Fresno, United States - February 13, 2025 An atmospheric river was pummeling Southern California with heavy rain on Thursday, prompting evacuations and school closures as heavy mudslides and flooding hit areas charred by the wildfires that broke out across the region last month. The evacuation warnings and orders were active in Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties, as well as in several communities along the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernardino County. In Santa Barbara, people living in at-risk areas were told to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said on X around 5 p.m. local time that the storm was rapidly intensifying over Los Angeles County. By 8 p.m., the weather service said all flood products were canceled for southwest California after heavy rain moved out of the region. [Credit: X/nicolemlinder]