…Worried county officials had called the mandatory evacuation when forecasts called for 1 to 3 inches of rain. ¶ The concern was heightened by fears from federal hydrologists that there was a serious risk of mudslides in severely burned watersheds above Modjeska Canyon and two neighboring canyons. ¶ Maps released by the U.S. Geological Survey on Friday backed up earlier findings: Because the Santiago wildfire burned so hot above the canyons at the end of October, there are not even charred roots left on many slopes. There is just a sheer, waxlike surface that could propel rainwater, boulders and debris downhill into creek beds that can roar through the inhabited canyons. ¶ "Imagine a wall of mud coming down that creek in just seconds . . . a moving body of mud, water, whole trees, pieces of houses, cars, all mixed up like a chocolate milk shake," said Bob Scheibel, a structural engineer who lives in Modjeska Canyon. ¶ …[R]epeated evacuation orders coupled with milder conditions than predicted are already reducing the effectiveness of the orders [to evacuate]…Officials have warned residents to expect more evacuation orders in the future and are concerned that evacuation fatigue could set in, resulting in residents' opting to ride out a storm only to put themselves in harm's way if disaster strikes….
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
A perfect storm of foolishness?
'FRAID SO. From this morning’s LA Times: Staying put in Orange County:
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Lovely pictures of crepuscular rays, Chunk! It's hard to blame Modjeska residents for "evacuation fatigue," poor things. They'll have a hard winter, which hardly seems fair after their really hard fall....
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