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(1,718 posts) Thu Mar 22, 2018, 06:44 PM Mar 2018

At Least 1 Dead, Water Rescues Reported as Torrential Rainfall Hammers Southern California

Source: Weather.com

Crews in Southern California conducted water rescues Thursday as deadly heavy rainfall continued, threatening mudslides and flooding.

A 19-year-old woman was killed Wednesday after she lost control of her vehicle in the rain on Highway 41, west of the city of Atascadero, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune. The car slid roughly 10 feet down an embankment and struck a tree, breaking it in half.

Ten people were saved from the Salinas River in Paso Robles Thursday, the Tribune reports. Six were airlifted to safety by a state Highway Patrol helicopter and the other four were retrieved by firefighters who swam out to them. Two people were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Southern California authorities ordered the evacuations of residents living in burn areas at risk from the heaviest rainfall of the season. Evacuations ordered by the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department include areas burned by the Thomas, Sherpa and Whittier fires, according to a press release.

Read more: https://weather.com/news/news/2018-03-20-california-burn-areas-evacuations-storm

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At Least 1 Dead, Water Rescues Reported as Torrential Rainfall Hammers Southern California (Original Post) ansible Mar 2018 OP

There are large homeless encampments along many California rivers and creeks. hunter Mar 2018 #1

for most of so cal storm is a huge flop, instead of 2 - 4 inches only a half inch nt msongs Mar 2018 #2

I measure the rainfall in my yard -- this week, 4 inches (approximately). Sophia4 Mar 2018 #3

I know, San Diego was expecting 2 inches and ended up with BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #4

hunter

(38,328 posts)

1. There are large homeless encampments along many California rivers and creeks.

Reply to ansible (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 07:17 PM

Mar 2018

These flood when it rains.

msongs

(67,453 posts)

2. for most of so cal storm is a huge flop, instead of 2 - 4 inches only a half inch nt

Reply to ansible (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 07:18 PM

Mar 2018

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)

3. I measure the rainfall in my yard -- this week, 4 inches (approximately).

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 07:34 PM

Mar 2018

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That's great for us.

And just in time to plant at last phase of the moon before the full moon.

Gardeners in Los Angeles -- Let's go. Hurrah. The soil will be workable.

I just reread the headline here. I'm very sorry that someone was killed in this storm.

The rain is falling fast and heavily for our area.

But I am still happy for my garden.

BigmanPigman

(51,632 posts)

4. I know, San Diego was expecting 2 inches and ended up with

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:23 PM

Mar 2018

less that 1/2 inch. We need a year's worth of rain since we are in such a severe drought stage at the end of our "rainy season".

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