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Article: Storm puts fire-scarred Southern Calif. on edge
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- November 25, 2008
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Residents sandbagged around their homes and were urged to leave them Tuesday as a storm approaching from the Pacific brought a threat of floods and mudslides to areas of Southern California scorched bare in recent wildfires.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state agencies to prepare to aid local organizations in case of disaster.
"The state stands ready to help local governments protect lives and property," he said.
A low-pressure area about 700 miles off the coast was heading northeast and could bring an inch of rain through Thanksgiving and up to 4 inches in the mountains, said Stan Wasowski, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Diego.
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