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SEVERE WEATHER CLOSES GRADE, FLOODS ROADS, BRING POWER OUTAGES

082613Monsoonal downpours, remnants of Tropical Storm Ivo, created flash flooding that wreaked havoc on area residents and motorists Sunday. Highway 62 in Morongo Valley was closed for hours Sunday evening due to flash flooding that left two feet of mud on the highway, and stranded vehicles near Valley View Road. After a river of mud flowed across the highway and took out a power pole, the CHP closed the road between East Avenue and Valley View at 6 p.m., saying the closure could be up to 5 hours long. The eastbound road was reopened at about 9 p.m., and westbound lanes about 10:30 p.m. Sheriff’s Sergeant Rick Millard said one motorist tried to drive through the flooded road and became stranded shortly before 6 p.m. when his mini-van became stuck in the mud. Motorists had to wait for CalTrans to send plows to clear the road of mud and debris and a tow truck to remove the stranded vehicle. East of Twentynine Palms, CHP closed Highway 62 east of 177 to Needles as the road was completely washed out by flash floods on Saturday. The Wonder Valley area and eastern parts of Twentynine Palms received heavy rains that caused additional flooding. The CHP also reported that several vehicles had become stuck in the road on Amboy Road in the Sheephole pass about 7 p.m. Sunday. Callers reported that the water was rising over the road and the road was not passable. Millard said a woman was killed in Needles when the vehicle she was in was swept downstream about a mile by rising flood waters. And near Ludlow, crews from two trains were stranded when flash flooding undermined the train tracks and the embankment. A storm-related power outage left parts of Tte City of Twentynine Palms without power from 5:30 Sunday afternoon until shortly after 9 pm. Scattered thunderstorms, at times heavy, are expected in our Morongo Basin area throughout the entire week.

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