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Read more about the article Lightning storm prompts fire danger in SCV
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel respond to a lightning strike that caught a palm tree and surrounding brush on fire on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Lightning storm prompts fire danger in SCV

By Emily Alvarenga & Caleb Lunetta Signal Senior Staff Writers A lightning storm that struck Monday evening ignited multiple trees and brush on fire across the Santa Clarita Valley. The…

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Read more about the article Nearly 2 inches of rain gets dumped on SCV in 24 hours
A car crosses the flooded intersection at Hasley Canyon Road and Del Valle Road in Castaic after heavy rains. Dan Watson/The Signal

Nearly 2 inches of rain gets dumped on SCV in 24 hours

As the latest storm swept into the Santa Clarita Valley with a fanfare of thunder and lightning, it dumped close to 2 inches of rain in a 24-hour period by…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Castaic Fire burns 25 acres, shuts down lanes of 5 freeway
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: Castaic Fire burns 25 acres, shuts down lanes of 5 freeway

UPDATE: 9 a.m. CHP reopened all lanes of the northbound 5 freeway at 7 a.m. During the Castaic Fire, all four northbound lanes of the freeway were closed at Lake Hughes…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV
Two men in a Ford pickup truck drive through deep floodwater on Crown Valley Road near Soledad Canyon Road in Acton. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV

Hot "crazy" weather triggered multiple lightning strikes which sparked fires in the Angeles National Forest and thunderstorms which created flooding in Acton. Heavy sudden rains amounting to 1.25 inches fell…

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