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February 5, 2026 12:55 pm

Southern California Overview:

Weakening Santa Ana winds today, with chances of light precipitation mainly for the mountains tonight into Friday. Dry over the weekend with warm conditions and weak Santa Ana winds. Pattern change expected next week, with chances of widespread precipitation.

United States Overview:

Frontal/Clipper systems to bring snow and wintry precipitation to the Great Lakes. Frigid temperatures will return to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing snow and potentially snow squalls to the Northeast. Warmer-than-average temperatures are set to continue in the western two-thirds of the U.S., especially in the Northern Plains.

A series of storms produced widespread flooding from 2.4 to 2.8 across the region. Los Angeles County reported rain totals of 4-14”, Ventura County 2-10”, Santa Barbara County 4-12”, Orange County 4-10”. A whopping 10-15” of rain fell in the San Gabriel and Santa Ana Mountains. Isolated thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall rates. Widespread flooding was reported from the coast to the mountains and numerous streets and highways were closed from floodwaters and debris flows. On this day, a swiftwater rescue was conducted near Cajon Wash, where a car drove through a flooded roadway and became submerged in floodwaters. Three occupants were trapped in a tree. Six others were rescued from the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley. Mud and water covered roads near Gillman Springs. The San Diego River flooded through Mission Valley. The storms also brought generous snowfall to the mountains. Five-day accumulations approached 100” in Snow Valley. Most mountains above 6,000 feet elevation received 3 to 6 feet of snow.

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