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Powerful storm drenches Southern California with heavy rain

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A vehicle is seen in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state, triggering river rescue efforts and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
People walk along Mission Beach as large waves pound the area, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in San Diego. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A submerged vehicle is wedged against a bridge pillar in the surging Los Angeles River making it difficult for firefighters to access it on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. The vehicle was spotted in the river before dawn. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A San Diego Lifeguard River Team unit patrols along a flooded water way as it leads toward the San Diego River, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in San Diego. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A Cadillac CTS is seen surrounded by floodwaters in Silverado Canyon, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. In Orange County, south of Los Angeles, about 800 canyon homes were under evacuation orders Tuesday after a flash flood warning was issued and mudslides were reported in the area scorched by the Bond wildfire in 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)
A vehicle is seen in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state, triggering river rescue efforts and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A vehicle is seen in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state, triggering river rescue efforts and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Michelle Jones covers her head with a bag as she watches large waves along Mission Beach Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in San Diego. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A local resident surveys the damage to a washed-out road in Silverado Canyon, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. In Orange County, south of Los Angeles, about 800 canyon homes were under evacuation orders Tuesday after a flash flood warning was issued and mudslides were reported in the area scorched by the Bond wildfire in 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)
A homeless person shields themselves from the rain under a wet cover in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. A powerful storm slid south through California on Tuesday, drenching the drought-stricken state with desperately needed rain. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
In this photo provided by the Northstar California, fresh snow from a storm surrounds a ski lift at the resort in Truckee, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Shannon Buhler/Northstar California via AP)
A submerged vehicle is wedged against a bridge pillar in the surging Los Angeles River making it difficult for firefighters to access it on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. The vehicle was spotted in the river before dawn. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
People walk along Mission Beach as large waves pound the area, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in San Diego. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A man runs along Mission Beach as wind and rain pound the area Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in San Diego. Rain is drenching Southern California as a powerful storm slides down the state, snarling traffic and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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A vehicle is seen in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state, triggering river rescue efforts and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)