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PHOTOS: Rain floods Southern California roads

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Thursday, December 4, 2014
Firefighters rescued drivers who were caught in flash-flooding in Gilman Springs on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.
Firefighters rescued drivers who were caught in flash-flooding in Gilman Springs on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.
A vehicle was trapped in a flooded neighborhood in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.
A vehicle was trapped on a flooded street in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.
ABC7 viewer Dia LeMeur shared this photo of flooding in her San Jacinto neighborhood on Thursday, Dec. 04, 2014.
Vehicles were stranded in flood waters on Highway 74 near Columbia Street in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.
ABC7 viewer Yessi Alvayero shared this photo of flooding in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 04, 2014.
ABC7 viewer Yessi Alvayero shared this photo of flooding in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 04, 2014.
ABC7 viewer Yessi Alvayero shared this photo of flooding in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 04, 2014.
ABC7 viewer Yessi Alvayero shared this photo of flooding in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 04, 2014.
"Rainy night in downtown LA. Nice change and much needed!" - ABC7 Reporter Leanne Suter (Dec. 3, 2014)
An ABC7 viewer shared this photo from Eagle Rock through the Eyewitness News App.
Drivers are seen on a rainy day in Southern California.
AIR7 HD captured this shot of clouds hovering above downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014.
ABC7 viewer @pittrollie shared this photo using #ABC7Eyewitness on Instagram.
ABC7 viewer @recplayer shared this photo from the Miracle Mile using #ABC7Eyewitness on Instagram.
A construction site in Eastvale was a muddy mess after steady rain Tuesday and Wednesday. (Dec. 3, 2014)
ABC7 viewer @big_diesel_29 shared this photo using #ABC7Eyewitness on Instagram.
ABC7 reporter Robert Holguin shared a photo of downtown Los Angeles using #ABC7Eyewitness on Twitter.
ABC7 Orange County Bureau Chief Eileen Frere shared this photo from Silverado Canyon with #ABC7Eyewitness on Twitter.
ABC7 viewer @0Rl0N_ shared this photo from Palmdale with #ABC7Eyewitness on Twitter.
An ABC7 viewer shared this photo of a rainbow in Moreno Valley through the Eyewitness News App.
ABC7 viewer @d23fan shared a photo of Disneyland using #ABC7Eyewitness.
Heavy rain brought down a tree, smashing a car in Canoga Park Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.
Los Angeles County captured nearly 163 million gallons of stormwater Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, according to a tweet by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued after mud flow swamped a Camarillo Springs neighborhood. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Crews worked to shore up mud during flooding in a Camarillo Springs neighborhood. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Wet roads may be to blame for a three-vehicle accident on La Tuna Canyon Road and Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.
Pacific Coast Highway was closed due to rock slides on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 1-2, 2014.
Crews worked to shore up mud during flooding in a Camarillo Springs neighborhood. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
A tractor clears out mud and debris in the Glendora foothills on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.
Los Angeles River is shown during a rainstorm on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.
Rain flows down a street in a in a Camarillo Springs neighborhood. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Crews bring sandbags to divert flood water in a Camarillo Springs neighborhood. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Mud flowing in in a Camarillo Springs neighborhood. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Glendora residents living near the Colby Fire burn area braced for the possibility of flooding and mudslides as rain arrived. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Crews clean up after a mud flow swamped a Camarillo Springs neighborhood on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.
Glendora residents braced for possible mudslides on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.
The Silverado Canyon burn area in Orange County is under a voluntary evacuation order to prepare for possible mud and debris flows.
abarajas611 submitted this photo through the ABC7 app: "Tuesday rain in Rialto, CA"
ABC7 viewer Ann Thomas sent this photo taken in Upland, Calif. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
Glendora residents build barriers along the street to keep flood water from homes. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
ABC7 Eyewitness News Reporter Sid Garcia took this photo in downtown L.A. in the rain. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
ABC7 viewer @karnsha shared a photo of North Hollywood using #ABC7Eyewitness. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
ABC7 viewer JustJake took this photo of a traffic accident in the rain on the 118 west before the Balboa exit and shared it on Instagram with #ABC7Eyewitness. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
ABC7 viewer Bryan Dilbeck shared this photo of a rock slide on Old San Marcos Rd. above Santa Barbara using #ABC7Eyewitness (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
ABC7 viewer Tanner Ralls shared this photo of a truck hanging over the NB 55 in Anaheim Hills using #ABC7Eyewitness (Tues., Dec. 2, 2014)
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Firefighters rescued drivers who were caught in flash-flooding in Gilman Springs on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -- The first strong storm of the rainy season flooded Southern California streets. Check out the photos.

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