Posted on 02/06/2010 9:12:45 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
And were much heavier than forecast.
Next storm in soCal——Tuesday
LA Times on Friday:
Southland storm begins on an uneven note
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L.A. experiences light rain compared with Orange and San Diego counties. On Saturday, expect strong winds.
Vanessa Cuccia shields herself from the rain along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / February 5, 2010)
By Ann M. Simmons
February 6, 2010
The second of two cold fronts to sweep Southern California will hit the Los Angeles area Saturday, bringing rain, possible thunderstorms and the threat of mud and debris flows in hillside areas scorched by last year's wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.
Rains on Friday snarled traffic and prompted road closures in foothill communities bordering the Angeles National Forest, where more than 160,000 acres remain charred from the Station fire. Los Angeles County saw relatively light rain, but Orange and San Diego counties experienced heavy thunderstorms and 45-mph wind gusts along the coast.
Forecasters predict up to 1 1/2 inches of rainfall across the coastal and valley areas with as much as 3 1/2 inches in the foothills and mountains.
A flash-flood watch was put in effect for portions of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties on Friday, and it will remain in place through Saturday, according to Jamie Meier, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
Mountain resort areas can expect 12 to 20 inches of snow at levels of 6,000 to 7,000 feet, dropping on Saturday to about 4,500 to 5,000 feet, just below the Grapevine on Interstate 5, Meier said.
It should also be quite windy, with mountain regions experiencing 20- to 30-mph winds and gusts up to 55 mph, Meier said.
Residents, governor assess mudslide damage in Station fire burn area
Residents and officials were assessing the damage this morning after mudslides damaged 43 homes in the foothills hit by the Station fire.
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Wow I was born in Montrose, and am about 10 minutes driving time from the mud...but today it is gorgeous. Sunny, Windy, and Brisk!....sad for all who are digging out though...
that mud flowed down Ocean View to Honolulu, lots of junk on ocean view and a few sand bags on the curbs just before the east bound. my mother live’s in an assisted living facility in montrose
Incredible , markman!
Those hills will be in for more if we get another downpour like this weekend.
ya it was not good, most of the mess had been cleaned up before I had got up there saw most of the mess on ocen view when I got on the east bound 210.. Yes there will be more slides I guess the catch basin was over flowing..
We have had about 48 hours of no rain (nothing since early Saturday morning).
Our rivers/streams and even dry most of the year streams are high and flowing at high and rapid levels.
Hopefully for our South Landers, they will have a dry spell.
Sunshine this morning and it was very nice and sunny yesterday....but the next storm is due late tomorrow,..
huh.
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