Storm Watching

Storm-watchers on the Seal Beach pier struggle with their umbrella after a wind-driven rain storm hit the area. (Mark Boster / LAT)

Sept. 15, 2014 4:53 PM PT

One of several wind-blown big rigs is righted Monday along California 166 east of Maricopa. Wind atop Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County topped 100 mph. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

A surfer bails out on a wave at Redondo Beach’s breakwater Monday. Some waves in the north state were 25 feet. (Wally Skalij / LAT)

The flooded Sun Valley intersection of Vineland Avenue and Sherman Way slows traffic of all types Monday. In northern Los Angeles County, some 12,000 customers lost their electricity, most of which was restored later in the day. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

At Formula Uno clothing on L.A.’s Melrose Avenue, Cody Toshiya drags a sandbag into the doorway Monday evening. The water level reached a foot at one point, he said. (Richard Hartog / LAT)