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SoCal storm: More than 8,000 San Bernardino County residents under evacuation orders amid fears of debris flows
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More than 8,000 San Bernardino County people were under evacuation orders on Thursday morning as a major winter storm made its way toward Southern California, prompting fears of debris flows in the El Dorado and Apple fire burn areas.
The orders affect residents of the communities of Oak Glen, northeast Yucaipa and Mountain Home Village.
A division chief with the San Bernardino County Fire Department, who lives in Oak Glen, said he was concerned that a drainage channel that runs underneath a bridge at Oak Glen Road will almost certainly overflow by Friday morning, flooding the roadway.
Beaumont vaccine clinic to close Friday for one day due to possible severe weather
Riverside University Health System - Public Health announced that the Beaumont vaccine clinic will close on Friday due to severe weather that is predicted for the region.
The closure will only be for that one day. Residents who have appointments at the clinic on Friday will be rescheduled for Monday, Feb 1.
The other clinics planned for Friday will remain open as scheduled, but officials said they are monitoring the situation at each location to ensure the public’s safety.
According to our First Alert Weather Team, the third storm of the week is expected to arrive late Thursday in the Valley.
Evacuation warning issued for burn scar areas from El Dorado & Apple fires
The San Bernardino County Fire Department has issued an evacuation warning for burn scar areas from the El Dorado Fire and the Apple Fire.
The warning is just ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the Inland Empire late Thursday night and into Friday morning.
Fire officials are concerned that heavy rain could cause flooding and debris flows in the neighborhoods in and near burn scar areas.
An #EvacuationWarning has been issued for the following communities due to the potential for flash flooding based on expected rainfall with the incoming storm: Mountain Home Village, northeast Yucaipa and Oak Glen. These areas are of concern due to the El Dorado Fire burn scar. pic.twitter.com/lH8f4ZTg3G San Bernardino County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) January 27, 2021
Fire in Cajon Pass grows to 50 acres Sunday afternoon
Victorville Daily Press
Firefighters got a quick handle on a blaze in the Cajon Pass on Sunday afternoon that spread to about 50 acres.
Firefighters responded to the blaze, dubbed the Blue Fire, just off Old Cajon Boulevard just before 3 p.m., according to the San Bernardino National Forest.
Information was scarce Sunday evening, but fire officials said the forward rate of spread had been stopped and it was 95% containment.
Firefighters arrived on scene and estimated it to be about five to 10 acres and moving at a “moderate rate of spread.”
“Firefighters are making good progress on the fire, which is now moving with a slow rate of spread and is approximately 50 acres,” the San Bernardino National Forest tweeted at 3:40 p.m.