Community Corner
Culver City Escapes Serious Storm Damage
Some trees are down, but by and large, the city escapes most of the problems associated with Sunday night's storm.
[Updated at 11:38 a.m.] According to a spokeswoman at the Culver City Department of Public Works, calls are coming fast and furious about limbs down, as well as a couple of trees.
"There's so many," said the spokeswoman, who asked not to be named. "The list is still being compiled."
She also said that because of the saturated ground, the possibility remains that more trees might go down.
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While the rest of the Southland grappled with power outages and torrential rains, Culver City seems to have missed the worst of last night's storm. According to City News Service, rainfall here totaled 2.69 inches overnight, just over half of what nearby Beverly Hills got at 4.12 inches.
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There was one confirmed report of a tree that had fallen over on Braddock Drive, but according to Culver City Fire Department Battallion Chief Bill Bischoff, the city's public works department was on the scene shortly after the tree fell and removed any potential blockage.
Earlier Sunday night, Bischoff said that he'd expected a somewhat busy night.
"We anticipate some trees going down, some alarms going off," he said. But he didn't expect any significant trouble, and it appears at this time that the city didn't get any.
Bischoff did point out that Ballona Creek is running exceptionally high and fast, so local residents should avoid going near the water.
The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power reported late Sunday that 41,000 of its 1.4 million electricity customers lost power due to the storm, with several beach communities among the hardest hit.
Southern California Edison officials said about 56,000 customers in its 50,000-square-mile service area were without power due to the storm.
According to various weather forecasts, showers and low temperatures are expected to continue today, tapering off in the afternoon. Tuesday is expected to be cool and cloudy, with more rain coming in Wednesday.
Patch will continue to update the situation as we get more information.
