Parts of Sierra Madre under evacuation warning as storm raises risk of mudslides, debris flows

Parts of Sierra Madre under evacuation warning as storm raises risk of mudslides, debris flows

As Southern California braces for another winter storm, an evacuation warning has been issued for parts of Sierra Madre, which was hit hard by severe flooding, mudslides and debris flows during the last round of heavy rain.

The city of Sierra Madre issues an evacuation warning for residents of the area burned by the Eaton fire before the expected storm in the next hours. Those evacuation warnings began on Wednesday, at 6 a.m., and will be in effect until Friday morning. Warning signs of what might happen are already located on Mountain Trail Avenue. Emergency teams point out that it is time to prepare and be ready to leave at any time. During the mid-February storm…