Palms Neighborhood Flooded After Heavy Rain, Cars Submerged in Garage

Overnight Rain Causes Widespread Flooding

• 🌧️ Heavy rain hammered the Los Angeles area overnight and into the morning, leading to significant damage and flooding.
• ⚠️ Residents in the Palms neighborhood woke up to a "nightmare scenario" with widespread water damage.

Flooded Parking Garage in Palms

• 🚗 In Palms, on Kelton Avenue, a parking garage filled with water, submerging cars up to their door handles.
• 🛠️ Efforts are underway to pump water out of the flooded garage, but the depth of the water remains a significant issue.
• 💡 Residents are facing the challenge of dealing with the damage while still needing to manage daily responsibilities like getting to work and taking children to school.

Impact on Streets and Neighborhoods

• 🌊 Streets in the area were flooded, with water levels so high that trash bins were seen floating and knocking over.
• 🧹 Neighbors were observed cleaning up trash and debris from their homes and the surrounding areas.
• ⚠️ Even garages that did not flood extensively were affected by the general mess and debris, described as "nasty."