森林瀑布社区暴雨后街道覆泥 圣贝纳迪诺山区多地展开清理

热带风暴“蕾切尔”残余云系带来的湿气周日清晨给内陆山区带来强降雨,圣贝纳迪诺县山间社区森林瀑布(Forest Falls)的街道被泥浆覆盖,居民周一展开清理。
据美国今日报网络(USA Today Network)汇总报道,这股湿气周日清晨在内陆帝国引发多处险情:除森林瀑布街道覆泥外,河滨县还有两名司机在淹水路段被困后由消防员救出(本网已另行报道)。
森林瀑布位于圣贝纳迪诺国家森林边缘的米尔溪峡谷,陡峭地形使当地在强降雨时容易发生泥流与路面冲积。今年9月底的一场雷暴就曾在当地引发泥流,一辆吉普车被冲入河床,所幸车上人员无人受伤。
国家气象局此前对圣贝纳迪诺县山区发布洪水监视。气象局表示,风暴系统周一移出后,本周后期天气转干,但山区居民仍需留意松动坡面与溪沟水位。(来源:USA Today Network、国家气象局)
Streets Blanketed With Mud in Forest Falls as San Bernardino Mountain Communities Mop Up
Moisture churned up by the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel brought heavy rain to the Inland Empire early Sunday, and streets in Forest Falls, a mountain community in San Bernardino County, were blanketed with mud. Residents began cleaning up on Monday.
According to a USA Today Network roundup, the same system caused problems across the inland region early Sunday; in Riverside County, two people were rescued after their vehicles were swept away or trapped by floodwater, as GSM has reported separately.
Forest Falls sits along Mill Creek at the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, where steep terrain makes the community prone to mud and debris flows during intense rain. In late September, a thunderstorm triggered a debris flow there that swept a Jeep into a riverbed; its occupants escaped without injuries.
The National Weather Service had issued flood watches for the San Bernardino County mountains during the storm. Forecasters say the system moves out Monday, with drier weather later in the week. (Sources: USA Today Network; National Weather Service)
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