A storm sweeping through Southern California on Monday afternoon brought heavy rainfall and evacuation orders for communities recently scarred by wildfires.
Residents in Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska in Orange County were ordered to evacuate due to possible debris flows in the area, county officials said.
A woman tries to control her umbrella as she walks through Mason Regional Park in Irvine, CA on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students cross College Avenue in Claremont under a small umbrella on a rainy Monday near the campus of Pomona College in Claremont March 28, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Visitors to the pier take a walk in the rain in Seal Beach, CA, on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Los Alamitos High School show choir teams return from Nashville in Los Alamitos, CA, on Monday, March 28, 2022. The school’s Sound FX team won the 2022 National Grand Champion earning; Best Vocals, Best Choreography, Outstanding Female Soloist Danielle Barron, Outstanding Male Soloists Alessandro Briseño-Tapia and Adam Jorge.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Los Alamitos High School show choir teams pause for a group photo after returning from Nashville in Los Alamitos, CA, on Monday, March 28, 2022. The school’s Sound FX team won the 2022 National Grand Champion earning; Best Vocals, Best Choreography, Outstanding Female Soloist Danielle Barron, Outstanding Male Soloists Alessandro Briseño-Tapia and Adam Jorge.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Los Alamitos High School show choir teams celebrate after returning from Nashville in Los Alamitos, CA, on Monday, March 28, 2022. The school’s Sound FX team won the 2022 National Grand Champion earning; Best Vocals, Best Choreography, Outstanding Female Soloist Danielle Barron, Outstanding Male Soloists Alessandro Briseño-Tapia and Adam Jorge.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Supporter cheer for members of the Los Alamitos High School show choir teams as they return from Nashville in Los Alamitos, CA, on Monday, March 28, 2022. The school’s Sound FX team won the 2022 National Grand Champion earning; Best Vocals, Best Choreography, Outstanding Female Soloist Danielle Barron, Outstanding Male Soloists Alessandro Briseño-Tapia and Adam Jorge.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A student uses a jacket to cover up as he walks through the Marston Quad on a rainy Monday on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont March 28, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students cross the Marston Quad on a rainy Monday on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont March 28, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Heavy rain moved through the south bay on Monday flooding streets and bring fog to parts of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Heavy rain moved through the south bay on Monday flooding streets and bring fog to parts of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Heavy rain moved through the south bay on Monday flooding streets and bring fog to parts of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
A man walks in the Woodland Hills Kaiser Permanente Hospital parking lot as heavy showers fell on Monday morning, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Residents were encouraged to leave before 12 p.m. after the Orange County Sheriff’s Department set up hard road closures.
The storm also was drenching much of the region. The Los Angeles National Weather Service said mountain areas were expected to receive between 1 to 2 inches of rain by Thursday. Valley and coastal areas could see as many as 1.5 inches.
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