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Deep-seated landslides also hit the Ventura County hamlet of La Conchita in 1995 and 2005. The second landslide occurred at the end of an intense 15-day rainy period that saw heavy precipitation ...
Another day of gusty winds is forecast Wednesday for Southern California, where a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning continues until 3 p.m. for western Los Angeles County and ...
La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right "La Conchita", Spanish for little conch shell, was first used as the name of a spur on the Southern Pacific railroad line in the 1880s and it was a name generally used to describe a broader area than the present day village.
The last time downtown Los Angeles picked up 0.25 of an inch or greater from a single storm was back in the middle of April. Since the start of the new water year (Oct. 1), there has only been 0. ...
Downtown Los Angeles received 4.1 inches (100 mm) of rain on February 4, 2024, marking it the wettest day since March 15, 2003. Several Malibu, California schools were closed due to inaccessibility because of severe weather causing road closures. [14] Power outages caused by the storms left approximately 850,000 people without power.
La Conchita landslide, photo taken 14 January 2005 La Conchita landslide, 1995. The town of La Conchita, California, experienced major landslides in 1995 and 2005. The latter landslide killed 10 people, and destroyed or damaged dozens of houses. The 2005 landslide occurred on part of a previous landslide that occurred in 1995.
Call it an atmospheric river, a Pineapple Express or just weather, but some parts of California and the U.S. Northwest are being slammed by up to foot of rain before the storm runs out of moisture ...
[19] [20] [21] Following the closure, access to Santa Barbara from the Los Angeles area was limited to a 260-mile (420 km) detour around the Los Padres National Forest or through the use of private ferries to Ventura. [22] On January 11, Amtrak train service was restored to Santa Barbara and US 101 was partially reopened as far west as ...