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March 10, 2023 at 8:53 PM. Cambria was among the Central Coast communities slammed hardest by Friday’s megastorm, with some in town reporting nearly 7 inches of rain in their garden gauges since ...
San Bernardo Creek Road is completely flooded due to the Jan. 9 2023 storm in San Luis Obispo County. Cal Poly engineering students play football in the rain at the Pacific Beach High School ...
December 28, 2023 at 9:47 AM. High surf pounded the San Luis Obispo Coast on Thursday morning, causing multiple water rescues, flooding and closures. A pickup truck overturned in Arroyo Grande ...
Cambria (/ ˈ k æ m b r i ə /) is a seaside village in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles along California State Route 1 (Highway 1). The name Cambria, chosen in 1869, is the Latin name for Wales. Cambria is situated amidst Monterey pines in one of only three such native forests. [3]
The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
Aerial view of the flood. The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, including the city of Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley. On July 19, a deluge of rain hit the Johnstown area during the night.
SLO County is also under a high surf warning until 10 a.m. Friday, and a coastal flood advisory will remain effect until 1 p.m. Friday, according to the Weather Service.
The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a major producer of iron and steel that operated independently from 1852 to 1916. The company adopted many innovations in the steelmaking process, including those of William Kelly and Henry Bessemer. Founded in 1852, the company became the nation's largest steel foundry within two decades.