Southern California braces for rainfall and strong winds on election day
Rivers could flood and trees and power lines damaged by high winds late in day on Tuesday.
Rivers could flood and trees and power lines damaged by high winds late in day on Tuesday.
Photo: RICH PEARSON, Staff
Photo: RICH PEARSON, Staff
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Rivers could flood and trees and power lines damaged by high winds late in day on Tuesday.
Rivers could flood and trees and power lines damaged by high winds late in day on Tuesday.
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Southern California braces for rainfall and strong winds on election day
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Tens of thousands of Southern California residents are bracing for Wednesday’s presidential election.
In the Los Angeles area, rainfall and strong winds are likely to hit the region. At least one large storm could move through Los Angeles County, which includes the city of Los Angeles.
“There could be a storm system over the weekend,” said Tim Palmer, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “It’s a combination of very dry air over the past week and a strong upper level disturbance.”
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the central region from San Diego to the Santa Barbara coast on Sunday.
At 5 p.m., the weather service issued a flood advisory for the San Gabriel River from the Sierra foothills to the Pacific coast.
The Santa Rosa-area National Weather Service office issued a wind advisory for high winds from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service also issued a flood warning for the Santa Ynez Mountains from the Los Angeles Basin to the Ventura-San Gabriel line on Saturday.
By Saturday, the county’s main sewer treatment plant was expected to start pumping sewage in the San Gabriel River and the El Monte, Pacoima, Santa Clarita and Santa Venetia watersheds, according to the state Department of Public Works.
But after some dry weather on Wednesday, the rains could fall as a series of storms.
“The main thing is that it’s not going to be