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Risk rises for #mudslides around #LACounty fire zones; prepare for worst-case scenario, officials warn
Alene Tchekmedyian, Rong-Gong Lin II, Melody Gutierrez, LA Times
January 26, 2025"With more rain on the way, officials warned Sunday of an increasing risk of mudslides in #LosAngelesCounty's burn areas, with a 10% to 20% chance of significant #FlashFlooding and #DebrisFlows capable of damaging roads and homes in and around areas devastated by #wildfires.
"'This is the worst-case scenario to prepare for,' said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
"'We do have increasing concern for the #BurnScars,' Lund said. The charred footprint of the Eaton fire, which blackened more than 14,000 acres, is the most worrisome. 'These #FlashFloods and these debris flows could happen in and near or below these burn scars.'
"A #FloodWatch took effect at 10 a.m. Sunday and was set to continue through 4 p.m. Monday for the burned areas of the #EatonFire in the #Altadena and #Pasadena areas; the #PalisadesFire and #FranklinFires in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas; the Hughes fire around Lake Castaic; and the Bridge fire in the San Gabriel Mountains west and southwest of Wrightwood. The flood watch started six hours earlier than originally anticipated as rain began falling steadily around Los Angeles."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/news/risk-rises-mudslides-around-l-170323295.html
#ClimateCrisis #CaliforniaFires #BurnScar #FlashFloodWarning #FloodDanger #Mudslides #CaliforniaWx -
Marketplace NPR program had a helpful segment on today, with the CA Insurance commish. Except for the part about googling for the phone number, there was some helpful info in there.
#CAWildfires #wildfires #EatonFire #PallisadesFire #insurance #Disasters
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@ErickaSimone I lived in Altadena for ten years, and nearby Arcadia for another ten. Twice, fires came very near. Once within a block before it was stopped. But we stayed because we loved it. Altadena was a special place. Over a hundred years of history. Many artists, musicians (e.g., Chet Atkins) Caltech professors (Richard Feynman) and lots of people who worked at NASA JPL lived there. #EatonFire #LAWildFire