SURPRISE STORM RIPS THROUGH AREA HAIL, WINDS MAKE REPAIRS DIFFICULT; MORE RAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer A sudden thunderstorm thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. brought hail, gusting winds and jagged lightning to parts of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, on Friday afternoon as work crews scrambled to repair roads and shore up saturated hillsides. The unexpected storm also brought with it lightning strikes and traffic tie-ups, with commuters caught off guard by the pelting hail and crashing thunder. ``We are at the whim of Mother Nature,'' said Ron Burch, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. . More rain was expected this afternoon, with a break early Sunday before another storm system hits Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. and lingers through Tuesday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Weather Service. On Friday, city officials ordered extra barricades to secure hillsides, while at the Kodak Theatre The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. , scene of Sunday's Academy Awards, extra tarps were brought in to cover the famous red carpet. Despite the late-afternoon rain, road crews reopened Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
La Tuna Canyon Road, washed out by rain, was expected to be open today. Other canyon routes, including Malibu Canyon Road, remained closed, Topanga Canyon Boulevard was closed intermittently. This weekend, officials will be monitoring already saturated roadways for more tumbling rocks and sliding mud. ``Our main concern is canyon roads where the potential for mudslides and sustained flooding remains,'' Burch said. Commuter train service will resume today on most lines between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, after a landslide threatened rails. Full service will begin Sunday, Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run officials said. The record-shattering winter rainfall is expected to cost the region half a billion dollars, estimated officials at the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. ``As we get more rains, more problems are going to show up,'' predicted Jack Kyser, chief economist for the entity. ``For some people, it will be a huge dent in their disposable income disposable income Portion of an individual's income over which the recipient has complete discretion. To assess disposable income, it is necessary to determine total income, including not only wages and salaries, interest and dividend payments, and business profits, but also .'' The cost of repairing crumbling roads, fallen slopes and washed-out bridges already has reached $100 million, and that number is expected to climb as work crews discover unsafe hillsides and cracked barricades when the weather clears. ``The cleanup for this could take weeks,'' said Dean Harding, superintendent of the city's Bureau of Street Services. In Ventura County, agricultural losses are estimated at more than $5 million, with the region's strawberry crop being hardest hit. ``The soils will come back rapidly, but it's the financial cost that won't,'' said Earl McPhail, agricultural commissioner for the county. With 33.47 inches of rain having fallen since July, the season is already the wettest in more than a decade and is on pace to break records for the wettest season ever recorded. Rachel Uranga, (818) 713-3741 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Somnath Das of Woodland Hills walks through the pouring rain in Woodland Hills on Friday as a storm sweeps through. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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