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The rain in the forecast has led to mandatory evacuations on Wednesday in some areas of southern California's burn scar Holy fire, which burned more than 20,000 acres in August. Lonnie Quinn, CBS weather manager in New York, said the area could receive between 1 and 3 inches of rain until Friday. He said that it was not necessarily the amount of rain that could trigger landslides, but its potential sink rate with a potential of half an inch or inch per hour.
"The inhabitants of these areas should go now because it is the safest time to leave," Riverside County Emergency Management Department said in a statement.
Burnt areas in Orange County, including Trabuco Creek, Rose Canyon and Mystic Oaks / El Cariso, were undergoing a voluntary evacuation beginning Tuesday night, CBS Los Angeles announced.
In the west of Los Angeles, locals were asked to prepare for the rain in the vast area where Woolsey Fire burned through a dozen communities this month.
Sandbags were offered in many locations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The city of Malibu has urged residents to search for their location on an interactive online map created by the United States Geological Survey, which describes the likelihood of debris flows considering some precipitation.
A map provided by the United States Geological Survey shows areas at risk of debris flow in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
USGS
In January, the community of Montecito, adjacent to Santa Barbara, was ravaged by a massive flow of deadly debris when torrential rain hit mountains denuded by a devastating fire. At least 20 people were killed.
Despite the storm potential, California badly needs rainfall. The latest report released on November 21 by the US Drought Monitor in the United States indicated that much of the state was in moderate to unusually dry drought. Some areas have been classified as severe or extreme drought.
Areas under compulsory evacuation
- amorose
- Alberhill
- Glen Ivy A
- Glen Eden
- Grace
- Roe A
- Laguna A
- Matri
- McVicker A
- Rice
- Withrow A