MC_OES: NWS has issued a Flood Warning from 12/31/2022 5-11 PM for the Big Sur River. https://bit.ly/3jI1CRE nixle.us/E6P9M
The National Weather Services has issued a Flood Warning for the Big Sur River for 12/31/2022 from 5:18 PM to 11:15 PM. The Big Sur River near Big Sur is approaching moderate flood stage at around 10 feet. The river is forecast to crest shortly and slowly subside to below flood stage overnight. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. If you feel your life is in danger, get to high ground or leave the area. If you cannot do so safely, call 9-1-1. More information: https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=78042400

Date:	Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 3 pm
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:	(805) 549-3138      (805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPDATE #1

 HIGHWAY 1 ON THE BIG SUR COAST REMAINS CLOSED

GATES AT PAUL’S SLIDE TO CLOSE TODAY AT 4:30 PM

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Due to rockslides at multiple locations, a full closure of Highway 1 is in effect from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 2.5 miles south of Big Sur in Monterey County. There is no estimated time for reopening.

UPDATE: Due to continued slide activity behind the catchment area at Paul’s Slide at Post Mile 22, the gates at the north and south side of Paul’s slide will be closed today at 4:30 pm.

The action to close the gates at Paul’s Slide is being taken out of an abundance of caution.

As announced earlier, contracted crews are expected to arrive Sunday Jan. 1, at Paul’s Slide to begin to clear debris from behind the catchment area where rocks and dirt have reached the top of the concrete barriers at four locations.

Caltrans maintenance crews who have been performing daytime storm patrol within the closure parameters will cease these patrols after dark and resume them at first light.

Updates on this closure will be provided as new information becomes available.

Date:	Saturday, December 31, 2022
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:	(805) 549-3138      (805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  HIGHWAY 1 ON THE BIG SUR COAST CLOSED

DUE TO MULTIPLE ROCKSLIDES

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Due to rockslides at multiple locations, a full closure of Highway 1 is in effect from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 2.5 miles south of Big Sur in Monterey County.

At present there is no expected time for reopening.

Highway 1 was closed initially late yesterday due to a slide at PM 32, just south of Esalen.

Caltrans maintenance crews are performing daytime storm patrol within the closure parameters and working to clear debris from multiple smaller slip outs in the roadway.

A contracted crew is expected to arrive Sunday Jan. 1, at Paul’s Slide at PM 22, to clear debris from behind the catchment area where rocks and dirt have reached the top of the concrete barriers at four locations.

Updates on this closure will be provided as new information becomes available.

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5. 

Our crews deserve to get home safely too.

Drive slowly and carefully in work zones.

Rockfall on Hwy. 1 taken Dec. 31, 2022

One of multiple small slides on Hwy. 1 from December 31, 2022.

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Kevin Drabinski

Public Information Officer

Caltrans District 5

These are the South Coast rain totals as of 1 pm this afternoon. Pay attention to Mining Ridge and Anderson Peak. Mining Ridge is behind Big Creek Reserve and Anderson Peak is just north of Esalen and above JPBurns

And just for grins, we have this to deal with.

7 am: This was South of Esalen. Also Ryne noted many disabled cars on the side of the road.

per chp website this am –

Incident:

 00430 Type:

 SIG Alert Location:

 SR1 / Mule Cyn Loc Desc:

 SR1 B/T MULE CYN TO RAGGED PT Lat/Lon:

 36.223013 -121.759138 

Detail Information
12:57 AM	3	[9] TO MM44 COASTLANDS RD , DUE TO ROCKS IN RDWY
10:54 PM	2	[4] RD CLSUR SIGNS
10:44 PM	1	[1] SR1 IN BIG SUR CLOSED DUE TO ROCK SLIDES IN THE AREA

Incident:

 00430 Type:

 SIG Alert Location:

 Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park / Sr1 Loc Desc:

 BOTH NB AND SB 1 AT BIG SUR Lat/Lon:

 36.250900 -121.786869

Detail Information
10:54 PM	2	[4] RD CLSUR SIGNS
10:44 PM	1	[1] SR1 IN BIG SUR CLOSED DUE TO ROCK SLIDES IN THE AREA
Unit Information
11:32 PM	1	Unit Assigned

