A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS SUN TO RETURN AFTER TWO DAYS OF TORRENTIAL RAINS.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - Two days of thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. that flooded mountain and desert roads are expected to turn today into mostly sunny skies. The southbound Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Highway, flooded two consecutive days by storm runoff north of Rosamond, reopened to traffic Tuesday morning. On San Francisquito Canyon Road, where workers are still rebuilding after storm damage last winter, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County road officials hoped to reopen today a temporary detour for commuter traffic Noun 1. commuter traffic - traffic created by people going to or returning from work traffic - the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time . ``It will depend obviously on the conditions,'' Los Angeles County Department of Public Works The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) is responsible for the construction and operation of Los Angeles County's roads, building safety, sewerage, and flood control. spokeswoman Melinda Barrett said. The National Weather Service predicted partly cloudy skies this morning in the Antelope Valley and said weather should become mostly sunny this afternoon. Mostly sunny skies with afternoon temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s are predicted through the weekend. Monday's thunderstorms dumped 2.15 inch of rain on Palmdale, breaking a 42-year-old record for the date: .78 inches set in 1963. Another .50 inch fell by midafternoon Tuesday, bringing rainfall since July 1 to 3.47 inch. Palmdale's average annual rainfall is 7.9 inches. Monday's rainfall was the second heaviest on record for October in Palmdale and the seventh heaviest for one day since Palmdale records began in 1938. Palmdale's record one-day rainfall was 3.42 inches on Dec. 11, 1943. Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. resumed classes Tuesday after halting operations Monday night because of heavy rain that flooded streets and lightning-caused power surges that disrupted elevators and computers. Some water seeped into college buildings but damage was very minor, AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C spokesman Steve Standerfer said. The storm also contributed to a number of collisions on Antelope Valley streets and highways. ``Anytime it rains, people crash more,'' California Highway Patrol Lt. Andria Witmer said. Flooding closed Highway 14's southbound lanes Monday and again Tuesday morning near Backus Road. Flooding also closed Red Rock-Randsberg Road north of Mojave and Avenue Q east of Palmdale on Tuesday. Rocks and mud came down onto Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern and other roads in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los but damage was very minor, a forest spokesman said. On San Francisquito Canyon Road, where work crews are realigning a 1.8-mile section north of Saugus to get it out of a flood-prone area, the rained turned a temporary detour route into mud. The section of road being rebuilt is open only to escorted vehicles during early morning and evening hours. Officials halted the escorts until the mud dried. Charles F. Bostwick, (661) 267-5742 chuck.bostwick(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Soggy yellow wildflowers retain their bloom under Tuesday's dark skies in this view from Rancho Vista Boulevard near Palmdale. (2 -- color) A pickup splashes through a flooded section of Avenue M east of 50th Street West in Quartz Hill. (3 -- colro) A pedestrian passes a filling storm drain Tuesday at 20th Street East and Avenue Q-11. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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