Posted on 01/22/2010 8:52:22 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (CBS) ―
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Storm-battered Southern California is beginning to dry out after a wild week of storms that flooded streets, spawned at least a few tornados, and left a trail of damage, but mudslides could still be a concern, but with predictions for more showers Friday, the supersaturated ground threatened to send damaging debris downhill.
Officials have said the risk of mudslides can last up to 72hours after the rains have stopped.
Hundreds of evacuees forced from homes in foothill communities are expected to learn sometime Friday whether it's safe for them to return home.
Authorities said an extensive flood-control system was working, but many of the basins designed to catch debris-laden runoff from fire-scarred mountains were full and evacuations remained necessary.
They insisted that residents of endangered homes should obey evacuation orders.
"It's not safe to say that we're out of the clear just yet," Gail Farber, the Los Angeles County Public Works director.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs2.com ...
Still see some small outbursts of showers this morning here.
Does anyone know how much this latest deluge has done to ease the drought in California? I know it’s been a long drought - some three years or more - but a HUGE amount of rain has fallen in the last week.
Great...that means it’s not over for us Zonies either...Love getting a years worth of rain in 48 hours!
Just now seeing some sunshine; it rained pretty much all night until around 6:30. Since Monday afternoon we’re somewhere near 4 inches total...pretty phenomenal for this area.
I'll watch as I am sure others will also.
It’s a lot better than it was a week ago but we still got a ways to go..
Drought Monitor
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Acting Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Francisco and Siskiyou counties because of the statewide storm impacts.
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Becuz we have no Lt Gub,, AG Brown is acting Gubby while aRnie grovels for dollars in DC.
oops..
here is where above post re: Brown comes from
State Of Emergency In 5 Calif. Counties
4th Winter Storm, Tornadoes Batter State; Several Deaths Attributed To Violent Weather As Mudslide Fears Grow
http://cbs5.com/local/socal.mudslides.evacuations.2.1442596.html
Isn't that close to a years worth normally?
The story said "acting Gov. Jerry Brown."
Where is Arnold?
S N O W - P R E C I P I T A T I O N U P D A T E
Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites As of FRIDAY: JANUARY 22 , 2010
Well,...the smart answere...is
Who cares?
But I don't know,...maybe out looking for Money....LOL!
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I heard that the Sierra snowpack is at 96% of normal. That’s very good news.
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By late afternoon the storm had added as much as 3.2 inches of rain to the 5 to 6 inches that fell earlier in the week across the mountains of Los Angeles County.
Unstable conditions after the storm brought hail, thunder and lightning throughout the night.
Here’s what the Mercury News says about drought levels:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14242470?source=most_viewed
It looks like N. California still needs more rain.
They are saying 2 or 3 more weeks of rain are needed.
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