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Thursday December 29, 2022, 12:33 PMMonterey County Office of Emergency ServicesAdvisory: Flood Watch for Monterey County | Vigilancia de Inundación para el Condado de MontereyDear Nixle User,The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Monterey County 12/30/2022 10:00 PM to 12/31/2022 10:00 PM. A series of systems will bring more rain to Northern and Central California starting late tonight and continue through New Year’s Eve day. While the rain will be light to moderate at times through Friday, this rain will continue to saturate the soils, and prime the pump for potential flooding. A strong Pacific storm will then move across the region Friday night through Saturday evening, with periods of moderate to heavy rain expected. Increased runoff will result in rapid rises and flooding of area rivers, streams, and creeks. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. *** El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ha emitido una Vigilancia de Inundación para el Condado de Monterey del 12/30/2022 de las 10:00 PM al12/31/2022 a las 10:00PM. Los torrentes excesivos pueden provocar inundación de ríos, arroyos, corrientes y otros lugares en bajo relieve y propensos a inundaciones. Arroyos y corrientes pueden salirse de su cauce. Las inundaciones pueden ocurrir en áreas urbanas y con drenaje deficiente. Los cruces bajos pueden inundarse. Los desagües pluviales y las zanjas pueden taparse con escombros. ACCIONES DE PRECAUCIÓN/PREPARACIÓN: Monitoree el pronóstico del tiempo posteriormente y este alerta a posibles advertencias de inundación. Aquellos que vivan en áreas propensas a inundaciones deben estar preparados para tomar medidas en caso de que se produzcan inundaciones. For full details, view this message on the web.Sent by Monterey County Office of Emergency Services 1322 Natividad Rd, Salinas, CA 93906To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here.Powered by  Nixle © 2022 Everbridge, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Fire Adapted Big Sur Newsletter #03 December 27, 2022In this issue: Marshall Fire; Fire Insurance – Part II; Evacuation Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve last year, a wildfire burned through Boulder County, CO.  This Marshall Fire Facilitated Learning Analysis StoryMap describes the weather, fuels, fire behavior, evacuation, animal rescue, personal stories, and other topics from the event. The interactive presentation is easy to navigate and is full of lessons. Fire spread in the Home Ignition Zone is of particular interest. Fire Insurance – Part II.  More than 235,000 California homeowner insurance policies were non-renewed in 2019.  Kettle is a San Francisco-based startup that runs fire behavior prediction models for reinsurers.  Reinsurers provide insurance for insurance companies.  This CNBC article describes how computer models are helping reinsurers – a vital link in the insurance ecosystem – to insure insurers so insurers can continue to provide homeowner policies. This holiday is a great time to consider safety and evacuation routes during times of emergency. Wildfires, floods, and landslides can close driveways, access roads, and Hwy 1.  The Big Sur StoryMap Infrastructure Map provides an interactive view of Big Sur neighborhoods, including roads, dwellings, fire stations, schools, and helicopter landing zones.  info@fireadaptedbigsur.comDo you wish to change how you receive these emails?You may update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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The National Weather Services has issued a Flood Watch for the cities of Marina, Seaside, and Monterey, the Santa Lucia Mountains, Los Padres National Forest, and Big Sur Coast beginning 12/27/2022 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. A potent Pacific storm will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain causing localized flooding as well as rapid rises on area streams and creeks late Monday night through Tuesday. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

These are three of the models predictions for the next 10 days or so, ECMWF (European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts) and GFS (Global Forecast System run by NWS (National Weather Service) and GEM (Global Environmental Multiscale Model). I did not look up CMA or UM. I’ll leave that to you.) The ECMWF is the more robust of the tthree, but under any of these models, we are going to get slammed.

From NWS this morning:

Models have trended to slightly lower QPF totals, and yet when all is said and done by midnight
on Wednesday morning, the highest elevations of the coastal ranges are projected to get 3 to 4 inches with locally up to 5 inches.