.. at about 10 PM tonight, the next wave of rain is coming in. Media reports say that it'll peak before dawn tomorrow, and that over 200 homes have been evacuated in La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge.
Meanwhile, National Weather Service says:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TUJUNGA…SUNLAND…SIERRA MADRE…LA CRESCENTA… LA CANADA/FLINTRIDGE… LANCASTER… PALMDALE… ACTON… * UNTIL 200 AM PST WEDNESDAY * AT 753 PM PST… DOPPLER RADAR AND RAIN GAGES WERE REPORTING ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER…RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS IN THE MOUNTAINS ENHANCED BY SOME MELTING SNOW CONTINUES TO POSE A FLOODING PROBLEM IN STREAMS AND ARROYOS. THE THREAT IS HIGHEST ALONG THOSE ROADWAYS THAT PASS THROUGH OR ADJACENT TO THESE STREAMS AND ARROYOS. LATER TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY…EXPECT HEAVIER RAINS TO AGAIN OVERSPREAD LOS ANGELES COUNTY. AT THAT TIME THIS ADVISORY MAY BE EXPANDED IN AREAL COVERAGE OR UPGRADED TO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… &&
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
