![]() ![]() “Ash doesn’t absorb water, which complicates things,” Gates said.Ī third storm could bring 2½ to 4 inches of rain to the charred region from Friday through Sunday. The California Conservation Corps also has been working on erosion-control measures for mountain slopes filled with fire-damaged pine and chaparral. The Butte County Emergency Operations Center has prepared for the rain by clearing drainage culverts of debris, said Matt Gates, public information officer for the Paradise Police Department. ![]() ![]() Forecasters predicted about an inch of precipitation, saying the relatively weak system would sputter out by early Wednesday.īut a stronger storm will roll in late Wednesday, bringing with it the potential for debris flows and up to 3 inches of rain through Thursday night. The first of three storm systems expected in wildfire-ravaged Butte County, Calif., dropped a smattering of rain Tuesday.
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