Category 5 atmospheric river event causes life-threatening flash flooding in Southern California
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
- Massive atmospheric river event dumps biblical rainfall totals over the Santa Monica Mountains, causing life-threatening flash flooding, debris flows, land slides, Boulder falls and swamped vehicles. Today is day 2 of this historic rainfall event in Southern California, and this will anchor over Los Angeles. Shown in this video is a wash near Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey in the Los Angeles metro. Turn around don’t drown!
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Honestly this is probably up there with some of the worst I've seen in my 37 years of living here. I'm in Venice and heard last night that Brentwood at the intersection of San Vicente and Montana was completely flooded and cars couldn't even move. That has never happened before. My entire front lawn is totally flooded and the water is almost up to the curb. The rain is not stopping. I have work today delivering prescriptions in the Beverly Glen area. I don't think I'm going to be able to do the majority of those deliveries unless it stops raining at least a few hours before my shift starts at 2:00. Like this is crazy. Unprecedented
Be careful if you get out on them roads🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
its going to rain until wednesday
@@j.r.cruzaguirre2734 ❤️
I know, that's what's crazy to me. I wonder how everything's going to hold up
If you can't get passed standing water, don't risk it, especially if there's A strong current.
I've lived in LA for 35 years, and this is the most water I've ever seen here. Especially the LA River, which never had much water flow overall, but now it's an actual river.
I agree with the drone comments, these are great views, thanks for that.
If was like this in the 1990s when we had El Niño .. this is worse but it was similar
I'll admit I have never seen the LA River like that. I can only imagine the immense of amount of garbage and pollution that was just washed into the ocean.
That's not the LA River
None of this is the Los Angeles River. The L.A. River is much larger downstream of Burbank. I'm sure the L.A. River is raging now, but the channel is utterly vast.
Bodies
Oh yeah those things rage. In the San Gabriel Valley they bend and swerve through neighborhoods totally banking in big deep square troughs. Spritzing and nearly berming out of control. It's hairy. It's Department of Conservation engineering at its finest. Or is it the Army. Anyway... Kool stuff.
@@jamespell8091 I'm next to the Whittier narrows basin and it's half full this morning 2/5 from the heavy rain starting sun afternoon.
The drone footage is jaw droppingly amazing. The palatial homes just feet from that tremendous force of nature really punctuates the title of "storm of biblical proportions".
We need to outlaw electric vehicles they short out catch fire
"The foolish man built his house upon the sand" 😅
Yep. @@scottanno8861
Biblical proportions? Not at all. Until I see someone with a long beard and a lot of animals loading up an Arc. These canyons and their rivers have been here for thousands of years. This is what they do.
Born in California, lived my life in Los Angeles, 70 years, never seen this before!
That "wash" at the start of the video is Ballona Creek, which drains all of West Los Angeles and the Baldwin Hills. Most of the watershed is covered upstream of Venice Blvd., but the stream is tidal downstream of Centinela. The Los Angeles River isn't even connected to Ballona Creek.
Yup!!! I know you know where it was at because you're a Local. I am too and I was Blown away that this Random Video had the neighborhood in frame 🤣
Even more caught off guard when the man then claimed he was in Downtown LA. 😂😂😂😂
Naaaa!! We Right Near The Beach Mon 😂😂😂
@@cMARVEL360 - Which is not to pick on Reed. I often describe myself as an "L.A.-based filmmaker," when I live two hours from DTLA. On a world map, I'm near L.A.
I don't think it's Ballona Creek if so where was that location where the bridge is? ...it's too wide. Me thinks it's the DTLA River near the Artist District Still in Culver near Jefferson I've crossed that a year or so ago at night in a full on rain with the creek full on rage mode with extreme caution. Absolutely Frightening way to walk home from a job.
@@podcastfan2544 This thread got crazy, but Reed said last night he was going to a stream near Marina Del Rey. That's Ballona Creek. The next day he went to the L.A. River and that was obvious.
