SOUTHLAND – With the ground saturated, each passing storm packs the potential for mud and debris flows.

Sue Cannon at the US Geological Survey warns that a replay of last weekend’s trouble in La Canada Flintridge will persist…

The Station Fire shows a very high probability of producing debris flows of a very significant size.”

Areas below those burned by wildfires the last 3-years are the worst potential trouble spots.

But, flash flooding is likely in other areas of sparse vegetation.

A raging mountain creek took out a section of Highway 74 east of Hemet that may take a week to repair. (INT)

Story Date: September 2, 2010