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Los Angeles was pounded with nearly half of the city’s annual rainfall in just three days — as wild flash flooding killed a sheriff’s deputy and at least two other people across California, officials said Friday.
Some parts of the city were slammed with 6 inches of rain in just 72 hours as the catastrophic Christmas storm wreaked havoc, Weather Nation TV tweeted.
By contrast, LA’s average annual precipitation ranges from 12 to 18 inches.
Los Angeles was pounded with nearly half of the city’s annual rainfall in just three days. SFV Scanner via StoryfulStunning footage shows flooded streets in LA flowing like rivers as cars veered through several inches of water. Another video shows the normally low LA river surging as it nearly overflows.
Flooding and mudslides led to evacuation orders this week as the record-setting storm hit regions in Southern California that are still recovering from the devastating wildfires earlier this year.
Drivers were caught driving through several inches of water in LA. SFV Scanner via StoryfulThe dramatic deluge killed at least three people across the state, including a sheriff’s deputy who lost control of his vehicle on a rain-pummeled roadway, officials said.
Those killed were identified as Roberto Ruiz, 64, of San Diego, who was hit by a falling tree as high winds raged along with Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputy James Caravallo, who died in a storm-related crash after his vehicle lost control on a wet road, according to local media.
And Richard Michael Wilsey, 74, drowned in floodwaters after losing control of his vehicle in Redding, according to local reports.
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