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The City of Los Angeles is issuing an evacuation warning for “possible debris flows” in the Palisades fire area, which will be in effect from Thursday, November 13, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 16, at 11 a.m., according to Los Angeles Fire Department Spokesperson Jennifer Middleton.
The zones included in the evacuation zone are: LFD-1081, 1083, 1085, 1087, 1089, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1096, 1097, and 0891 (Mandeville).
“The Los Angeles Police Department will go door to door to visit each high-risk home with additional information,” Middleton said.
The evacuation warning was issued ahead of a predicted “storm with heavy rain,” according to genasys Protect.
“A large storm system will move into the Central Coast Thursday afternoon and Friday farther south,” read information from National Weather Service – Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 12. “The storm will generate periods of moderate to heavy rain Thursday through Saturday, and possibly into early next week. Quite a bit of uncertainty in the progression of the storm exists, however, flooding of roadways and burn scars is possible especially Friday and Saturday.”
The City of Los Angeles – Emergency Management Department reported that parts of LA may receive one to two inches of rain, with two to four inches possible in the mountains and hills.
“There is a slight risk of thunderstorms and debris flow across recent burn scars,” the department wrote. “Get ready and take extra precautions.”
Free sand and sandbags are available at Los Angeles Fire Department Station 23, located at 17281 Sunset Boulevard.
Caltrans will close Topanga Canyon Boulevard in the Palisades fire recovery work zone at 10 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, and is “expected to remain closed until conditions improve.”
“Caltrans crews will close a 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard/State Route 27 (SR-27) between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive two hours early at 10 p.m. Thursday, November 13, in preparation for predicted heavy rainstorms overnight Thursday through the weekend,” a spokesperson for Caltrans said of a stretch of the road that is typically closed to the public between 12 and 5 a.m. daily.
“Caltrans crews will monitor and reassess road conditions throughout Friday and the weekend. Motorists should expect the route to remain closed through the Friday morning commute and potentially through the weekend.”
As of Wednesday, November 12, at 3:45 p.m., there was a 55% chance of rain predicted in the Palisades for November 13, 100% chance predicted for November 14, 100% chance predicted for November 15, 85% chance predicted for November 16, 60% chance predicted for November 17 and 40% chance predicted for November 18.
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