November 12, 2003

Fnu in Los Angeles

Not a good time to be visiting the LA area: The L.V. Sun reports: bq. Thunder roared, lightning ripped through the skies and hail slammed into four counties Wednesday as an intense storm flooded streets and freeways, darkened neighborhoods and interrupted air travel. bq. Rain in the most severely hit areas was coming down at 3 inches an hour, the National Weather Service said. Five inches of rain fell at 96th Street and Central Avenue in South Los Angeles in less than two hours, the agency said. and bq. Nearly 10,000 customers were without power for extended periods, Southern California Edison Co. spokesman Steve Conroy said. Outages included Compton, 10 miles south of Los Angeles, neighboring South Gate and Watts, then east through the San Gabriel Valley to Montebello, Covina, Monrovia, El Monte, West Covina and into San Bernardino County, where Chino Hills was especially hard hit. Posted by DaveH at November 12, 2003 9:20 PM