Communities across Southern California are cleaning up after several days of showers across the region.
Evacuation warnings were in place for neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, primarily in areas surrounding recent burn scars -- including in Altadena around the Eaton Fire burn scar.
While rain is still falling in some areas, rain chances are finally moving east, with heavier cells expected to die down by Sunday night.
A chance for scattered showers is in the forecast on Monday morning, with rain chances sticking around through the afternoon.
From there, another storm system that we were tracking is now predicted to stay offshore, so the sun should come out by Tuesday or Wednesday. Most areas see a maximum of a 20% chance of rain on Tuesday, followed by a rain-free week.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard is back open.
New video shows crews reopening lanes at 5 a.m. Friday after crews finished removing debris from the roadway.
Caltrans closed the stretch of road between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive ahead of the New Year's storm.
With more rain on the way, it's not clear if that road will be shut down again.
Emergency crews rescued multiple people, including children, after heavy rain flooded streets in Hesperia.
Witnesses said two pickup trucks tried to drive through the floodwaters when their vehicles got stuck in the mud Thursday.
Nobody was hurt.
The rescues serve as a reminder that moving water and flooded roadways are extremely dangerous.
From the mountains to the coastline, the race is on to clean up mud and debris from recent Southern California rain and shore up properties before the next storm hits this weekend.
In Altadena, fire victims are worried that all of the wet weather could set back their rebuilding efforts.
Eyewitness News spoke to one Altadena couple who returned to check on their property on the first day of 2026 after losing their home in the Eaton Fire in 2025.
"See how things are holding up. We started our drawings, so we're just making sure everything is still about where we expected it to be," Austin Rivers said.
They were fearful of what they might find.
"It's a little concerning when you see the k-rail and stuff. What's going to happen? We're a little worried about the burn scar and the water running off," Jessica Baker said.
Eyewitness News spotted piles of debris in Altadena that were cleared following the New Year's Day storm.
For many countywide, the new year is beginning much like the last, bracing for more rain and keeping a watchful eye on the forecast.
The New Year's Day storm caused some minor problems on the roadways on Thursday morning.
In Elysian Park, California Highway Patrol had to block off the connector between the 5 Freeway south and the 110 Freeway for a rockslide.
Cal Trans shared photos of the debris on social media.
It took crews about an hour to clean up the mess and allow CHP to reopen the connector.
