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Evacuation orders and road closures for Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 20, 2023 AT 10:53 am : The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has lifted many evacuation orders but the Pajaro commuinty is still under an evacuation order.

On Friday, March 10 Pajaro River levee was breached near River Mile 10. The breach was approximately 120 feet in width said Monterey County.

Those areas that are now included in the evacuation orders include

The Pajaro area on the Monterey County side is also under evacuation orders.

E-030A in Arroyo Seco: The area includes Arroyo Seco Road and Arroyo Seco River and Horse Run.

E-030C in Arroyo Seco which is the Grandma's Flat area

Effective Monday, until further notice, these areas are under evacuation warnings:

  • Low Lying Areas of the Castroville Community.
  • Areas of the Big Sur Community between Paul’s Slide and Gilberts’ Slide.

Here are the current evacuation centers for Monterey County Residents.

The Crosetti Hall at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, at 2601 East lake Avenue in Watsonville, Pets are welcomed but must be in carriers and large animals are welcomed, RV's can park but no hookups

  • Compass Church at 10325 South Main Street in Salinas
  • Holy Trinity Church Hall- 27 South El Camino Real in Greenfield
  • Salvation Army- 1491 Contra Costa Street in Seaside
  • Castroville Recreation Center, 11261 Crane Street, Castroville

Temporary Evacuation Points

Prunedale Library on 17822 Moro Road in Prunedale

Carmel Valley Library on 65 West Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley

King City Library on 402 Broadway Street in King City

Residents should be prepared for potential flooding and be prepared to leave if conditions change. If you feel unsafe leave, warns the sheriff's office.

Call the SPCA if you need assistance with pets.

To check future evacuation warnings and orders, click here.

Some hotels in Monterey County are offering discounted rates, you can find them here.

Salinas Road at Werner Road going into Pajaro on Monday.
Road Name:Limits:Reason:
Aguajito RoadBetween 546 Aguajito Road and Valenzuela Drive
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Tree and Power Lines Down
Aguajito RoadBetween Viejo Road and Monhollan Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Tree and Power Lines Down
Arroyo Seco RoadFrom Clark Road to the end of Arroyo Seco Road
Closed
3-11-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Arroyo Seco Road From 47158 Arroyo Seco Road to Carmel Valley Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Bluff RoadAt Trafton Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Calle De Los AgrinemsorsBetween 245 to 250
Closed.
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
Sinkhole 
Canada Drive Between 25687 and 26075 Canada Drive
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Tree and Power Lines Down
Cattlemen RoadBetween Highway 101 and Highway 198
Closed
03-11-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Cholame RoadAt the Monterey / San Luis Obispo County Line
Closed.
01-05-23 Until Further Notice.
Flooding 
Chualar River RoadFrom Foletta Road to River Road
Closed.
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Coast RoadClosed.
12-26-22 Until Further Notice 
Current Weather Conditions 
Corona RoadFrom Spruce Way to Highway 1
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Tree and Power Lines Down
Davis Road Between Hitchcock Road and Reservation Road.
Closed.
02-27-23 Until Further Notice.
 Potential Flooding
Echo Valley RoadBetween Via Del Sol and Tustin Road
Closed
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Elkhorn RoadAt Werner Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Elkhorn RoadFrom Hall Road & Elkhorn to Castroville Blvd
Closed.
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Elm AvenueAt Salinas River Bridge Crossing to Metz Road
Closed.
02-25-23 to Until Further Notice
 River Flooding
Elm Avenue From Elm Avenue Extensions at Arroyo Seco Road
Closed
3-11-23 Until Further Notice 
Flooding 
Garin RoadFrom Elkhorn Road to Lewis Road
Closed
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Gonzales River BridgeFrom 1/4 Mile on Either Side of the Bridge.
Closed.
01-11-23 Until Further Notice 
 Flooding
Hall RoadAt San Miguel Canyon Road
Closed
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Harkins RoadFrom the City of Salinas to Spreckels Blvd.
Closed.
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Harris Road Between Harris Place and Spreckels Blvd.
Closed.
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Hartnell RoadApproximately 400 feet west of Alisal Road,
just south of the City of Salinas.
Closed due to Bridge Replacement.
Detour Plan and suggested alternate routes >> Detour Map
Work Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
07-05-22 to TBD
 Hartnell Road Bridge Replacement Project
Press Release 06-24-22 
 Hilltown RoadClosed. 
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Hudson Landing RoadFrom Elkhorn Road to the end of Hudson Landing
Closed.
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Hunter RoadBetween Hwy 68 and Harkins Road
Closed.
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Lewis RoadAt Garin Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Kirby RoadAt Elkhorn Road
Closed.
01-27-23 until Further Notice
Storm Damage 
Lazarro DriveBetween 3452 Lazarro Drive and Atherton Drive
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Tree and Power Lines Down
Lewis RoadBetween Garin Road and Salinas Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice 
 Flooding
McGowan RoadTo County Line
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Monhollan Road From 554 Monhollan Road to Aguajito Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice.
 Tree and Power Lines Down
Murphy RoadBetween Highway 129 and San Juan Road.
Closed.
03-09-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Nashua RoadNashua Road at Monte Road closed in both directions to Cooper Road
03-14-23 until further notice
Flooding
Nacimiento-Fergusson RoadOff of Hwy. 1 / Big Sur
Closed.
01-27-21 until Further Notice
Debris on Roadway 
Palo Colorado Road 4.0 mm (The Hoist)
06-26-18 to Indefinite 
Storm Damage 
Pancho Rico Road From Mile Post 3.4 to 3.5
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
Parkfield-Coalinga RoadClosed up to the end of Pavement.
01-11-23 until Further Notice. 
 Storm Damage
Paul Avenue From Cornwall Street to the Northern End
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Peach Tree RoadBetween Hare Canyon Road and Highway198
Closed
3-10-23 Until Further Notice.
Flooding 
Ralph Lane Between Assisi Way and Highway 101
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
River RoadFrom Mile Marker 7.5 to Chualar River Road Bridge, approximately at 9.0 Mile Marker
Closed. 
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
 Debris Flow and Flooding
River Road From Chualar River Road past Gonzales River Road to Ft Romie
Closed
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
Flooding 
River RoadFrom State Route 68 to Chualar River Road
Closed
03-13-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Salinas RoadAt Werner Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Salinas RoadAt Hwy 1 off-ramp
Closed
03-12-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
San Juan RoadAt Aromas Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
San Mateo Avenue At San Luis Avenue
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice 
Tree and Power Lines Down
San Miguel Canyon RoadFrom Vega Road to San Juan Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice. 
 Flooding
Scenic RoadFrom Scenic Road at Valley View Avenue
to Carmelo Street at Seventeenth Street.
Closed.
01-05-23 until Further Notice.
 Storm Damage
Spreckels Blvd From State Route 68 to National Ave.
Closed
3-13-23 Until Further Notice.
 Flooding
Tassajara Road Tassajara Road at Los Padres National Forest
Closed due to Hazardous Conditions.
Hazardous Conditions 
Thorne RoadAt Arroyo Seco Road
Closed
03-11-23 Until further notice
Flooding 
Trafton RoadBetween Salinas Road and Bluff Road, including McGowan that leads to the Bridge
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Flooding
Upper Walden RoadFrom Lower Walden Road to Peter Pan Road
Closed.
03-10-23 Until Further Notice
 Multiple Trees and Power Lines Down
Flooding on Highway 1 from Salinas Road to Highway 129, Riverside Drive in Watsonville. Photo courtesy of Caltrans

