Updated 10AM: Flash floods shut down multiple roads in Twentynine Palms

The City of Twentynine Palms released an update on roads affected from yesterday’s flash floods.

The City’s Public Works Crew is finishing up clearing debris off the following roads:

  • Mesquite Springs has been cleared from Two Mile to Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail has been cleared from Mesquite Springs to Adobe Road
  • Raymond Way has been cleared from Mesquite Springs to Adobe.
    The following County maintained road is in an unknown condition:
  • Indian Trail from Lear to Mesquite Springs.

  • The following road is closed:
  • Adobe Road from Raymond Way to Amboy is closed all lane is all directions. There is between two feet to two and a half feet of standing water in the “Adobe Punchbowl”.

  • The Marine Corps Base (MCAGCC) Update: Condor and Main gates are open. Ocotillo Gate is open for in-bound traffic only, pending clearing of Morongo Road. We are operating on a late-start this morning, with non-essential personnel reporting at 9:00 a.m. to keep the roads clear of traffic for the road crews.

Thunderstorms brought severe flooding to Twentynine Palms Tuesday afternoon (June 3), with roads being closed throughout the city. 

Rain fell across the hi-desert beginning at around 4:30 p.m., and flash floods shut down portions of Adobe Road, Indian Trail, Raymond Way, and Lear Avenue. 

Twentynine Palms City officials issued an alert at 9:00 p.m. last night saying that their Public Works department finished cleaning mud and debris from City-managed roads. Mesquite Springs has been cleared from Two Mile to Indian Trail, Indian Trail has been cleared from Mesquite Springs to Adobe Road, and Raymond Way has been cleared from Mesquite Springs to Adobe Road.

Adobe Road from Raymond Way to Amboy may still be closed. Z107.7 has received reports that Morongo Road from Indian Trail to Pole Line is closed. 

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