Monster FLASH FLOOD WARNING LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA Free Republic Thread
Posted on 01/10/2005 12:41:02 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Flooding and mudslides close roads and damage houses. Rain is expected to last through Tuesday.
A fourth day of thrashing thunderstorms began to take a heavier toll on Southern California on Sunday with at least three deaths blamed on the rain, as flooding and mudslides forced road closures and emergency crews carried out harrowing rescue operations.
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The storms had stalled over an area of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, a few hundred miles off the coast of Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara, said Bruce Rockwell, a specialist with the National Weather Service.
"It's stationary off the coast and constantly pumps in moist water from the south," he said.
Forecasters had originally said that some areas of Southern California might receive more than 20 inches of precipitation over the weekend. Although they later reduced that estimate, a campground near Mt. Wilson, Opids Camp, received 20.82 inches of precipitation between 4 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Much more at the link.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
At any rate - thanks for the update Ernest. I do have a few people I care about out there.
any respite in sight?
Wednesday is a break they say on Fox.
yea I checked weather.com and it looks like Wednesday is the day! Hooooraaaaaaay! LOL
That mudslide in La Conchita was horrific!
It looks like we'll get a respite on Wednesday... I hope!
How are you guys doing up your way, Karl?
Death toll at nine, including an infant that fell from its mother's arms as she was being rescued by helicopter.
Any idea on the locale of that photo?
Nine is not a surprising number with so much water looking for a way to get to the ocean....
I don't believe that includes the twelve people missing in the mudslide at La Conchita.
It does include this guy though....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1317115/posts?page=514#514
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