"A reprieve on Christmas Day from Wednesday's brutal storm gave residents and emergency responders in some of Southern California's mountain communities a chance to recover from mudslides, destructive floods and damaged power lines. But even the forecast of showers for late Thursday and Friday remains a threat to soaked communities across the region. In Wrightwood, debris flows on Christmas Eve buried homes, turned roads into rivers and split asphalt in half."
"Her husband and son, along with community members, spent much of Christmas Eve setting up sandbags and other barriers to protect family members' homes near Edna Street and Mill Road. They were able to save her husband's parents' home, but mudslides cut through a neighbor's house, DeGroot said, leaving more than two feet of mud inside. It was so fast and intense, there was nothing he could do, she said."
A reprieve on Christmas Day allowed residents and emergency responders in some Southern California mountain communities to begin recovery from mudslides, floods and damaged power lines. Forecasters predicted showers late Thursday and Friday that continued to threaten already soaked areas. In Wrightwood, debris flows on Christmas Eve buried homes, turned roads into rivers and split asphalt in half. Burn scar areas from the Palisades fire remained especially vulnerable to flooding and mudslides. Topanga Canyon Boulevard was closed from Pacific Coast Highway to Grand View Drive due to flooding. Residents set up sandbags and barriers, saving one home while a neighbor's house filled with more than two feet of mud. The flows were so fast and intense that there was little time to react.
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