Rain erodes California cliff prompting evacuation of nearby residences
Back-to-back storms are heading for the US west coast, bringing more heavy downpours and raising the risk of flash flooding.
A plume of moisture from the Pacific is set to surge over the region on Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
The downpours will start across southern Oregon and northern California on Friday night before spreading south into central and southern California.
Although conditions are not expected to be as severe as the impacts of an atmospheric, “river in the sky” event which hit the state last week, officials say there is cause for concern.
Many parts of California are already saturated from the heavy rain and there have been hundreds of landslides so far.
West Coast weather: Friday update
A plume of moisture from the Pacific is set to surge over the west coast on Saturday bringing more rain and the threat of flash flooding.
The downpours will start across southern Oregon and northern California on Friday night before spreading south into central and southern California on Saturday, the National Weather Service said in its latest briefing.
Louise Boyle16 February 2024 14:20
Fresh concerns for Los Angeles ahead of new California atmospheric river storms
California was previously battered by similar weather systems, during which nine people were killed, and billions of dollars worth of damage was incurred. The new atmospheric river is expected to hit from Sunday through to next Tuesday, though Ryan Kittell, meteorologist for NWS Los Angeles told The Independent that details of the storm and its severity were still uncertain.
“We are looking at another slow moving storm system to impact our area mainly Sunday through Tuesday of next week,” he said. “It is an atmospheric river with a potential for moderate to heavy rainfall, but there’s a lot of details that are uncertain at this point.” Mike Bedigan reports
Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 14:00
Multi-million dollar mansion on edge of cliff after massive California landslide
A massive landslide on a coastal bluff has left a Southern Californiamansion on the edge of a cliff, but authorities have determined that the ocean-view home and neighboring residences are not in immediate danger.
The slide occurred last week in the city of Dana Point after back-to-back drenching storms that also caused numerous mud and debris flows throughout the region.
The city’s building inspector assessed the residential structures and a geotechnical engineer observed the slide site, the city said in a statement Wednesday.
Louise Boyle16 February 2024 13:35
Dry conditions in Los Angeles for the rest of the week, ahead of storms
Dry conditions are expected through the remainder of this week and into the first part of the weekend in the Los Angeles County area, the National Weather Service has said, ahead of another bout of storms.
According to the forecaster, temperatures will be near to slightly above normal for Friday, cooling to slightly below normal on Saturday.
A large, strong, and slow-moving Pacific storm system will be making gradual eastward progress toward the California coast by late this weekend and into next week.
After an initial round of light showers spreads across the Central Coast vicinity on Saturday afternoon and night, the storm system is expected to bring multiple rounds of heavy rain and perhaps a few thunderstorms, gusty winds, cooler temperatures, and high-elevation snow from Sunday night through next Wednesday.
Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 13:00
What is an atmospheric river?
The intense storm that pummeled California in recent weeks was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to near Hawaii.
As Californians brace themselves for another, here’s a look at the phenomenon:
Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 11:00
California residents survey damage caused by historic storms: ‘We were in shock’
As heavy atmospheric river storms battered California, firefighters responded to a heavy debris flow in the Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles, evacuating seven homes.
Residents told Mike Bedigan they had “not even remotely had anything like this before”.
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Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 07:00
LA authorities’ response to homeless citizens during California storms dubbed ‘abysmal’
Community organisers say that contact with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) has been difficult, exacerbated by the fact that many seeking shelter do not have phones or internet access.
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Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 06:00
Dark skies, bad weather could have led to fatal California helicopter crash that killed 6
US safety investigators are looking into what caused last week’s helicopter crash that killed the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest banks and five others.
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Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 05:00
Watch: California storm causes fatal flooding as mass evacuations are put into effect
California storm causes fatal flooding as mass evacuations are put into effect
Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 04:30
‘Concern’ for LA County ahead of new atmospheric river storms
Weather officials say there is “concern” for Los Angeles County ahead of a new atmospheric river weather system that threatens to bring more potential destruction to the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) Los Angeles says that overly saturated ground – a result of recent poor weather and flooding – may raise the chances of further landslides in and around LA. The worst of the coming storms is expected between Sunday and Wednesday next week.
Meteorologist Ryan Kittell said the heavy storms would make the ground “extra sensitive”. “This event will probably be more [around] one to four inches, so significantly less,” he told The Independent.
“But the big unknown is that a lot of the ground is what we call saturated, where it’s waterlogged. It’s got as much water as it can hold because of all that rain last week.
“So it won’t take much for additional issues to occur – far less than than a typical storm needs. So even with that less rain, we could still see significant issues.
Mike Bedigan16 February 2024 03:45