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The Cal Fire San Mateo Santa Cruz branch previously warned that 2021 could be a bad fire year in the region. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, CA Researchers with the San Jose State University Fire Weather Research Laboratory noted a very scary development this month atop the Santa Cruz Mountains. Wow, never seen April fuels look so. dry, they wrote on Twitter. No new growth anywhere.
April is usually a month where researchers observe lots of new and old growth, said Craig Clements, SJSU professor and the center director, in an interview with SFGate. Scientists typically observe the highest moisture levels in plants in April.
A mysterious Bay Area car crash leaves no victims, only footprints
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Car accident on Highway 92 in San Mateo County, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.Cal FireShow MoreShow Less
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Car accident on Highway 92 in San Mateo County, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.Cal FireShow MoreShow Less
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A mysterious car crash in on the San Francisco peninsula Wednesday seemed more like the opening of a David Lynch movie than a routine vehicular accident.
The car was apparently traveling along Highway 92 in San Mateo County near a vista point on Skyline Blvd., when it plunged through a guardrail and down the hill.
Emergency crews found no sign of any victims beyond some footprints leading away from the crash site.
Eight to 12 inches of rain is possible in the Santa Cruz Mountains, officials said, citing the National Weather Service forecast. Debris flow is possible. Prepare now, the county said on Twitter.
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Strong winds and rain will impact our region beginning early this week. Rainfall amounts may exceed thresholds for debris flow evacuations near the #CZULightningComplex burn scar, and rain will be preceded by high winds likely to impact power and road access. Prepare now.
County officials suggest people at high risk of debris flow make arrangements to stay elsewhere in advance of the storm. The public is urged to check their evacuation zones here and sign up for emergency alerts here.
UpdatedMon, Jan 25, 2021 at 1:13 pm PT
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This is the third time that evacuations have recently been ordered in the San Lorenzo Valley. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA Evacuations were ordered for nearly 5,000 in Santa Cruz County Monday morning as officials eyes forecasts that showed heavy rains potentially surpassing the threshold to cause debris flow in wildfire-stricken areas.
Residents of 2,800 homes in parts of the San Lorenzo Valley and north coast of Santa Cruz County were covered by the evacuation orders in the area of the CZU August Lightning Complex scar, according to county officials. Other areas remain under an evacuation warning.