Posted on 08/20/2023 11:02:41 PM PDT by Morgana
Californians were forced to climb trees to escape dangerous floodwaters and mudslides sweeping through the state on Sunday.
A flash flood hit Seven Oaks in the San Bernardino Mountains bringing down the Santa Ana bridge and leaving residents sheltering in the trees.
LA and the surrounding area has been battered by Tropical Storm Hilary's record rain levels and strong winds that have brought down trees and power lines and flooded roads.
School closures across the city and Palm Springs have been announced for Monday as the storm raged on.
The National Weather Service continued to warn of life-threatening flooding from heavy rain in western LA County and eastern Ventura County on Sunday night.
California is enduring devastating floods and dangerously strong winds, as well as a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Ventura County which hit on Sunday afternoon.
As Hilary continues to wreak havoc across the state:
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OK.
I wonder when they’ll drain the reservoirs?
Agreed...
Well, they are hyping it for all it’s worth.
Smile, I hear ya.
Aww AuntB. I’m so sorry to hear that. Bummer.
Hope things go smoothly getting things squared away.
A brother of mine lives in Ventura and works near Malibu. He says it wasn’t a big deal.
Now, the big deal for him was last week vacationing in Maui.
I’m sure they do, but they can be brutal to areas at the
base of them. Folks always have problems when it rains.
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