The South Coast avoided mudslides this week after an âatmospheric riverâ of heavy rain and high winds threatened the area recently burned in the CZU Lightning Complex fire.Â
Early last week, officials began warning South Coast residents to prepare for evacuations due to reports of heavy rain to come. By Jan. 26, the evacuation warnings were upgraded to orders. A temporary evacuation shelter was established at Pescadero High School, where around 80 evacuees were put up in hotels, according to Red Cross spokesman Jim Burns. South Coast Community Emergency Response Team members were on the ground prior to the event, going door to door to tell people to get out.
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The Bay Area is expecting the first big rain event of the year in the coming days, and that is cause for deep concern in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Summer fires in southern San Mateo and northern Santa Cruz counties scorched the landscape and left little to impede a cascading flow of debris through areas already ravaged by wildfire.
The National Weather Service has issued a raft of warnings and watches, including a flash flood watch for fire areas. On Monday, San Mateo County issued evacuation warnings for areas burned in the CZU Lightning Complex fires of the summer. Those warnings became orders at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Affected areas include Butano State Park, Loma Mar and Dearborn Park. Authorities expect flooding, and people in the area are asked to leave now, before dangerous conditions make leaving impossible. Some areas of Santa Cruz County were ordered to evacuate Monday night.
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Strong storm system barreling toward Bay Area, bringing rain, wind and threat of landslides [San Francisco Chronicle]
Jan. 26 A strong storm system was poised to bring heavy rain and potentially damaging winds to the Bay Area starting late Tuesday, increasing the risks of mudslides and flash floods that have already prompted evacuations in some parts of Northern California.
An atmospheric river barreling toward the West Coast was on track to bring heavy rains and occasional thunder, gusty winds and snowfall in the Sierra.
In some places, including San Benito County and Big Sur, the storm was expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain by Wednesday.