UPDATED: Flash-flood warnings as mudslide flows down Mt. Shasta
National Weather Service officials issued a flash-flood warning
Saturday night after they said a glacier broke off on Mt. Shasta and
sent a mudflow cascading down the mountain.
The warning is in effect until 4:45 a.m. Sunday.
The warning, issued out of the agency's Medford, Oregon, office, says a
glacier on Mt. Shasta broke, releasing a high volume of mud, rocks and
water. The glacier-induced mudflow already has flooded Mud and Pilgrim
creeks to just north of Highway 89 where the water was dammed up
Saturday night, the weather service warning says.
Water was accumulating upstream behind the debris flow in the two
creeks and could break free at any time, the weather service warned.
National forest rangers are monitoring the mudslide that started about 3 p.m. Saturday on the southeastern side of Mt. Shasta.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest wilderness rangers believe the mudslide
may be related to the drought, which has left Mt. Shasta’s glaciers
exposed to the sun’s heat.
Earlier Saturday, a Forest Service hydrologist speculated a glacier may
have shifted or melted, Shasta-Trinity National Forest spokeswoman
Andrea Capps said.
The flow continued down the mountain from Mud Creek Canyon and crossed
Pilgrim Creek Road (Forest Road 13) about 6 p.m., the Forest Service
reported.
Officials flew over the mudslide in a helicopter Saturday afternoon to make an assessment.
Pilgrim Creek Road and Winding Way (Forest Road 31) have been closed.
Forest Service officials say motorists should not attempt to drive over
the slide area because they say even small amounts of mud and debris can
overpower a vehicle.
Officials anticipate the debris flow will have an impact on McCloud Lake and the lower McCloud River.
Officials say no injuries have been reported due to the slide and no structures had been damaged.
The public can get more information by contacting the Mt. Shasta Ranger
Station at 530-926-4511, which is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
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Friends and I are a little worried about a friend of ours that is in his 70s that lives out in that area alone with his dog. But, I think there are alternative ways out besides Pilgrim Creek Road from where he lives.
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MT.
SHASTA, Calif. — The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department is sending
deputies to monitor the roads near Mount Shasta after a piece of glacier
broke off and started flooding the area.
Reports surfaced today of some bridges being overrun with water near the Pilgrim Creek and Mud Creek area.
The U.S. Forest Service and California Highway Patrol are also working to monitor parts of State Route 89 just in case.
There have been no reports of injuries or property damage.
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http://www.kdrv.com/glacier-breaks-off-mt-shasta/
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Glacier Breaks Off Mt. Shasta
MT.
SHASTA, Calif. — The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department is sending
deputies to monitor the roads near Mount Shasta after a piece of glacier
broke off and started flooding the area.Reports surfaced today of some bridges being overrun with water near the Pilgrim Creek and Mud Creek area.
The U.S. Forest Service and California Highway Patrol are also working to monitor parts of State Route 89 just in case.
There have been no reports of injuries or property damage.
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http://www.kdrv.com/glacier-breaks-off-mt-shasta/
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