“We are just kind of in a wait-and-see approach,” he said.
The strongest storm will be from Saturday night into Sunday morning, dropping up to 3 inches of rain in the foothills and mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
With the expectations of heavy rain Saturday, county and Glendale Public Works crews are focusing on flood protection in neighborhoods below burn areas.
“We have our road crews out driving and monitoring, especially in the burn areas, to identify if there are debris flows starting or some that have hit the roads and being aware of that as soon as possible,” Boze said.
County officials have been watching weather reports to determine when the storm will hit Saturday.
“At this point, we are pretty much ready,” he said. “We are just waiting to see what mother nature throws at us.”
Thursday night’s storm didn’t affect Glendale’s debris basins, said the city’s public works director, Steve Zurn, who took a tour of the Crescenta Valley foothills Friday morning and didn’t see any debris flows.
“We are very lucky,” he said. “As long as we get time like this, an in-between time, where we can begin to dry out, it’s real nice. That allows us to get some relief for when the next round comes.”
Glendale Public Works crews will patrol the foothill and Glenoaks Canyon communities this weekend, he said.
“We are ready — as ready as we can be,” Zurn said.
