Fire-ravaged LA County hit with mudslides, flooding as heavy rain drenches region
Parts of Los Angeles County have experienced landslides and flooding following massive storms. The National Weather Service issued a local time warning Thursday evening. It warns residents that there is a high risk of road floods, scar debris flow, strong winds or short tornadoes. “There is a high risk of a life-threatening stream of debris […]
Mudslides and floods swamp LA as much-needed rains fall on fire zones
The weekend storm in Los Angeles helped to suppress the most harmful mountain fire in California, but it also closed the highway and school and closed emergency vehicles clogged in mud. It brought the landslide. The first heavy rainfall for a few months absorbed the city of Los Angeles and the county, raining more than […]
11 members of North Carolina family died in Helene mudslides
Eleven members of the same North Carolina family died in a mudslide caused by Hurricane Helen, the heartbroken family said. The Craig family lived in three houses next to each other in Fairview, a suburb of Asheville in the western part of the state. The area where they lived was known by locals as “Craigtown,” […]
Water rescues needed after Connecticut flash floods wash out roads, cause mudslides
The National Weather Service issued a flood emergency on Sunday as rainfall totals reached nearly a foot across southwestern Connecticut, and police conducted multiple water rescues across the region. Heavy thunderstorms continued to move across Fairfield and New Haven counties Sunday afternoon, dumping 5 to 9 inches of rain, with at least another inch expected. […]
Storm drenches California, bringing tornado warning, hundreds of mudslides
Within days, a second atmospheric river brought hurricane-force winds to California, prompting tornado warnings and hundreds of landslides. The Los Angeles area experienced one of the wettest 6- to 12-inch storms on record, triggering nearly 400 landslides, and officials warned the threat was far from over. Associated Press (Associated Press) reported. “The end is in […]