Voluntary Evacuations in Effect for Neighborhoods Near Burns Areas
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Toni Guinyard reports for NBC4 Today in LA on Tuesday, Jan. ... A flash flood watch for the burn areas will be in effect from 6 a.m. through late ... In Los Angeles County, they include parts of the San Gabriel Mountains and the ...
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Voluntary Evacuations in Effect for Neighborhoods Near Burns Areas
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Voluntary
evacuations are in effect for several Southern California neighborhoods
near burn areas due to the threat of flooding as storms move into the
region.
Heavy rainfall
and a chance of thunderstorms were expected Tuesday, part of the second
of four storms anticipated this week across Southern California. The
projected rainfall prompted warnings of mud and debris flows over slopes
denuded by wildfire and triggering voluntary evacuation orders in
Orange County.
A
flash flood watch for the burn areas will be in effect from 6 a.m.
through late Wednesday night in several areas of Southern California. In
Los Angeles County, they include parts of the San Gabriel Mountains and
the San Gabriel, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys.
The expected rain
and chance of thunderstorms was expected Tuesday afternoon and will
return again Wednesday into the evening. The heaviest rains Tuesday were
expected during the morning and early afternoon.
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Rainfall rates of a half-inch per hour are possible, leading to the potential for mud and debris flows in fire-stripped areas.
A "yellow" alert
was in effect for residents near the Colby Fire burn area above
Glendora, where a fire on Jan. 15, 2014 scorched 1,992 acres. The alert
directs residents to remove vehicles, trash bins and other obstructions
from streets -- both to ensure access for emergency vehicles and to
prevent the items from being damaged or washed away in a mudslide.
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As
of Tuesday morning, no evacuation orders had been issued for the area
bordering the Colby Fire site -- which includes all properties north of
Sierra Madre between the western city boundaries of Azusa/Glendora to
the eastern boundary of properties on the west side of the Little
Dalton Wash.
Glendora city
officials reminded residents not to cross flowing water or mud, and
protect themselves from debris flows on their property by going to the
highest point in the house or the middle of a single-story residence.
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In
southeast Orange County, a voluntary evacuation order is in effect for
the Silverado Canyon area. The orders apply to for residences east of
30311 Silverado Canyon Road. A Red Cross shelter is expected to be
established in the area.
Elsewhere in Los Angeles County, two mountain roads will be closed due to anticipated hazardous driving conditions.
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The
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works said Lake Hughes Road
will close between Warm Springs and Newvale Drive beginning at 4 a.m.
Glendora Ridge Road will be closed between Glendora Mountain and Mount
Baldy roads beginning at 6 a.m. The roads will reopen "once conditions
permit," the county said.
Off the coast,
hazardous conditions for mariners are expected much of the week, with
forecasters warning of the possibility of thunderstorms over coastal
waters today and Wednesday.
Any
thunderstorm that forms would produce gale-force winds and "rough seas,
dangerous cloud-to-water lightning, heavy rainfall with reduced
visibility, small hail and isolated waterspouts," said an NWS statement.
Large
long-period swells are appearing off the coast this week. The first will
be evident through today, to be followed by a much larger swell
lasting from Wednesday through Friday, it said. The larger swell will
generate "hazardous breaking waves" at west-facing harbors in San Luis
Obispo and Ventura counties.
The
first of this week's storms, which forecasters attribute to the El Nino
effect, was Monday and proved to be weak. More storm activity is
expected through the end of the week.
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