The Inland area was drenched by the storm that rolled into Southern California on Sunday night, Feb. 4, and continued all of Monday, Feb. 5.
Usually small creeks and rivers in the area became swollen by mountain runoff water and forced multiple swift-water rescues by fire departments. Normal tasks such as walking to the store became treacherous as streets flooded.
![A car maneuvers carefully through the flooded Edison Ave. during...]()
A car maneuvers carefully through the flooded Edison Ave. during a rainstorm in Ontario on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A large sinkhole, caused by the rainstorm, results in the...]()
A large sinkhole, caused by the rainstorm, results in the closure of Archibald Ave. at Schaefer Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A driver carefully makes their way down Mt. Baldy Road...]()
A driver carefully makes their way down Mt. Baldy Road past a small mud slide above Claremont on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![A runner jogs across the Pacific Electric Trail as storm...]()
A runner jogs across the Pacific Electric Trail as storm water rushes down a flood control channel north of Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG).
![Mary Diaz carries her granddaughter Ezeki Paneda, 6, across a...]()
Mary Diaz carries her granddaughter Ezeki Paneda, 6, across a flooded Fourth Street in front of Corona Elementary School in Ontario on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Cars carefully make there way through the flooded road on...]()
Cars carefully make there way through the flooded road on Edison Ave. during a rain storm in Ontario on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Storm water rushes down a flood control channel in the...]()
Storm water rushes down a flood control channel in the foothill areas of Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![People stay dry under their umbrellas while waiting at a...]()
People stay dry under their umbrellas while waiting at a bus stop on Holt Ave. in Ontario during a rainstorm on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Storm water rushes down a flood control channel in the...]()
Storm water rushes down a flood control channel in the foothill areas of Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Storm water begins to fill a holding basin in Rancho...]()
Storm water begins to fill a holding basin in Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![A man walks along the side a fast-flowing flood control...]()
A man walks along the side a fast-flowing flood control channel near Holt Ave. and Grove St. in Ontario on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Braving the elements, Ismael Clazola carries his shoes as he...]()
Braving the elements, Ismael Clazola carries his shoes as he crosses a flooded intersection at Foothill Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Rialto during a heavy rainstorm Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A woman crosses the flooded intersection at Foothill Boulevard and...]()
A woman crosses the flooded intersection at Foothill Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Rialto during a downpour on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A vehicle from the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s Swift...]()
A vehicle from the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue team crosses the Cajon wash on Keenbrook Road near Devore on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, a day after a car was swept away in the wash and the occupants had to be rescued. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![An SUV towing a trailer lies in the rocks on...]()
An SUV towing a trailer lies in the rocks on the bank of the Cajon Creek near Devore on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, after it was swept away in flood waters the night before. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on an island in...]()
Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on an island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose due to rain Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![A big rig sends a wall of water flying as...]()
A big rig sends a wall of water flying as it drives along a flooded Alabama Street near Highland on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Firefighters unbuckle a person rescued from the Santa Ana River...]()
Firefighters unbuckle a person rescued from the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Water drips from a rescued person’s feet as he or...]()
Water drips from a rescued person’s feet as he or she is pulled up by firefighters using a crane on a ladder truck in the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters rescue people who are stranded on a small island...]()
Firefighters rescue people who are stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose due to rain on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island...]()
Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose due to rain Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Banks along the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard...]()
Banks along the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside experience rising waters due to rain Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters send search teams to rescue people who were stranded...]()
Firefighters send search teams to rescue people who were stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose due to rain on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![An SUV towing a trailer lies in the rocks on...]()
An SUV towing a trailer lies in the rocks on the bank of the Cajon Creek near Devore on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, after it was swept away in the flood waters the night before. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island...]()
Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose due to rain on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island...]()
Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose due to rain on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island...]()
Firefighters rescue people who were stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when river waters rose due to rain Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Rising waters caused by heavy rain destroy encampments along the...]()
Rising waters caused by heavy rain destroy encampments along the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![An SUV sits in the rocks on the bank of...]()
An SUV sits in the rocks on the bank of a swollen Cajon Creek near Devore on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, after it was swept away in flood waters the night before. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A vehicle from the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s Swift...]()
A vehicle from the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue team stands by near the Cajon wash on Keenbrook Road near Devore on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, a day after a car was swept away in the wash and the occupants had to be rescued. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Firefighters use a crane on a ladder truck Monday, Feb....]()
Firefighters use a crane on a ladder truck Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue people who are stranded on an island in the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river waters rose in the rain. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters use a crane Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue...]()
Firefighters use a crane Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue people stranded on an island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river’s waters rose due to rain. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![A person is seen Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in a...]()
A person is seen Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in a tree above Cajon Creek in Devore after his SUV washed into the creek as a family of three tried to cross a flooded road. San Bernardino County firefighters rescued them. (Courtesy of KEYNEWS.TV)
![A person waits atop his SUV in Cajon Creek in...]()
A person waits atop his SUV in Cajon Creek in Devore on Feb. 5, 2024, after the vehicle got washed into the creek as a family of three tried to cross a flooded road. San Bernardino County firefighters rescued them. (Courtesy of KEYNEWS.TV)
![A rescuer from the San Bernardino County Fire Department uses...]()
A rescuer from the San Bernardino County Fire Department uses a pole to reach out to a person trapped in a tree Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, after his family’s SUV got washed into the Cajon Creek in Devore. (Courtesy of KEYNEWS.TV)
![Firefighters use a crane Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue...]()
Firefighters use a crane Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue people stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river’s waters rose because of the rain. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Firefighters use a crane Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue...]()
Firefighters use a crane Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rescue people stranded on a small island in the middle of the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside when the river’s waters rose because of the rain. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
