Storm drops half-inch of rain on Mountain Communities, I-5 Accidents Slow Traffic

Lebec, CA (Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 at 7:40 a.m.)—Interstate 5 at Templin Highway, Smokey Bear Road and Vista del Lago has seen spin-outs this morning, closing lanes and slowing traffic.

No surface roads in the Mountain Communities are reported closed so far after  a strong wind and rain storm with lightning and thunder struck the Mountain Communities at about 4 a.m. Friday morning. A  reading of .51 inch in Pine Mountain at 6,000 feet was recorded by 6:30 a.m.

Winds were extremely intense, moving deck furniture and potentially dropping limbs and even trees. Be careful driving, watch for fallen trees, limbs and debris.

This is part of the October 21, 2016 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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