Evacuation Warnings upgraded to Evacuation Orders for areas of the Salinas River Effective Immediately Until Further Notice | Advertencia incrementada a orden de evacuación para las áreas del Rio de Salinas en efecto inmediato hasta nuevo aviso
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office upgraded Evacuation Warnings to Evacuation Orders for residents in areas of Salinas River due to flooding effective immediately and until further notice.
If you are in an Evacuation Order Zone quickly & calmly evacuate. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of this alert.
Monitor local media, social media, & Nixle alerts for updates. Call 211 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency.
If you need animal sheltering, call the SPCA at 831-373-2631. For the SPCA after hours line call 831-646-5534.
Emergency Shelters and Temporary Evacuation Point locations can be found on the Evacuation Map or by calling 211.
MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPOCOUNTIES –Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast will remain closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Inn in Monterey County due to slides and rockfall from an ongoing winter storm event. There is no estimated time for reopening.
Crews responded to new slide and rockfall events throughout the day. Waterfalls have appeared at new locations and the soil throughout the coast remains saturated.
Crews will continue to make repairs tomorrow and will work all daylight hours in an effort to reopen the highway as soon as conditions permit for safe travel.
Blasting crews were called in to reduce large rocks at two locations on either side of the San Luis Obispo/Monterey County line. At one of these sites at PM 0.8 in Monterey County, a temporary signal has been in place and repairs were already being made to a slip out below the southbound travel lane. This location continues to experience significant slide activity as a result of the most recent storms.
At Mud Creek at PM 8.8, a boulder the size of a shipping container is perched in the netting above the roadway with crews assessing how best to approach its removal.
Considerable slide material continued to accumulate across the roadway at PM 29.5 as well as at Anderson Canyon at PM 35.3.
Caltrans crews are also on alert in northernmost Monterey County where the Pájaro River has breached its levee. Water continues to flow across agricultural fields towards Highway 1 near the Monterey/Santa Cruz County line.
A new atmospheric river, similar om intensity to our most recent rain event, is scheduled to arrive early next week accompanied by high winds.
Caltrans and contracted crews will continue to work all daylight hours, seven days a week, to respond to storm issues.
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 is a much longer and in depth forecast discussion than I usually post, but dangerous conditions are forecast so everyone needs to be focused on situational awareness and safety for themselves, their families, and their neighbors.
An approaching atmospheric river (AR) will begin to up the ante
later Monday and for the second time in one week. Models are
trending upward as to the strength of this AR. Integrated Water
Vapor Transport numbers around 700 kg/m/s, combined with a low-
level jet now showing the potential for 60 knots, is now making
this a strong AR. This will be similar to the AR that was just
experienced, if not stronger. Models have trended upward to
reflect the increase in intensity of both the winds and water
vapor associated with this plume of heavy moisture. Ensembles of
both the GFS, ECMWF and Canadian are all showing a majority of
members with heavy rainfall. Additionally, the EC originally was
showing a more northward track while the GFS showed a track
directed straight for the Bay Area. Those have come into better
alignment with the bullseye now being more focused to the Bay Area
and Central Coast region.
Due to this, a High Wind Watch is in effect from Monday evening
through late Tuesday night for southerly winds 25 to 40 mph with
gusts up to 50 mph in the valleys. Expect gusts from 55 to 70 mph
along the immediate coastline and in the hills above 1,000 feet.
This will be for the entire San Francisco Bay Area and Central
Coast. Fully saturated soils plus winds of this nature could
create a potentially dangerous situation. Trees and power lines
will fall easier than the last AR, putting everyone at risk.
Travel will be hazardous for the Tuesday morning and afternoon
commutes. It is best to delay travel.
Additionally, a Flood Watch is also in effect from Monday evening
through late Tuesday night for the San Francisco Bay Area and
Central Coast. This is due to flooding caused by excessive
rainfall being likely which will lead to creeks and streams
rising out of their banks. Extensive street flooding and flooding
of creeks and rivers is likely.
Further compounding this issue will be the elevated water levels
due to the most recent AR event. Areas such as the North Bay,
East Bay and South Bay will see renewed flooding. Additional
rainfall associated with this second AR will exacerbate ongoing
flooding across Monterey County. There is an extremely high level
of concern regarding the prolonged duration of flooding as all
mainstem rivers will be elevated before the next AR makes landfall.
