Expected rain prompts evacuation warnings for parts of San Mateo County
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People shield themselves from a rainfall in Chinatown in Oakland, California on Jan. 4, 2021. A cold front passing through the San Francisco Bay Area included high winds and brief periods of intense rainfall.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
Officials in San Mateo County Monday evening issued evacuation warnings for parts of the county due to the possibility of debris flows following the expected rain.
Warnings went into effect immediately Monday evening for four zones in and around the CZU Lightning Complex burn scar.
A warning is in effect for South Coast Zone SMC-E019, which includes the Coastanoa resort and Ano Nuevo State Park, including Whitehouse Canyon Road and areas south of Gazos Creek Road.
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