Southern California rainstorm clears out
Evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday morning for more than 500 foothill homes in Los Angeles County as the most recent rainstorm to hit Southern California cleared up.
As of late Tuesday, there were reports of 0.51 inches of rain in Long Beach, 0.58 inches in Burbank and 0.69 inches in Whittier. At the San Gabriel Dam, the measurement was 1.73 inches. Nine inches of snow had fallen at Wrightwood, and 12 to 14 inches at Mountain High.
No major damage was reported from Tuesday’s rainstorm, which officials had feared could cause mudslides on already saturated hillsides that lost vegetation cover in last summer’s Station fire. On Wednesday, evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes in La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Soledad Canyon, Acton and Aliso Canyon.
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