oak Glen, Birch Creek was full of mud and debris on Saturday.

One resident told Eyewitness News the flooding overwhelmed the 6-foot drain underneath Potato Canyon Road with some mud coming over the road.

Pat Mazzulli said since the 2020 El Dorado fire, they've dealt with six major mudslides, and Saturday's wasn't that bad.

"We listen for the slides when they're coming down. We're used to it now," he said. "This is the second one in a couple of months, and we just finished cleaning all of this stuff off from the last one. Now we're back at it again."