Day: October 14, 2015

URGENT WEATHER ADVISORY

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This radar is from 3:45

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
320 PM PDT WED OCT 14 2015

CAZ517-530-142245-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST CA- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST CA-
320 PM PDT WED OCT 14 2015

..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTEREY COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM PDT…

AT 317 PM PDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF GORDA…MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… FORT HUNTER LIGGET……JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS STATE PARK…LIMEKILN STATE PARK…ESALEN INSTITUTE…KIRK CREEK CAMPGROUND-LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST AND PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE

I zm hearing reports of thunder, lightning and hail from Gorda north! I, personally am in Monterey for a VA appt. Won’t be home for another two more hours.

MoCo Emergency System Test tomorrow

Monterey County to Test Emergency Notification System
If you get a phone call, text message or email from Monterey County’s emergency notification system on Thursday, October 15th, don’t panic. This is one message you’ll be happy to receive.

The County will hold its annual community test of the Alert Monterey County system on October 15th, the same day as the Great Shake Out earthquake drill.

The Alert Monterey County system is used to notify the public of important public safety information such as natural disasters, evacuations, wide-area power blackouts, urgent law enforcement operations, and missing persons or kidnapped children. Landline phones are called automatically, but if you have a cell phone, you won’t receive messages unless you have registered your phone in the Alert System.

Registration is quick and easy online, and it allows you to select how you want to receive emergency messages and what areas of the county you wish to receive notifications about. Prior to last year’s notification test, more than 600 residents registered cell phones to receive notifications.

“We are always looking to reach those who just haven’t signed up yet or are new to the area particularly with the specter of winter storms on the horizon,” says Monterey County Emergency Services Manager Sherrie Collins. “Emergency notifications via cell phones are a highly successful way to disseminate critical information to area residents during emergencies. Testing the system ensures that it will be ready when we need it.”

The Alert test will take place on Thursday, October 15th between Noon and 12:30 p.m., after the Great Shake Out drill, which takes place at 10:15 a.m. If this were a real emergency, county residents would duck, cover and hold, then receive critical disaster information.

It is important to note that you will only receive a message if you have registered for Alert Monterey County prior to October 15th. For more information on Alert Monterey County, check out the FAQs and other emergency information on the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services webpages.

What to expect

A short message identifying itself as a test of the Monterey County Emergency Notification System, delivered via the method that you designated upon sign up (call, text, email, or VOIP) on Thursday, October 15th. Your caller ID will read 831-796-1908. Add this number to your contacts to identify future emergency messages from Alert MontereyCounty.

Ride to Recovery Oct 20th from Carmel to San Simeon

RIDE 2 RECOVERY CHALLENGE MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL COAST NEXT WEEK

CENTRAL COAST – The Ride 2 Recovery Bicycle Challenge will move through the Central Coast next week and will result in moving closures on the following portions of the state highway system:

· Sunday, Oct. 18 – Riders will use State Route 9 in Santa Cruz County between Redwood Gulch Road and Encinal Street.
· Monday, Oct. 19 – Riders will use State Route 1 from Jensen Road in Santa Cruz County to State Route 68 in Monterey County.
· Tuesday, Oct. 20 – Riders will use State Route 1 between Carmel in Monterey County and San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County.
· Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Riders will use State Route 1 from San Simeon to Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo County.
· Thursday, Oct. 22 – Riders will use State Route 1 from Pismo Beach to State Route 246 near Solvang in Santa Barbara County.
· Friday, Oct. 23 – Riders will use State Route 246 in Solvang, State Route 154 near San Marcos Pass, State Route 1 in Carpinteria and
US Highway 101 towards Ventura County.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be present to ensure a safe condition for everyone.

Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway construction zones.