Snow Shuts Down I-5-Grapevine in S. CA & Flooding/Mudslides 01/21

Snow on I-5/Grapevine Shuts Down & Flooding/Mudslides All Over

The strongest of a series of 4 storms this week has been pushing into Southern California Thursday January 21st, 2010.   The 4th storm of the week is bringing more heavy rain Thursday, also heavy mountain snow, snow to I-5 -Grapevine,  strong gusty winds and some severe thunderstorms to S. CA.    Coastal Flood Warnings are in effect, High Surf Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings, Winter Storms Warnings for heavy snow in the mountains 1 to 2 more feet above 5,500ft and 6-12″ above 4,000 ft with gusty wind, Gale Warnings for the beaches, and some severe thunderstorm warnings.   This is the last storm of the week.  Sunnier weather is forecast for the weekend. Los Angeles on Saturday, a morning shower, then clearing 46/54/// Sunday: Mostly Sunny 44/57 /// Monday: 47/63 Partly Sunny.

Here’s a mudslide capurted on video in Southern California this week in the “burn areas”. The areas that had fires over the summer and the extreme runoff from the flash flooding this week.

Below: Southern California fire August 28th, 2009///La Canada Flintridge Station Fire 24hours compressed into 6 amazing minutes! This is one of the burn areas that are seeing mudslides!