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Monday, January 8, 2018
Mudslide and flood in burnt Southern California
Mudslide and flood threat prompts evacuations in burnt Southern California as major storm looms
byDaniella Silva
Mudslides and flashfloods, or at least the
potential for them, raised new danger for Southern California on Monday
as mandatory evacuations were issued for regions already devastated by
wildfires and now facing the first major rainstorm of the season. “This strong storm is expected to produce
heavy rain, high winds and extremely dangerous flash flooding, mud and
debris flows,” Santa Barbara County officials warned. “Flash floods, mud and debris flows can happen with little or no warning.”
A
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy alerts a Kagel Canyon resident of
mandatory evacuations on January 8, 2018 in the Creek Fire burn area. LA County Sheriff's Office
On Monday afternoon, light to moderate rain
had spread over much of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties,
according to the National Weather Service Los Angeles. By 4:20 p.m. (7:20 p.m. ET) the weather service said on Twitter that "widespread rain" across the Los Angeles Basin would effect the Monday evening commute. Heavier rain was expected for Tuesday morning's commute, the service said. "Be prepared for potential road closures and
travel delays due to flooding, debris flows, and mud/rock slides," the
service said in its tweet.
The weather service said the
heaviest rainfall was expected in Santa Barbara County from 10 p.m.-7
a.m. local time, in Ventura County from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. and in Los
Angeles County from 2 a.m. to 11 a.m. local time. Peak rainfall rates of half an inch and an inch an hour up to 1.5 inches an hour were possible. Santa Barbara County officials issued
evacuations beginning at 12 p.m. PST (3 p.m. ET) on Monday for areas
below the burn areas of the Thomas, Whittier, Sherpa and Rey fires “due to an approaching winter storm.” The mandatory evacuation order was issued for
unincorporated parts of Santa Barbara County, Montecito, Summerland and
Carpinteria, the county said. Areas along Tecolote Canyon, Eagle Canyon,
Dos Pueblos Canyon, Gato Canyon, and Whittier burn areas near Goleta
were also included in that order. “People in these areas should take action to leave no later than 12 p.m. Monday,” the warning read. Voluntary evacuation warnings were issued for
areas from south of California's Highway 192 to the Pacific Ocean and
east of Hot Springs Road/Olive Mill Road to highway 150 and the county
line. “People in these areas should stay alert to
changing conditions and be prepared to leave immediately at your own
discretion if the situation worsens,” the county said.
Los
Angeles County Sheriff's deputies alert a Kagel Canyon resident of
mandatory evacuations on January 8, 2018 in the Creek Fire burn area. LA County Sheriff's Office
By Monday afternoon, mandatory evacuations
were also underway in Los Angles County, affecting the areas of Kagel
Canyon, Lopez Canyon and Little Tujunga, Kathryn Barger, the Los Angeles
County supervisor representing the fifth district, said on Twitter. The evacuations were spurred "in anticipation of heavy rains and mudslides," she said. In Ventura County, officials ordered mandatory evacuations Monday afternoon for residents of Matilija Canyon to North Fork and Wheeler Gorge. Several inches of rain were expected in Santa
Barbara and Ventura counties — areas that were scorched by the Thomas
fire and other recent wildfires stoked by dry Santa Ana winds. The Thomas fire is the largest wildfire in
California history, fire officials have said. The blaze has burned more
than 280,000 acres since it broke out on Dec. 4 and is blamed for at
least two deaths.
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