COUNTYWIDE : Flash-Flood Risk Is Still High
Ventura County officials continued to issue flash-flood warnings Saturday in anticipation of a tropical storm dumping from one to five inches of rain on ground that remains partly soaked from last week’s storm.
Most areas of the county were expected to receive about one to three inches by tonight, said Terry Schaeffer, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Santa Paula. The northern regions of the county could receive the most rain, he said.
Schaeffer said the prospect of flooding has decreased because the watershed has had 36 hours to drain. He also said it appeared that the brunt of the storm would hit south of Los Angeles.
Yet the mouth of the Ventura River holds the most serious threat of flooding, said Hassan Kasraie, manager of hydrology for the Ventura County Flood Control District. He said his office warned the owner of the Ventura Beach RV Resort to evacuate the park.
But as of Saturday evening, about 11 trailers and mobile homes remained at the park. An employee said the owner was monitoring the situation closely, though no evacuation had been ordered.
The National Weather Service also issued flash-flood warnings throughout Southern California and advised people to watch for mud- and rockslides.
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