Drinking Water Orders

Due to the flooding that impacted drinking water facilities, the drinking water supplied by

  • Pajaro Water System
  • Sunny Mesa Water System
  • San Ardo Water District

is possibly contaminated. Residents are advised NOT to USE THE TAP WATER FOR DRINKING AND COOKING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

School Closures

Salinas Union High School District has canceled all classes and extracurricular activities on Tuesday.

"We know the change of schedules has an impact on family planning as well. Thus, to plan ahead, we are scheduling a return to classes on Wednesday, March 15," said the school district.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District will have three schools closed on Monday. Ohlone Elementary, Hall District Elementary, and Pajaro Middle School will all be closed on Tuesday.

PVUSD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michelle Rodriguez said that on Tuesday classes will be physically canceled but students are asked to take their Chromebooks and chargers home for online instruction.

" If you anticipate your student will not be able to access Google Classroom due to lack of a Chromebook or Internet, please inform your school office staff by email or phone this afternoon so we may provide the necessary resources so students can log onto Google Classroom for tomorrow," said Rodriguez.

Greenfield Union School District announced no classes will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, due to severe weather conditions.

Spreckels Union School District has closed Buena Vista Middle School and Spreckels Elementary School on Tuesday. District officals said that school principals will be reaching out to families to share learning opportunities for students.

San Lucas Union School District has closed San Lucas School on Monday and Tuesday.

Chualar Union School will be closed again on Tuesday.

All Santa Rita Union School District schools will be closed again on Tuesday due to area flooding and staffing impacts. The district is planning to have a full reopening on Wednesday.

Salinas City Elementary School District has closed schools on Tuesday due to evacuation warnings or orders that are affecting staff that live outside of Salinas. District superintendent Dr. Rebeca Andrade said that afterschool programs planned for Tuesday will be closed as well.

North Monterey County Unified School District schools will be closed until further notice due to weather and road conditions.

All Soledad Unified School District schools will be closed on Tuesday.

All schools in the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District will be closed on Tuesday along with the district office.

Gonzales Unified School District schools will be closed on Tuesday. Sack lunches will be available for students to pick up at La Gloria Elementary School from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Carmel Unified School District will close all schools on Tuesday due to anticipated power outages.

Monterey Bay Charter School will be closed on Tuesday due to evacuation orders and road closures.

Oasis Charter School will be closed on Tuesday.

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