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Screenshot of radar showing rain and snow at 6:24 a.m. via weather.com.
Are we in for a wet, wet winter ala 2005 or will we see wildfires again in January? You can consult Dallas Raines or even a pig spleen but you likely won't get an accurate answer.
One thing's for sure: It's been raining all morning. Mountain High is padded with 6-10 inches of fresh snow, up to a foot is forecast for Bear Mountain, and the slopes are open at Snow Valley as well.
With rain falling at a rate of four-tenths of an inch per hour, traffic is getting messy. A Flash Flood Advisory is in effect for the area until 10 a.m. (and will likely be extended into early afternoon) and Flash Flood Warnings have been posted until 9:15 a.m. for areas affected by last month's Freeway Complex and Tea fires:
* AT 630 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RINFALL AT RATES EXCEEDING FOUR TENTHS INCH PER HOUR MOVING INTO THE FREEWAY COMPLEX BURN AREA. RAINFALL FALLING AT THIS RATE MAY PRODUCE FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE FREEWAY COMPLEX BURN AREA. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO DEBRIS FLOW INCLUDE OLINDA VILLAGE NEAR
BREA...CARBON CANYON...BRUSH CANYON...BOX CANYON AND SAN ANTONIO
NEAR YORBA LINDA AND NEAR THE CASCADE APARTMENTS IN ANAHEIM.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS SHOULD BE
ALERT TO HEAVY MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WHICH MAY BLOCK ROADS AND
CULVERTS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING AND PROPERTY LOSS COULD
RESULT IN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF IS RESTRICTED OR BLOCKED.