West Coast Storm May Trigger Slides

Remnants of a typhoon that blasted Japan last week is approaching the California coast today and should impact the state through into the weekend. Especially vulnerable are communities downstream from areas that burned this Summer.

Some of the communities in danger include Altadena, Montrose, La Crescenta, La Canada, Sylmar, Davenport, Fillmore and Oak Glen. Parts of Santa Barbara and Monterey Counties will be on slide alert as well.

The National Weather Service has issued gale warnings and flood advisories for much of the California coast.

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Weather Service narrative
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES AS WELL. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CREATE SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS IN AND AROUND RECENT BURN AREAS...WITH A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS OVER THE BURN AREAS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING MAY SPREAD INTO THE BURN AREAS OF VENTURAAND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH PROPERTY OR INTERESTS IN AND AROUND THE RECENT BURN AREAS SHOULD STAY TUNED TOLATER FORECASTS AND EXPECTED IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM. STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SAN LUISOBISPO COUNTY AND MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS TO 60 MPH AREPOSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELESCOUNTIES...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDGUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
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