This huge boulder was just cleared from the southbound lanes of I-5 south of the Grapevine Rd. Exit. Please slow down and be safe.
California storm Lucifer had caused at least four deaths, created dramatic sinkholes, tossed boulders onto highways, and toppled trees into rooftops.
The flooding was very serious; one man died when a flash flood consumed his vehicle, according to CBS Los Angeles. Another man caught up in that flood sat on the roof of his car until help arrived, the television station reported.
Not surprisingly, then, the weather mass has provoked some interesting and dramatic photos and videos. The rain was continuing February 18 and expected to dump some 10 trillion gallons of water on the state overall. Some of them were scary, and others were whimsical:
A runaway sanitation bin was carried off in a rush of water in Sherman Oaks. More storm video: t.co/6gWapX0Cwa #LARain #CAStorm
Here are some of the photos and videos from Storm Lucifer organized by category:
Flooding & Mudslides
This is in Lake Of the Woods on Lakewood Dr. please be safe out there.
We currently have mud and rocks blocking Frazier Mtn Park Rd west of I-5.
Videoed by County Fire. Great job by all County Rescue Professionals
WB 138 flood area from #castorm west of 15
Clean up begins for some in #Duarte #California after #CaStorm #LARain caused #mudslide and #debris to #flood streets #KTLA #Photoglife
Video of Maxwell flooding by @Cadillackid66. Stay with @kcranews for the very latest.#castorm
Falling Trees
A resident evacuates from her apartment building after a 75 foot tall tree crashed onto it as the strongest storm in six years slams Los Angeles, California, on February 17, 2017. ()
#castorm 150,000 without electricity in Los Angeles.
Damaged Vehicles
Fire truck on SB 15 in Cajon Pass. #CAstorm
Semi taken with washout on SB 15 in Cajon Pass #CAstorm
@JoeGoldeen @IAmSteph_1 I5 completely flooded in Williams. Several cars and a semi stuck.@GoodDaySac #castorm
NEW THIS MORNING: After being closed yesterday due to flooding @SBAirport is back open! Call your airline still to check on flight #CAstorm
Sinkholes & Road Damage
A large 20-foot-deep (6-meter) sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in North Laurel Canyon Blvd, in Los Angeles, is cordoned-off on February 18, 2017, after a powerful storm hit southern California.The storm blew in from the Pacific Ocean, hitting California on February 17 with high winds, heavy rain that downed power lines, leaving 60,000 people in the Los Angeles area without power, and prompting hundreds of flight delays and cancellations at airports. Four people have been reported killed due to the storm. (Getty)
Aftermath of massive storm that hit SB 15 just below SR 138 #CAstorm
The drama of cars tumbling into a sinkhole in Los Angeles was captured on live TV.
#SINKHOLE: In San Bernardino a fire truck fell over the side of the 15 freeway in the Cajon Pass when roadway gave out. No one was hurt.
Rainpocalypse…Saw car in Studio City fall into sinkhole on live TV #LArain
Rescues & People
A firefighter carries caution tape in a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 in Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, California for fear of flash flooding from area denuded by a wildfire last year. (Getty)
Choose to drive into flooded areas, you risk your life. Just don’t! #turnarounddontdrown READ -> t.co/mX81Qe6rtA #CAstorm #cawx
Thank you Guadalupe Fire Department for getting the person out of this car unharmed! Please do NOT drive through flooded areas! #CAstorm
