Last updated: Friday, January 2, 2026 2:23AM GMT
A storm is drenching Southern California with more rain, creating a wet start to the new year and triggering some flooding concerns.
The storm will impact Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
Evacuation warnings are in place for millions of people in case of debris flows and flash flooding.
Here’s what you need to know about the New Year’s Day storm:
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Here’s how the news is developing.
Jan 01, 2026, 7:45 PM GMT
Crews clean up mud, debris from Altadena streets
Crews were working Thursday morning to clear mud and debris flows from Altadena streets after a storm moved through the region.
Evacuation warnings remain in place for Eaton Fire burn scar areas due to the potential of mud and debris flows.
Crews worked to clear roadways of mud and debris after a storm caused flows across Altadena.
Jan 01, 2026, 8:28 PM GMT
Thousands without power across Los Angeles
More than 3,000 customers are without power across Los Angeles Thursday morning, according to Department of Water and Power.
In the Sherman Oaks area, 420 customers are experiencing an outage as crews work to get power back.
In the Vermont and Slauson area, 2,000 customers are without power with crews at the scene.
DWP said sporadic outages have been reported in Highland Park, with 300 customers reporting outages.
Los Feliz has 300 customers without power.
DWP said crews are working on localized outages across the city, adding there isn’t a system wide issue and that it is stable.
Jan 01, 2026, 6:52 PM GMT
Pinon Hills, other areas under boil order due to storm damage
A boil water notice in effect for all Phelan/Pinon Hills customers due to new storm damage, San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Cook said on X.
The boil order excludes people in Oak Springs Valley, those sough of Mesquite Road and east of Tumbleweed Road.
Bottled water is available at the Phelan Community Center located at 4128 Warbler Road.
Read more about the boil order here.
Jan 01, 2026, 4:30 PM GMT
Water, mud rushes over barrier onto Altadena street
Steady rain came down on the hills of Altadena Thursday morning, unleashing streams of muddy water in some areas.
Video captured a stream of water and mud rushing over a K-rail and onto a street, creating a pile of mud that blocked a portion of the roadway.
Steady rain came down on the hills of Altadena Thursday morning, unleashing streams of muddy water in some areas.
An evacuation warning is in effect for the Eaton Fire burn scar due to the possibility of mudslides and debris flows.