A Santa Clarita man told ABC7 he was jolted awake while sleeping in his big rig at a rest stop. That's when he realized his truck was on fire.
Scattered showers and lightning strikes forced the closure of multiple beaches and put much of Los Angeles County under a flood advisory Tuesday.
At least 27 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast.
The National Weather Service had received at least 60 reports of tornadoes in at least five states as of 9:30 p.m. ET, making today the busiest day for tornadoes in the U.S. in more than a year.
Southern California was hit with rain, thunderstorms and even hail over the weekend, and the wet weather became the backdrop of a daring water rescue.
The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for central Los Angeles County, and large chunks of hail fell in areas like Alhambra and near West Covina.