This article originally published at California mountain highway used by millions 'destroyed' by heavy rainfall.

According to the National Weather Service, rain has fallen on just 10% of all New Year’s Days between 1878 and 2025. The record for the holiday was in 1934, when it rained 3.12 inches in Pasadena. That was also the year Los Angeles received more than one inch of rain on the first day of the year.

Under crystal clear skies, three years to the day after the first of a series of landslides cut off access to the full Big Sur coast, the California’s iconic Highway 1 finally fully reopened on Wednesday.

Southern Calfornia faces heavy rain and flooding risks as a major storm triggers evacuation warnings for burn zones and a near 100% chance of rain for the Rose Parade.

Caltrans announced the closure of some lanes and highways in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties due to the storm.

Steady rain came down on the hills of Altadena Thursday morning, unleashing streams of muddy water in some areas.

Many roadways across Southern California are flooded due to the Christmas Eve storm that is drenching the region, leaving some motorists stranded. Video obtained by KTLA shows exactly that occurring in Hesperia on Wednesday morning, as a pickup truck and a ...