What led to flooding in Long Beach California today?”
Crime | Government | Medical marijuana | Education | Prop 8 | Traffic | Westside L.A. NOW Southern California — this just in « Previous Post | L.A. NOW Home | Next Post » L.A. coast slammed by tornado-like storm that flips car, floods streets, strands motorists January 19, 2010 | 1:54 pm A new storm with tornado-like strength pounded the Southern California coast this afternoon, flipping a car, causing major street flooding, damaging homes and stranding motorists. Witnesses reported seeing a tornado touch down in Sunset Beach this afternoon and lift boats out of the water as it came onshore, sheriff’s officials said. Sheriff’s deputies were responding to reports that a tornado or waterspout had touched down near Anderson Street and Pacific Coast Highway, lifting several catamarans 30 feet to 50 feet in the air, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino. Flooding and loose boats were reported throughout Sunset Beach and Huntington Harbor, he said. A KCAL te
Southern California storm features tornado Published: Jan. 19, 2010 at 7:19 PM LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UPI) — A fast-moving storm came ashore Tuesday in Southern California, drenching the region with rain, increasing the mudslide threat and causing at least one tornado. Along with the tornado, four water spouts and winds as high as 80 mph accompanied the storm, the Los Angeles Times reported. “We have everything going today,” National Weather Service spokesman Bill Hoffer said. The storm hit hardest in Long Beach, Seal Beach, San Pedro and Huntington Beach, the newspaper said, flooding roads, damaging homes and bringing hail, ice and lightning to some spots. Piers along some beaches were closed because of heavy surf. Officials ordered residents of 60 homes south of the area burned by the Station Fire to evacuate, AccuWeather.com reported. Hundreds of evacuations were ordered Monday. The storm is the second of four expected to hit Calif
SoCal Authorities say nearly 30 homes were flooded by heavy rainfall in Long Beach Saturday and also displaced residents, but no one was hurt. The reports of flooded homes began pouring in at 7:38 a.m., Long Beach Fire Captain Jackawa Jackson said. Police, firefighters and swiftwater rescue teams discovered several homes affected by rising water, with standing water up to two to three feet, Jackson said. About 30 homes flooded on the west side of the city in the areas of Santa Fe Avenue, Wardlow Road and Arlington Avenue, he said Witnesses said all lanes on the nearby Long Beach (710) Freeway also flooded.