I remember the LA river cresting as a kid and Im 54. So this IS rare, but it has happened. This is why the river basin is so high. When the water comes, its serious. If we did not have the system in place it would be catastrophic.
Like Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel, you know the weather is bad when Reed Timmer shows up! 🙂
We as Californios have too much water now, but come summer we will be dry again and need all this water. Why can't we be filling lake Tulare saving the some of the water.
C(lie)mate Change Cult's agenda...
Cu, that would be helpful to that area. And we all know that helpful is not in their gameplan.
Catastrophic flooding was preceded by catastrophic wildfires. The vegetation burned off in the fires contributes to the hillsides' inability to absorb much of the heavy rainfalls. Topsoil gets swept into flooded rivers, making revegetation more difficult. A vicious cycle continues.
Scary + Amazing! 😮
I love when you are able to use your drones to give us the whole big picture. Please stay safe + well! And know you are in my prayers! Brightest Blessings Dr. Reed! 😉✌️💖🦋🙏
Reminds me of times in Houston when we lived there. Seemed like every storm some people will think they can drive into an underpass and not drown their car, if not themselves.
Californians well prepped with pot, corn flakes and kleenex
Wow! You were right next to my hood when you were on the freeway and passing the exit for Burbank Blvd, I’m just south of there and just blocks from the LA River which we normally refer to as “the wash”. Today would be more appropriate would be “extreme rapids”. I’ve only seen it that full, fast and violent a few times over the course of the past 35 years. Mind blowing!
😮 last time I went by the LA river. It was basically a sewage drain with a puddle at the bottom- this is wild.
This is much better to watch then the live camera.
Nice drone footage! Be safe out there. 🙏
I would be busting out the gold pan after this passes if I lived there.
Shhhh 🤫
@@wordgirl6267 we been ready can’t wait mine mine mine!! We gone be rich 🤫
This is the third time in my lifetime the LA river has flowed like this!
I'm from California and you rarely see this. Prayers for all affected 🙏
Californians well prepped with pot, corn flakes and kleenex
@@fladave99toilet paper,vapes,crack cocaine glass rose tubes.
Thank you for all you do Reed
The drone pictures are amazing
Amazing footage reed, it’s incredible seeing the fast water flow and these washes filling up!
Fabulous drone footage. Thanks for your great work!
Amazing! Praying for the safety of the residents affected!
OH MY! So much for sunny and dry! Stay safe all of you in LA area.
Cool footage, Thanks! Be safe out there!
That takes me back to when I went to school in the Southland. Lots of flooding in my years down there. In Geology, we often studied erosion in real time and had some close calls. These atmospheric rivers are nothing to mess with. The ground you are standing on can turn to mud or fall away in an instant.
Up here in Northern California we've even had our fair share of the same storm. We had power outages all over Northern California. Including Southern California. Including flooding. So I can completely understand what is going on.
What an amazing video Reed and the drone footage wow i cant believe how bad the flooding is getting be safe out there and God bless you always
Hey Great camera work..!
Living in so cal I can tell you I am currently in my back yard neck deep in water! Of course the water is 102 degrees and bubbling profusely!
😂!
Really? Neck deep and bubbling? Whoa!
Jacuzzi
He posts this every video to dismiss this. Probably a Russian bot @@Urang18D
Awesome how you showed the source of the issue with that footage so we could see the big picture. Love your work! Stay safe. 😎
Wowza! I was also looking at photos submitted in other locations.
Wow!🤯🤯😧😳amazing shots ! TY stay safe !
It always amazes me that so many people who no to turn around, don't drown! They still drive right over it or in it. Trucks, car and all can still get washed away because the road is no longer there or the current is so strong.
I'm guessing that most of the drone footage is in Malibu, like Malibu Creek, and elsewhere in the western Santa Monica mountains, although part might be on the Ventura River.
