Santa Cruz County issues mandatory orders to evacuate parts of county
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- UPDATE 10:15 A.M.: Almost 12 hours after issuing evacuation warnings for parts of Santa Cruz County, the majority of those warnings have now shifted to orders, making them mandatory for people in those areas.
The National Weather Service currently lists the Santa Cruz Mountains as potentially seeing 8 to 12 inches of rain over the course of the storm.
Parts of the North Coast of Santa Cruz County are also impacted by the warnings issued as well as parts of the San Lorenzo Valley.
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Cal Fire CZU has issued an evacuation warning for the San Lorenzo Valley area and the north coast of Santa Cruz County as concerns over potential heavy rainfall may also lead to debris flow events this week.
This warning is in place from late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning as local agencies are expecting a high wind and heavy rain event to occur within that time frame.
The National Weather Service currently lists the Santa Cruz Mountains as potentially seeing 8 to 12 inches of rain over the course of the storm.
CalFire says the "warning" means individuals living in these areas need to be prepared to leave immediately with a go-bag and planned evacuation route should a debris flow event.
Parts of the Ben Lomond, Felton and Boulder Creek Fire districts are impacted by this warning, along with Santa Cruz County Fire District.
The zones are listed below:
Ben Lomond Fire District: BEN-E001B, BEN-E001C, BEN-E001D, BEN-E002A, BEN-E002D, BEN-E004B, BEN-E004C
Boulder Creek Fire District: BOU-E001, BOU-E010A, BOU-E021, BOU-E031, BOU- E036B, BOU-E037, BOU-E038, BOU-E021A, BOU-E020, BOU-E017, BOU-E016, BOU-E010, BOU-E006, BOU-E001A, BOU-E002, BOU-E033A, BOU-E038A, BOU-E031B, BOU-E030, BOU-E018A, BOU-E014, BOU-E009, BOU-E003, BOU-E001B, BOU-E015A, BOU-E039A, BOU-E040A
Felton Fire District: FEL-E002A, FEL-E002B, FEL-E003B, FEL-E003C, FEL-E004A, FEL-E005A
Santa Cruz County Fire Dept.: CRZ-E001B, CRZ-E001D, CRZ-E002B, CRZ-E003B, CRZ-E003D, CRZ-E006C, CRZ-E007A, CRZ-E017A, CRZ-E017C
The map provided by CalFire CZU indicates the evac warnings are for those living along Highway 236 near Big Basin all the way down to Boulder Creek.
It then stretches from that area south along Highway 9 through Brookdale and up to where Highway 9 intersects with Old County Road.
Parts of the North Coast of Santa Cruz County are also impacted by the warnings issued.
All of Swanton are included, along with parts of Davenport.
This also includes Highway 1 from Scott Creek Beach to China Ladder Beach.
To find out what zone you are in, please visit: www.community.zonehaven.com
