#NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Los Angeles, CA #CAwx
At 216 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling over the Eaton Burn Scar. Between 0.3
and 0.9 inches of rain have fallen across the burn area with
rainfall rates ranging from 0.50 to 1.00 inch per hour. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Eaton. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud,
vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Debris flows caused by heavy rain in and around the
Eaton Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Mud, rock, and debris flows will impact drainages,
roads, and residences in and directly below the burn
area.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Mount Wilson, Pasadena, and Monrovia.
The heaviest rainfall has fallen across the eastern portion of the
Eaton burn scar and runoff will likely affect the canyons in the
Eaton burn scar, including the Pasadena, Hastings, Bailey, and Santa
Anita Canyons.