Rain drenches parts of Southern California

Orange County public works crews use shovels and heavy equipment to clear mud on Silverado Canyon Road.

Orange County public works crews use shovels and heavy equipment to clear mud on Silverado Canyon Road.

“I’m thankful nobody got hurt, but this was bound to happen because the trees are too big,” resident Donna Johnson, 56, said when asked about the tree that fell on her car and into the street, barely missing her home on East 92nd Street in Los Angeles. The trees “are tearing up the sidewalk and they’re old and rotten.”

A tree fell on Donna Johnson’s car and into the street, barely missing her home on East 92nd Street in Los Angeles. While waiting for the tree to be removed, she talks to her insurance company about her car.

Dark clouds hover above downtown Los Angeles after rain drenched parts of Southern California.

A drought sign along the 101 Freeway reminds people to limit watering during a rainstorm on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Dark clouds hover above a hiker on the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook trail on Tuesday.

The northbound lanes of the 710 Freeway are closed at Gage Avenue in Bell Gardens as Caltrans crews clear accumulations of water that wreaked havoc with the morning commute on Sept. 15.

LAPD Sgt. David Armas looks over the L.A. River from the Fletcher Drive bridge after a rescue from high water Tuesday morning.

Visitors to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library walk on the cloud-shrouded grounds in Simi Valley, Calif. The Library will host the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, September 15, 2015.

Los Angeles fire special op and swift water team members walk along the L.A. River at the Fletcher Drive bridge after rescuing someone from high water Tuesday morning.

Commuter traffic makes its way slowly along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles as heavy rain falls Tuesday.

Dan Thompson of San Pedro walks his dog “Doc” through Point Fermin park after a rainstorm which left puddles along the way.

Commuters armed with umbrellas make their way up a pedestrian walkway at the Metrolink train station in Irvine as steady rain falls Tuesday morning.