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County Warns of Potential Street Flooding

With all the tree debris in the streets and rain in the forecast, the County Public Works Department is warning that localized street flooding is possible.

With rain in the forecast starting Sunday night, county officials are warning that the tree debris spread across city streets could result in localized flooding if rainfall totals end up being high.

Bob Spencer, of the Los Angeles County Public Works Department, wrote in an email that while the county's flood control system has been cleared out in anticipation of winter storms, it will be several weeks before the streets are cleaned of debris, which could potentially clog up the system.

The National Weather Service is forecasting a 40 percent chance of rain Sunday night in Altadena, with a 60 percent chance of rain on Monday.  Rainfall totals are predicted to be around one-quarter to one-half an inch in the valleys, and one to two inches in the mountains.

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In the mean time, county officials are urging residents to clear any tree debris from their properties that they can before the storm comes: there will be debris disposal events throughout the county, i


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