Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm Friday that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding to the parched region but also the promise of cooler temperatures after a 10-day heat wave that nearly overwhelmed the state’s electrical grid. Firefighters had feared powerful winds that topped 100 mph (161…
David Hance slept on the porch of his mother’s Foresthill mobile home when he woke up to a glowing red sky early Wednesday morning and was ordered to evacuate.
Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding to the parched region but also the promise of cooler temperatures after a 10-day heat wave.
Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding to the parched region but also the promise of cooler temperatures after a 10-day heat wave
Southern Californians have welcomed cooler temperatures and spotty rain from a tropical storm veering off the Pacific Coast days after a relentless heat wave nearly overwhelmed the state’s electrical grid. Officials braced for flooding in coastal and mountain areas and feared powerful winds could expand the massive Fairview Fire burning about 75 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Minimal flooding was reported early Saturday and crews made significant progress on that fire, but the Mosquito Fire in the foothills east of Sacramento continued to grow. The National Weather Service forecast an end to the grueling heat wave in the Los Angeles area Saturday while warning flooding was possible in some mountain and coastal areas.