Highway One to close today as early as 2 pm & other storm reports

These State Parks in Monterey County are fully closed. For the full list of SP closures, go to: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30009

Monterey County

• Andrew Molera SP
• John Little State Natural Reserve (SNR)
• Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP
• Limekiln SP
• Pfeiffer Big Sur SP
• Point Lobos SNR
• Point Sur SHP

From chp website, note the request for the National Guard to be on standby:

Incident:

 00023 Type:

 Road/Weather Conditions Location:

 Monterey County Loc Desc:

 STORM Lat/Lon:

 36.673409 -121.640636 

Detail Information
12:12 PM	14	[19] ^EB SR156 ONR TO NB 101 CLOSED FOR APPROX 1 HR DUE TO TREES DOWN / DETOUR TO VIERRA CANYON
12:06 PM	13	[17] ^SR1 IN BIG SUR ARE STILL OPEN, CALTRANS WILL REASSES AT 1400 HRS
10:41 AM	12	[16] 1039 MTRY COM
10:37 AM	11	[14] ^THE EOC IS COORDINATING WITH THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE AND THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ TO SET UP A SHELTER
10:36 AM	10	[13] ^CARMEL VALLEY LIBRARY AND PRUNEDALE LIBRARY WILL BE USED AS TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINTS AND WILL BE OPEN FROM 0800 HRS TO 1700 HRS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4TH , THROUGH FRIDAY JANUARY 6
10:35 AM	9	[12] ^STORM PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY and LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARE PREPARING and MOBILIZING HIGH WATER VEHS. STANDY SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN REQUESTED
10:30 AM	8	[11] ^HEAVY RAIN I ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN JANUARY 4, AND CONTINUE THROUGH JANUARAY 5TH. MORE RAIN WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND
10:28 AM	7	[10] ^ HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM JANUARY 0400 HRS UNTIL JANUARY 5TH, 1000 HRS
10:27 AM	6	[9] ^FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM JANUARY 4TH 0400 HRS UNTIL JANUARY 5TH 1000 HRS
10:18 AM	5	[8] ^KEY AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE: BOLSA KNOWLLS AREA; RIVER, COLORADO, AND DOLAN BURN SCARS; CARMEL RIVER LAGOON; SALINAS RIVER LAGOON; PAJARO RIVER; CHUALAR @ US101
10:14 AM	4	[7] ^GENERAL SITUATION AWARENESS: ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS APPROACHING THE COAST OF CA BRINGING RAIN and HIGH WINDS. HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4TH AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY JANUARY 5TH. MORE RAIN WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WEEKEND (SUNDAY JANUARY 8TH). SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED DURING THIS TIME.
10:10 AM	3	[6] ^OPERATIONAL PERIOD ENDS: 1/05/20233 AT 0700 HRS
10:10 AM	2	[5] ^OPERATIONAL PERIOD START: 1/04/2023 AT 0700 HRS
10:10 AM	1	[4] ^PER MONTEREY CO 2023 WINTER STORM EMERG OPERATIONS ACTION PLAN 1/4/2023

Date:	Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 11 am
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 #5

 HIGHWAY 1 REMAINS OPEN ON THE BIG SUR COAST 

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast remains fully open as of 11 am today.

Caltrans maintenance crews continue to patrol the roadway in advance of storms expected to arrive later this afternoon.

A full closure of the roadway may take place as early as 2 pm today.

Contracted crews made significant progress at Paul’s Slide (PM 22) over the last three days in removing debris from the catchment area in advance of additional slide activity expected there in upcoming days.

Additional updates will be provided as more 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.

This graphic shows Big Sur getting almost 14” of rain in the next 14 days. Highway 1 is not going to be pretty.