Storm bringing risk of mudslides, debris flows to trigger evacuation warnings in LA burn scars
With heavy rain bringing the risk of dangerous debris flows, the Los Angeles Fire Department has announced evacuation warnings — and mandatory evacuation orders for some specific addresses — in areas ...
Rain preparations continue in Ventura County near Mountain Fire burn scar
Lauren Pozen reports from Camarillo, where residents were busy preparing for the incoming rain that could impact people living near the massive burn scar left behind by the Mountain Fire last year.
Pacific Palisades, Altadena face heightened mudslide risk as rains pound region
Over the three-day storm, L.A. County's burn areas are expected to receive several inches of rain. How fast the rain falls ...
Evacuation warnings issued for dozens of homes near Eaton Fire burn scar with heavy rain on the way
Jeff Nguyen reports from Altadena, where authorities have issued evacuation warnings for dozens of homes near the Eaton Fire burn scar with heavy rain closing in on the region.
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Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...
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Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger Los Angeles’ fire-ravaged communities
San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they ...
LA flash flood watch: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a ...
How incoming rain creates new dangers for recently burned areas of L.A.
An approaching atmospheric river will provide relief after a remarkably dry year, but it will also heighten the risk of ...
L.A. prepares for debris flows, slides in major rainstorm expected this week
Southern California faces a risk of damaging debris flows this week, as a potentially strong atmospheric river is set to ...
Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars
There is now a 30% chance of intense rain between Feb. 12 and 15 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...
Mariposa stays busy as locals prepare for rain
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Life doesn't slow down for the rain in Mariposa downtown was as busy as ever Tuesday afternoon. Even as people went about their normal day they stayed prepared for ...