I wait for your coverage because I know it's going to be the BEST! Amazing and your passion is incredible! High Desert, Hesperia, area does get covered much on reports, but we are getting activity in the ephemeral water conduits around Cajon Pass (I-15)
Still rather mild than in the 90's when it rained 30 days straight. I vivdly remember seeing big RV's hurtling toward the ocean and hitting the overpass structural supports.
Hi desert does not get covered much? I'm sure that's what you were trying to say, I'll be in California city and not a word about it.
Really great footage. Well done.
Have you filmed the two channels between Orange County (Los Alamitos) and Lakewood (El Dorado Park ) near the 405 freeway, two large concrete ditches converge. Near E. Willow Rd/Katella Ave Also good places to eat all around there.
I live in LA. It's not that bad here. The news overhypes it with their "atmospheric river" verbiage. I've lived here in Los Angeles for 50 years. The rain has been very peaceful. I love it! BTW, it should stop raining on Wednesday according to Google Weather.
No..this is just starting . Check back in on Wednesday .
@@wordgirl6267I've lived here in LA for nearly 50 years. This is nothing major at all, not even close. Check back Wednesday? That's the day when the rain starts to diminish (check Google weather).
Great footage thnx👍
Last time I have seen the LA river that high was back in January of 1993 in the Studio City area. Seeing the river almost cresting the top in downtown LA is unprecedented.
Don’t know where you are. Would be helpful to know. So cal is a big area.
It's like Terminator 2, but underwater. Yikes!
Crazy stuff ! Stay safe !!
WoW - Thanks
Wow thats some big flooding! Nice vid as always reed!
Wow clouds in California! Never seen that before. What's that wet stuff?
Thank you for covering this. BTW for some reason it said I was unsubscribed.
What canyon are you filming at the 3 minute mark?
Not be dumb but when did we start using tern cat 5 other than in hurricanes weather wise?
🙏🏻 wow
Stay safe everyone.
Don’t forget to hit that like button
The Drone shots are great. How much of this is gonna make it to Phoenix? A could use a good soaking too! STAY SAFE!
I'm in Florence. Weather calls for rain, at least Tues- Fri. It may even rain through Sunday.
@@carolinematusevich889 Well..... ya know it never rains that much here. We could sure use some rain.
@@carolinematusevich889 not consistently like what LA is getting
Lake Meade will benefit substantially
@@badactor3440 Lake Mead gets most of it's water from melting snowpack in the Mountains of Colorado and Northern New Mexico, West of the Continental Divide. That amount as of right now is still undetermined. Anything will help.
Best footage always
Is this the second or third river?
That wash/drainage is a trickle or dry most of the year.
I live in southern Louisiana. Flooding and hurricanes r a pain
Something so dreadful about extreme flooding. As a kid, my worst fear was being caught in a tsunami, and it's still my worst fear as an adult.
I often have dreams about flooding, and tornadoes. The tornadoes I understand because I was in a house hit by a tornado at 7 years old. But where my flooding fear comes from, I am not sure.
I live by the sea-500ft from
The water. It is a constant thought that I try to shove back but can’t help but fear the wave.
Which bridge in Downtown LA is that? Doesn’t look familiar.
Cat 5 atmosphere river conditions, never heard that awesomeness before, im wondering if the cement LA river will overflow, im guessing that would be a first stay safe Dr Timmer
Looks like malibu creek has become malibu river.thanks Reed for yeterday and todays videos.where did you stay last nite
Reed, was that you standing there recording video footage?
Allegedly from [1:15] to [2:45] was water flowing in DTLA.
Where was your vantage point? (Name the street, + nearest cross-street, & direction of water flow.)
That sure doesn't look like DTLA.
Just trying to keep it real.
Nice drone footage.
Hey Reed, by Friday or Saturday might see a drying trend, Might hold off on 4 X4 driving In the old days, they used to have cable lines for crossing people across rivers I'm guessing that they don't do that anymore. Gorgeous footage!
Reed is that drone footage from Malibu Canyon Road ?
been waiting for the live hopefuly it wont be much longer love spending time with reed
We are live now!
