California wildfire victims face life-threatening flood threat, landslides as atmospheric river slams West

Fast Facts:​

• A storm stretching nearly 1,500 miles across the Pacific Coast is soaking California, threatening burn-scar areas with flash flooding, debris flows and mudslides.
• Evacuation orders have been issued for burn-scar zones that were scorched by January wildfires in Los Angeles.
• Elevations above 7,000 feet will see feet of snow, while the Pacific Northwest will see a dangerous ice storm.

LOS ANGELES – Over 22 million Californians are under flood alerts as torrential rain and mountain snow intensified over the state, part of an atmospheric river event that covers much of the Pacific Coast.

The significant risk of flooding and landslides in areas recently affected by devastating wildfires around Los Angeles triggered evacuations for those living near burn scars.

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California wildfire victims face life-threatening flood threat, landslides as atmospheric river slams West

Most of the California coast is under a flood alert as torrential rain and mountain snow intensified over California Thursday morning, part of yet another atmospheric river storm, bringing a significant risk of flooding and landslides in areas recently affected by devastating wildfires.

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[1LoverofGod]

The Rain is really bad. It's bad here in my area in the Inland Empire with heavy rain and flooding, so it has to be causing major flooding and mudslides in the Los Angeles burned areas

 

[Tall Timbers]

That California drought is pretty persistent.

 

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