SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) Nearly 5,000 residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains have been ordered to immediately evacuate their homes to avoid potentially dangerous mudslides. However, county officials are concerned that most of them likely won t comply, which could further strain resources across the region.
According to CAL FIRE, the warning has been issued for the Last Chance Road area. It s a scary feeling for a lot of us. The uncertainty of everything is the worst, said Brookdale resident Michelle McKay, who dropped by a county evacuation center at San Lorenzo Valley High School Tuesday afternoon, after leaving her home.
Evacuation warning issued for parts of San Mateo County, orders for Santa Cruz mountains ahead of storm
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With all the rain, there are some evacuation warnings issued for parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains
DAVENPORT, Calif. - Evacuation warnings were announced for parts of San Mateo County on Monday evening.
Cal Fire CZU posted notification on social media at 5:30 p.m. that evacuations were effective immediately due to the forecasted rainfall and risk of debris flow.
The following areas are affected:
South Coast Zone SMC-E019, which includes Coastanoa and Año Nuevo State Park. This includes Whitehouse Canyon Road and areas south of Gazos Creek Road.
Parts of San Mateo County, Big Sur now under evacuation order
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An evacuation map of Santa Cruz and surrounding areas, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.ZoneHaven
LATEST Jan. 26, 2:30 p.m. In the Big Sur area, an evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon for areas within and two miles downslope of the Dolan Fire burn scar.
An evacuation warning was issued Monday for burn scar areas from the Carmel and River fires.
See a map of the evacuated areas here. Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m. Evacuation orders were issued for parts of San Mateo County ahead of a wet storm that could trigger mudslides and debris flows in the burn scar of the CZU August Complex wildfire.
Bay Area residents brace for possible landslides: We are kind of maxed out
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A chimney stands at a hillside home destroyed by the CZU Lightning Complex fire in Brookdale, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Scientists and residents worry that charred hillsides will produce mudslides when winter rains hit.Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle
Santa Cruz mountain residents are bracing for the first major storm of the season - preparing to either flee or face blocked roads, downed power lines and in the worst case scenario, life-threatening landslides.
With heavy wind and rain in the forecast starting Tuesday evening, Santa Cruz and San Mateo officials issued evacuation warnings and orders for thousands in burn-scarred areas. The CZU Lightning Complex scorched more than 86,500 acres and increased the risk that short bursts of intense rain could dislodge earth, trees and boulders, and send them hurtling down stripped-bare hills.
Bay Area residents brace for possible landslides: We are kind of maxed out
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A chimney stands at a hillside home destroyed by the CZU Lightning Complex fire in Brookdale, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Scientists and residents worry that charred hillsides will produce mudslides when winter rains hit.Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle
Santa Cruz mountain residents are bracing for the first major storm of the season - preparing to either flee or face blocked roads, downed power lines and in the worst case scenario, life-threatening landslides.
With heavy wind and rain in the forecast starting Tuesday evening, Santa Cruz and San Mateo officials issued evacuation warnings and orders for thousands in burn-scarred areas. The CZU Lightning Complex scorched more than 86,500 acres and increased the risk that short bursts of intense rain could dislodge earth, trees and boulders, and send them hurtling down stripped-bare hills.