En 2005 los Angeles vivió algo similar y el rio Ls Angeles se desbordó llegando al area de Downey y Pico Rivera.
These kind of rain events have happened where I live in Central Victoria Australia on a MUCH larger scale in the last 2 out of 3 years, 1 being an El Nino. We just came out of the wettest January on record, where we got over 10 inches of rain compared to an average of 1.7 inches. The weather seems to be doing some strange things.
Drones are awesome!
😮 The water is literally streaming from the mountains all the way down to the Pacific Ocean...
I don't know anything about the area, but 18k CFS is an obscene amount of flow for a relatively narrow waterway running through a city. Are you sure about that flow?
There are large (10,000 ft peaks) and very steep mountains behind Los Angeles and that is where this river comes from.
Around 5 minutes we see Malibu Canyon outflow which starts in Lake Sherwood, then Westlake Village, then Malibou Lake, then MC State Park, ...
in Santa Barbara we got 3.81 inches in our neighborhood the 24 hour period. I was more worried about the high winds taking up trees. It could have been so much worse !
It's not over yet . grounds saturated . . gonna rain through at least Wednesday
At 2:06 the man says 18,000 cfs (cubic feet per second)! What an impressive flow. I wonder if he has some flood control information or if he is a civil engineer who knows the channel hydraulics. Great video and drone footage! - thanks. Take care y'all. We'll see what happens in San Diego.
Where are these shots from?
That is some scary footage!
Never seen so much rain ! Omg all day and night 😮😮
Texas in the house..
First time in 10 years most folks in LA has had a bath! Nice.
Did Gavin run off to Montana like he did last year when they had record snowfall and flooding in Northern Cali?
I'm sure he has . 😂
It looks amazing but very scary ‼️🥺😩😫
Kim Clement spoke of the Rain Event that would strike California. And he mentioned that in 2014.
You can see how that rugged landscape was carved over the years.
Is the drought over?
You guys missed 1978? I was at ucla like iff hollywood blvd. By Fairfax. Fairfax had a stream going all the way to cbs studios farmers market. That was just what I saw walking and in the bus. Water goes where it will. There's a reason LA streams are in concrete people!
Colorado had flash floods last year usually every year but last year was crazy and we are not so flat.. poor L.A.
Crazy to see little creeks turn into rivers
Just about 30 years ago I was working near the river when we had a big rain and the giant concrete ditch was suddenly this amazing torrent... Back then, the surface of the water was Covered in styrofoam cups and other plastic trash. So at least that is all cleaned up now!!
I have 2 brothers lives in California. One brother lives in Palm desert. He doesn't get tornadoes or floods. and the other one lives 4 hours away from him I don't know if he had a storm or not. But good luck team domniator. And never stop chasing
LA has a flowing natural river? Wow! That's insane.
Killer drone shots !!!!
This is Really Frightening!! Completely Serious!! Thank You Reed!! God Bless!🙏🦜
Normal people: maybe we should collect/ store all this water somewhere.
Politicians: no let the water run to the sea, and have no water in the summer.
Normal people: ???????
Dems . 😮
Wow California got water !
Off to work! Omg! Closing THE GAP to the ocean?
We needed more lakes to hold water. To lower the drought....
Ask Governor NEWSOM why he recently broke open a dam and EMPTIED an Entire Lake ! 😡
Do we have someplace for this water to go? We always need water.
No, the lunatics running California probably thought trapping rain water causes climate change or something.
Nope . Governor GAVIN NEWSOM just let's the water run off down the sewer and into the Pacific . Recently (past year ? ) even broke open a dam and drained an entire Lake in Northern California. Don't blame me , I didn't vote for NEWSOM . 😡
Reed Timmer is my guy, love the videos…you’re not far from me now reed..lol.
I grew up in California, and I don't even remember it raining...ever! This is really not normal..
Rain within its natural parameters and season *_is_* normal, and did occur throughout California throughout past decades.