Thursday, January 14, 2010

Major winter storms approaching Southern California - Updated 1:00 PM Thursday, 21 January, 2010

We normally do not report on news not directly related to the Altadena Sheriff's Station. With several significant rain storms approacing our area, we felt we should post some information regarding these storms. Rain fall amounts in the foothills are expected to be between 8 and 16 inches starting Sunday and continuing through Friday. This will be the first significant rain of 2010. To keep informed visit http://www.weatherunderground.com/ or www.weather.gov/losangeles

This is the latest information from the National Weather Service:

Flash Flood WatchFlood AdvisorySpecial Weather StatementHazardous Weather OutlookThis Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Steady temperature around 51. South southwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 47. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 90%.Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 50. South southwest wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind between 3 and 10 mph. Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Partly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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