Flood advisory issued as third phase of multi-day winter storm system hits Southern California

Phase three of the multi-day, off-and-on rain and snow event has arrived in Southern California and is expected to last through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.  

Winter storm warnings are in effect for Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties through 10 p.m. Wednesday.

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[StarCustom-pkff]

These communities live on the edge of the San Andreas fault knowing they should be prepared for an emergency. This very extreme storm shows how little so many of them have done to prepare at all. Every household in Southern California should be ready for a week minimum without services. Failure to think about these situations can be deadly.

[riffism]

I live near Crestline and Arrowhead and anyone who was unaware that this was going to be a big storm system with A LOT of snow was living under a rock. If you were unprepared for heavy snow and road closures, you shouldn’t live on the mountain.

[RideRedRacer]

"A desperate plea for help" these people willingly live in the mountains during winter... they should be 100% ready for this

[naomiemoore]

It's pouring at my house in Castaic. Just heard from friends in Idylwild and it's snowing - a lot! Photos they sent are beautiful. They are prepared and don't need to leave so they will be able to help those that might need it. California hasn't seen weather like this in decades and now caught completely off guard and will now be playing catch up.

For food and medicine they can do helicopter drops. Why they haven't is beyond me. Those that have snowmobiles can do the delivering. It works in other areas, they should seriously consider for the future.

Sending love and strength for those trapped with no utilities or supplies. Fingers crossed that they get to you all soon.

[KennethGreenCMP]

Its always - weird - lets move into these beautiful places in the mountains or next to the ocean with full knowledge what can happen. When it goes bad in this case 5 feet of snow, wild fires, flooding or hurricanes people are quick to ask why the government isn't there to help. You knew it could happen and were not prepared.

[stevek]

The life is not easy if you do not prepare. That is why all grown ups prepare for situations instead of just asking for help to other people (government). You have to spend money to prepare, stock the emergency food, equipmemts and buy expensive ins.

[williamweiss]

Totally different level of snow removal. Nowhere to put it.

[rchlletters]

Rural life requires being well supplied and equipped to cope with several months of independent food and heating…anyone crying about the snow should not have chosen to live in a remote area.

[tuomasholo]

No power means those pipes are frozen. Lots of folks will return to burst pipes.

[jjrecon]

Anyone else find it challenging to have sympathy for people who had plenty of warnings and the opportunity to leave the area?....there is No remedy for stupidity.

[johnranney]

This is interesting watching from afar. I'm 75 and have lived my life in Iowa. We have always had our ups and downs with weather and occasionally record setters, hiot6 or cold, wet or dry, whatever. I also have been aware for many years of the changes in weather/climate out west in CA. It seems that in those short 75 years, there have been dramatic changes back and forth. The increasing population has moved into areas less hospitable to living over the long haul of time. Many have moved within a relatively nicer window of weather, then come to find out that, oops, this year or season isn't so much fun, or is inconvenient at best.

I liked the interview with the supervisor official, and during one of her responses, she mentioned that the only way the country could have been better prepared would have been to have purchased a lot of new equipment and deployed it throughout the area. Of course, that costs a lot of money, and then in an off-weather year(s), what does all that equipment do? Set around not being used and people would complain about that.

We have similar issues back here with how gov't performs.

[Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

I've seen mount shasta city deal with eight feet plus in a day. Get it together southern california.

[aliceputt]

Can they drop food in for people? Like with drones?

[anblesduke]

That’s why you live in an incorporated area…you pay for services. These folk choose to live there so cry me a river!

[Spectral]

If you can afford these homes in the Mts. Spend some of that $ for hard times. It happens sooner or later.

[nuelmackenzie]

Years ago it used to snow like this about every 910 years we would get good snow, then it was about every four years we would get a little bit of snow a lot of rain back in the old days too until they started to control the weather. That’s what all those lines are up in the sky. They’re called chemical trail or chemtrails. They have been using chemicals in the sky for decades!

[MrGGBHTD]

Hopefully, it is washing all the poop off the streets

[BritInvLvr]

I was born and raised in East LA. My grandma (who came to LA in the 20s) would shake her head at all the rich people who had nice homes in the mountains and by the ocean to see them pledged by wild fires, mudslides and snow. She would say, god doesn’t want people there. In the area, no natural disasters ever bothered us, so we had to creat our own disasters. 😕

[clarissagafoor]

Maybe Americans should start talking to their government, the one they pay for, the one over in Washington, to stop bothering the rest of the world and start looking after Americans!

[jdub]

The county can be prepared....it is the mountains and it snows when cold. Money being spent elsewhere so no equipment for snow removal.