TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT:

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• • 8:56 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    FROM HEAT TO RAIN::

    CNN: "Utility workers who spent the summer battling extreme heat are now preparing for extreme rain."

• • 8:49 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST::

    The San Gabriel Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle Area is closed  due to potential heavy rain and high winds.
    

• • 8:44 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    SAN MARINO::

    Due to the heavy rain, Lacy Park is closed for the remainder of today Sunday, August 20. Pending flooding conditions and safety inspections by staff, the park may be closed through Monday, August 21.

• • 8:43 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE::

    If you have to drive, do not drive over standing, running water. It takes approximately 2 feet or less of running water to sweep away the car (depending on volume of water, weight of car, etc.).

• • 8:40 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    SUNDAY EVENING::

    Hilary has sustained wind speeds of 70 mph. The worst of the storm is expected Sunday evening, especially in Southern California’s mountain ranges and eastern deserts, according to the National Hurricane Center.

• • 8:36 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    WGA WEST, SAG-AFTRA & THEME PARKS::

    The Writer's Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, will cancel their scheduled pickets on Monday due to the storm. Also, the following theme parks are closed:

    •  Six Flags Magic Mountain.
    • Hurricane Harbor.
    • Knott's Berry Farm.
    • Disneyland Park will close early,at 10 pm, Disneyland California Adventure Park will close an hour early, at 9:00 pm.
• • 8:34 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    PWP::

    Sidney Jackson, Pasadena Water & Power General Manager, says: “We will have extra staff on standby and are coordinating with our neighboring utility companies for crew support if needed.  We also have internal electrical generation available to support the city for local requirements or the state electrical grid operated by the California ISO."
    Pasadena residents and businesses with any power emergencies should call Pasadena Water and Power at (626) 744-4673. For water-related emergencies, call (626) 744-4138.  For more information, visit PWPweb.com.

• • 8:27 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    SGUSD::

    The San Gabriel Unified School District asks residents to keep safe and keep an eye on any announcements of potential school changes to schedules this coming Monday.

• • 8:17 AM Sunday, August 20, 2023

    WATER RELEASE FROM DAMS:

    Karla Nemeth, the director of the California Department of Water Resources: "People may see spillway gates open and the release of floodwaters. That is a normal flood operations procedure."

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