'Probably going to have everybody come over tonight and we'll lift everything up off the ground again, to make sure that we're four feet off the ground. More information on resources can be found from the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience.Īll classes at UC Santa Cruz are being held remotely on Monday.Although The Garlic Shoppe, located just across the freeway from the properties, was untouched by floodwater then, co-owner Alex Larson said they aren't taking any chances. Emergency shelters are open at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds and Cabrillo College. Santa Cruz County residents can track evacuation warnings and orders via Zonehaven Aware. The only other areas that have seen more are some spots along the Big Sur coast, which have seen as much as 7 inches. 'Then when we see more rain tonight, we can see more localized flooding.'Īccording to Murdock, the city of Santa Cruz has seen 2 inches of rainfall so far, while some areas in the county have received as much as 5 inches. 'Even though we're seeing the rain let up in certain areas, we will still see water go into the rivers,' he said. Furthermore, he said that the soil on the slopes is already very moist from past storms and unable to absorb the new rainfall. Murdock added that the Santa Cruz Mountains have some of the 'steepest slopes in the region,' which contributes to rivers receiving a lot of rainfall. 'That's why the area is getting it worse than the North Bay mountains like Mount Tamalpais.' 'The way the system is lining up is you have rain coming in from the southwest, which is the way the Santa Cruz Mountains face,' he said. The California Highway Patrol's Santa Cruz division wrote in a tweet it had to conduct 'several rescues this morning,' and urged residents not to attempt to drive through flooded areas.īrayden Murdock, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told SFGATE that Santa Cruz County is seeing some of the worst impacts of the storm for various reasons.

Videos on social media show widespread flooding in Felton, with KTVU sharing a video of officials prepping a jet ski to travel around the severely flooded Fenton Grove neighborhood. 'Travel will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, throughout the county this morning,' the county wrote in a tweet.Īs of 9 a.m., the National Weather Service listed the San Lorenzo River at Big Trees at major flood stage. Santa Cruz County is urging all residents to stay home if possible Monday as another atmospheric river batters the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding regions.

The Felton area remains severely flooded, and rain is expected to resume later Monday. Flooding from the San Lorenzo River at Big Trees has been downgraded from 'major' to 'moderate' by the National Weather Service.Īs of 10:30 a.m., the flood stage of the San Lorenzo River is on the brink of being downgraded even further to 'minor' amid a pause in rainfall. WJ81NcZ4rD- Brooks Jarosz January 9, 2023 Water from San Lorenzo River slowly receding.

With the rain stopped, onlookers reported the water levels slowly receding.Īnother look at Felton Grove flooding.

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