Active AlertsLos Angeles
Flood Advisory
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where: Southwest LA County including the Palisades and Franklin Burn scar
S: Far southeast Ventura County
When: Until 515 AM PST.
Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas and minor flood and debris flows near the Palisades and Franklin burn scars.
Additional Details: - At 206 AM PST, a line of heavy showers with an occasional thunderstorm was slowly moving through the region.Peak rainfall rates of 0.25 to 0.5 inches in 30 minutes was occuring. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Thousand Oaks, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, Encino, Calabasas, Pacific Palisades, Westlake Village, Brentwood, Malibu Canyon and Los Virgenes Roads through the Santa Monica Mountains, Topanga Canyon Road through the Santa Monica Mountains and Kanan Dume Road through the Santa Monica Mountains. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.