Hillside dwellers urged to evacuate before more rain hits L.A. area
Source: Los Angeles Times
Authorities on Friday pleaded with Glendora residents to heed evacuation orders as the second of two winter storms continued to douse the region with more rain than the area has seen in years, sending mud and debris down hillside streets.
Officials warned residents who chose to stay put -- as some have -- that if disaster struck they would have to hunker down and wait it out until it was safe for crews to come in and assist.
"As long as the mud is flowing, we cannot go into moving mud and debris and risk our personnel," Steve Martin of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said at a news conference. "Understand this: If there is mud coming down, fire personnel cannot get to you."
About 1,000 homes are in the section affected by the Colby fire last month in Azusa and Glendora are covered by the mandatory evacuation order, issued amid fears that mud and debris could inundate them.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-residents-told-to-evacuate-california-storms-20140228,0,6656597,full.story
See also: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Monrovia amid mudslide fears
Orange County Register: Storm update: Rain totals top 1 inch in some places
San Diego Union-Tribune: Rain to soak county into Saturday; Storm brings crashes, flooding, tumbleweeds
AP: Big storm brings new worries to California
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Very appropriate! 
btw, it's been a great pleasure to see these storms in my neck of the woods, up in North Bay area..
