Dozens of hikers stranded in the
The storm brought 3 to 6 inches of rain to much of
Partly cloudy conditions were expected today, with lighter rain expected to return Wednesday.
According to the
After 35 hikers were rescued from the county’s backcountry on Monday, Capt.
“”What seems like a relatively low-flowing creekbed can literally turn into a raging river in a matter of minutes,”” Kenney said. “”It just takes one thunder shower, and it may not even be where you’re at.””
The Air Unit and volunteer search teams rescued 19 hikers on a
Authorities began searching Sunday evening for the
Late Sunday, searchers noticed lights on a ridge and later rescued four people from the hiking club who had tried to trek over the mountain to
Volunteer sheriff’s rescue teams had to hike in, set up rope systems and use harnesses and tethers to pull the stranded hikers across swollen streams and a waterfall, Kenney said.
The team set up a 200-foot rope system to protect the hikers as they traversed a steep rock face, then helped them rappel down 300 feet in the dark, said
The hikers had symptoms of hypothermia, and all four were taken to a hospital, Kenney said. A search team member suffered a sprained ankle.
Early Monday, the Air Unit found the rest of the
Norris, 56, of
“”We checked this every day and thought we would be OK with the weather … Then the storm arrived one day early,”” Norris said. She said she plans to be “”more sophisticated”” about checking the weather in the future.
The Scouts were airlifted from a camp north of
On Sunday,
Four people were also rescued by
With 4.91 inches of rain, Sunday was the wettest March day on record at the
Rainfall totals included more than 6 inches in
Winds reached 74 mph Sunday morning in
Two sewage spills were reported Sunday. About 10,000 gallons of waste water from the
County officials are advising people to avoid contact with storm runoff and ocean water for 72 hours after the rain ends, because it can carry disease-causing bacteria.
Power outages affected more than 15,000
Two trees fell into homes along
“”My daughter had just said, ‘Mom, the tree isn’t going to fall over, is it?’ “”
But then their neighbor waved at them and told them to move away from the windows.
“”Nothing crashed or crumbled,”” Welsh said. “”I was very surprised it didn’t come tumbling through the roof. It toppled slowly, then kind of lay down on the roof.””