Latest Wind Update from City
Sierra Madre, CA. December 7, 2011 – Sierra Madre Windstorm Information – Update #12 The City is now in recovery mode as it works to clear all streets, identify and remove potential hazards, and inventory…
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Letter to Editor re: Sierra Madre CERT Continues to Urge Residents to Prepare
Posted 12/7/11 – In light of the recent wind storm, many of us now realize how very vulnerable we all are in our usually calm Sierra Madre. Trees came down causing structural damage and a…
City Update, Debris Pickup Extended, SCE Distribution Till 4 Today
Sierra Madre, CA. December 5, 2011 – As the City moves into a recovery mode following last week’s windstorms, we would like to provide some important information to our residents, businesses, and visitors.Southern California Edison…
High Winds May Be Back!
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Advisory for the Los Angeles Mountains. Mt. Wilson area is included in the advisory. Folks, if you have to go out walking, please remember that there…
Update from the City
Posted on the City’s Facebook page about an hour ago (5:10pm). Sierra Madre, CA. December 3, 2011 – Sierra Madre Windstorm Information – Update #9 With the recent windstorm, the City of Sierra Madre has…
Why Does It Take So Long to Get Power Back Up?
At 4:56 pm, I was at City Hall posting a story about the Garden Club when I got a text from my son that the power was back on at my house. At about 5:01,…
Post Windstorm Photo Gallery
Spent much of Thursday morning walking around Sierra Madre taking pictures (sorry, North side and canyons, since I was on foot I didn’t make it your way). But I did manage to get some pretty…
Video of Emergency City Council Meeting Thursday at Noon Declaring State of Emergency
If you follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook, you saw that even when the website was down, we were doing what we could to keep people informed. Here’s a video of the…
Businesses Are Opening Downtown
As power has been restored, stores and shops in the downtown business district are reopening to serve your needs (and your wants). While stores such as the Bottle Shop and Bean Town had generators on…
We’re BACK! Post Wind Updates
Posted 12/3/11 – Our apologies to our faithful readers for being gone during this crisis. I made the decision years ago to host locally, rather than with a corporate host. Up till now, it’s worked…
Batten Down The Hatches
Predictions of high wind for the next couple days. Here’s what www.Wunderground.com is saying in its forecast for Sierra Madre: High Wind Warning, LA County and San Gabriel Valley as of 9am 11/30/11 … High…
City Issues Green Flag Warning
Posted 9am, 11/20/11 – The City of Sierra Madre has issued a Green Flag Alert at 8:35am this mo rning for mudslides and debris flows in the hillside communities. The National Weather Service is forecasting…
City Issues Green Flag Alert
Posted 11/4/11, 5:25 pm – The City of Sierra Madre has issued (at 3:26pm) a Green Flag Alert for mudslides and debris flows in the hillside communities. The National Weather Service is forecasting an 80%…
City Issues Green Flag Alert
Posted 10/4/11, 5:33pm – City Issues Green Flag Alert, 10/4/2011, 5:00 pm The City of Sierra Madre has issued a Green Flag Alert for mudslides and debris flows in the hillside communities. The National Weather…
City Back on Green Flag Alert
The City has issued a Green Flag alert, which is done when there is a prediction of 80% – 100% chance of precipitation.