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Montecito Flooding / Mudflows Incident Information: Last Updated: February 18, 2018 7:40 pm, FINAL. Date/Time Started: January 09, 2018 4:00 am. Administrative Unit: Ventura County Fire and Santa Barbara County Fire. County: Santa Barbara County,Ventura County. Location: Montecito, Summerland and Carpenteria.Evacuations ordered for Santa Barbara County residents as storm looms
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Mar 1, 2018 - The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Southern California burn areas ahead of a storm that is expected to bring 2 to 3 inches of rain to mountain areas.Flash Flood Watch issued for SLO, Santa Barbara counties - KSBY.com
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1 day ago - A storm which models have been suggesting for weeks is finally on the doorstep and looking to have serious rain potential for both the Central Coast in SLO county and Santa Barbara County and the S...Cold Storm Moves South, Evacuations Lifted in Santa Barbara County ...
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Mar 2, 2018 - CHP reported "siginificant flooding" at 4:20 a.m. near the intersection of East Valley Lane and Highway 192 in Montecito. No structural damage or injuries were reported. The Red Cross opened an evacuation shelter at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara. Large animals will be accepted at the ...Mandatory evacuation order issued as strong storm heads for ...
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9 hours ago - LOS ANGELES -- California authorities are urging people living in an area devastated by mudslides to evacuate ahead of a strong Pacific storm that forecasters say is likely to bring an extended period of rain and the threat of flooding and debris flows. Santa Barbara County issued a mandatory evacuationEvacuation orders lifted in Santa Barbara County after brunt of storm ...
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Mar 2, 2018 - Earlier Friday, a flash flood warning was downgraded to a flash flood watch for the Montecito and Carpinteria areas. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, in consultation with fire agencies and other public safety officials, has announced that effective at 9 a.m. today, March 2, Mandatory Evacuation ...2018 January Storm Information - County of Santa Barbara
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SEDIMENT TESTING AT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BEACHES : Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to remove accumulated sediment from channels, roadways and debris basins. County Flood Control will be pushing that sediment into the ...Flood Control - County of Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara County Flood Control District The Flood Control and Water Conservation District: Programs and Services. The Flood Control District's activities include channel maintenance, design and construction of capital improvements, review of new development, and a hydrologic data collection/Mandatory evacuation order issued as strong storm heads for California
California authorities are urging people living in an area devastated by mudslides to evacuate ahead of a strong Pacific storm that forecasters say is likely to bring an extended period of rain and the threat of flooding and debris flows.
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LOS ANGELES -- California authorities are urging people living in an area devastated by mudslides to evacuate ahead of a strong Pacific storm that forecasters say is likely to bring an extended period of rain and the threat of flooding and debris flows. Santa Barbara County issued a mandatory evacuation order Monday affecting about 30,000 people, including the community of Montecito, where 21 people were killed by a massive mudslide in January.
CBS Los Angeles reports the evacuation order will take effect at noon on Tuesday for the Thomas, Whittier and Sherpa burn areas. Montecito, which has faced mud slides and flooding in recent months, could see as much as 4 inches of rain.
Residents won't be forcibly removed if they choose to stay but Sheriff Bill Brown urged them to prioritize their safety despite potential evacuation fatigue.
"We understand the process of evacuating is tiring and frustrating, and we know that it is an extraordinary hardship on everyone being asked to leave their homes or to close their businesses once again," he said at a news conference. "We know that it is disruptive, costly and inconvenient. Please know that we would not be making this decision without it being our belief that it is necessary to protect your safety."
Brown said county officials reached the decision because "there is enough rain on the way to trigger a potential debris flow that could threaten life and property."
"We have no choice really but to do this," he said. "It is simply not worth risking lives to avoid evacuations."
National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Jackson said the storm is likely to be the strongest so far this winter.
"There's a tremendous amount of moisture coming up out of the Pacific," he said, adding that the key to the storm will be its lengthy duration.
Preliminary rainfall estimates for the so-called atmospheric river range from 2-5 inches across coastal and valley areas and 4-6 inches on south-and southwest-facing foothills and mountains, forecasters said, adding that local amounts up to 10 inches can't be ruled out.
Where exactly the peak rainfall will occur was still uncertain, but meteorologists said it seemed likely it would be Santa Barbara County.
A stretch of the county's south coast was hit hard by a storm on Jan. 9, unleashing massive debris flows from scorched mountains above the community of Montecito. Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, 21 people were killedand two still remain missing.
The storm was also expected to spread rain up the coast through the San Francisco Bay region and eastward to the Sierra Nevada, where a flash flood watch will go into effect Wednesday from about Yosemite southward.
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