Latest on Tropical Storm Alberto RAINFALL: Tropical Storm Alberto is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches across northeast Mexico into South Texas. Maximum totals of around 20 inches are possible across the higher terrain of the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. This rainfall will likely produce considerable flash […]
Sri Lanka has closed schools as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. The education ministry announced that the reopening of schools would depend on how the weather develops. Since Sunday, heavy downpours have hit many parts […]
With the torrential rains soaking Southern California since Sunday, some residents along a stretch of Mulholland Drive have been battling significant mudslides and washouts. “I’ve never seen anything like this ever,” resident Irina Braun told KTLA’s Rick Chambers. A mudflow has pushed past Braun’s home, which is in the hills off Laurel Canyon. The debris […]
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said on Tuesday that crews had responded more than 400 mudslides and that five buildings had been deemed uninhabitable since an atmospheric river-fuelled storm moved into the region over the weekend. Despite the record-setting rain that has drenched the city and caused widespread flooding, there have been no storm-related […]
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said on Tuesday that crews had responded to 307 mudslides and that five buildings had been deemed uninhabitable since an atmospheric river-fuelled storm moved into the region over the weekend. Despite the record-setting rain that has drenched the city and caused widespread flooding, there have been no storm-related deaths […]
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – Storm-battered California braced for another deluge on Sunday as forecasters predicted heavy rainfall would douse parts of the state, threatening floods and mudslides. The storm is the second Pineapple Express weather system, or atmospheric river storm, to hit the state in the past week and arrives as Los Angeles welcomes […]