Major interstates and highways can flood. Urban flooding, flash
flooding and mainstem river flooding will be worse than last week.
Widespread shallow landsliding is likely along with debris flows.
Once again, travel will be dangerous for the Tuesday morning and
afternoon commutes. Postpone travel! If you do travel (but don`t) turn
around, don`t drown!
Now is the time to prepare. Get gas for generators, food and
medications. Clean storm drains and gutters. Tie down or move
loose objects inside. Along with the trees falling, power outages
will happen, yet again. This is a potentially dangerous situation
as it comes so quickly on the heels of the last AR.
Expect prolonged, long-fused impacts associated with these back to
back storms even when the storm moves out of the area. This is
looking to be likely Wednesday with conditions continuing to dry
out into Friday. The dry air will usher in colder temperatures
with the potential for higher elevations to drop to around freezing.
After this, chances for rainfall could return for Friday and
Saturday, however, confidence is low at this time.
Caltrans crews continue to respond today to areas of instability on Highway 1 caused by recent rains. These images were taken today from Mill Creek at post mile 18 in Monterey County. #Hwy1 #BigSur #MontereyCounty (Photos by Caltrans)
If you are in need of emergency shelters, there are temporary evacuation points and emergency shelters open to assist. These are open 24 hours and can help you right now. You may also call 211 for information:
Emergency Shelters:
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds 2061 E. Lake Blvd, Watsonville
Compass Church, 10325 S. Main Street, Salinas
Temporary Evacuation Points.
Evacuees who want to go to an Emergency Shelter but need transportation should go to a TEP to make arrangements.
Prunedale Library 17822 Moro Rd
Carmel Valley Library 65 W. Carmel Valley Rd.
King City Library 402 Broadway St.
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Also, Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau has said that some hotels are offering discounted rated for evacuees. The contact info for MCCVB is:
Lots of activity while we slept, Arroyo Seco lost its road (that actually happened before we went to bed) and those that stayed rather than heed the evacuation order will have to now shelter in place. San Ardo was put under mandatory evacuation after midnight, so technically today. Pajaro had more evacuation zoens added to the order as the levee broke around midnight. Deja vü of 1995. I had a rough night last night, so am still taking care of morning duties (dogs) and getting coffee. I’ll be back to post the specific notices and anything else I was sent along with a rain totals map for the last 24 hours.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for the Pajaro Community to go into effect immediately and until further notice. (LEVEE BROKE)
The following zones are under Evacuation Order:
• Zone B-014
• Zone B-019
If you are in the Evacuation Order Zone quickly and calmly evacuate. If it is safe to do so, check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of this alert.
If you need animal sheltering, call the SPCA at 831-373-2631. After hours line: 831-646-5534.
Monitor local media, social media, and Nixle alerts for updates. Call 2-1-1 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency.
Evacuation Shelter: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 East Lake, Watsonville, CA in the Crosetti Building
La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Monterey emitió una Orden de Evacuación para la Comunidad de Pájaro en efecto inmediatamente y hasta nuevo aviso.
Las siguientes zonas están bajo Orden de Evacuación:
• Zona B-014
• Zona B-019
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for the Pajaro Community to go into effect immediately and until further notice.
The following zones are under Evacuation Order:
• Zone B-014
• Zone B-019
If you are in the Evacuation Order Zone quickly and calmly evacuate. If it is safe to do so, check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of this alert.
If you need animal sheltering, call the SPCA at 831-373-2631. After hours line: 831-646-5534.
Monitor local media, social media, and Nixle alerts for updates. Call 2-1-1 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency.
Evacuation Shelter: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 East Lake, Watsonville, CA in the Crosetti Building
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for San Ardo to go into effect immediately and until further notice.
The following zones are under Evacuation Order:
• Zone G-028
• Zone G-033
If you are in the Evacuation Order Zone quickly and calmly evacuate. If it is safe to do so, check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of this alert.
If you need animal sheltering, call the SPCA at 831-373-2631. After hours line: 831-646-5534.
Monitor local media, social media, and Nixle alerts for updates. Call 2-1-1 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency.
Temporary Evacuation Point: King City Branch Library 402 Broadway St, King City, CA 93930
