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Active Landslides Shut Down Topanga Canyon, Parts Of Malibu As Heavy Rain, More Mudslides Are Forecast For Weekend
The latest forecast from NWS L.A. sees rainfall totals from 1.5-2.5 inches from the deluge and 3-5 inches in the foothills and mountains.
Caltrans, for its part, says the Topanga closure will remain for an “unknown duration” due to a “tension crack high on [a] steep unstable hillside” compounding concerns over the actively sliding segment and expected rain this weekend. While that may seem like inconvenience enough, the National Weather Service today warned it is anticipating mudslides, highway erosion, rockslides on canyon roads and high creek flows from a pari of storms set to hit the region Friday through Monday. The NWS also added that there is a “low but present risk of severe storms with hail, strong wind [and a] brief tornado.” Ot estimated a “10-20% chance of thunderstorms.”
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