Montecito is a haven for the rich and famous, including Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres. “LEAVE NOW! This is a rapidly evolving situation,” the team said in a release. Residents in all areas of Montecito, the city of Santa Barbara and parts of Carpinteria and Summerland are being ordered to evacuate immediately due to the threat of the ongoing storm, the Santa Barbara County Incident Management Team said on Monday evening. Nic Coury/APĮl Dorado, Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara and Alameda counties have issued evacuation warnings or recommendations for some areas due to possible flooding and other safety risks as forecasters warned of swelling rivers. Wilton residents also had to evacuate during last week’s storm, when exit routes flooded quickly, officials said.Ī man wades through a flooded street in Aptos Monday.

In Sacramento County, officials warned “flooding is imminent” and issued evacuation orders for the Wilton community near the Cosumnes River before roads become impassable. ‘Imminent’ flooding spurs evacuation orders “Multiple systems over the past week have saturated soil, increased flow in rivers and streams, and truly set the stage for this to become a high impact event.” “While some of the forecast rain totals are impressive alone, it is important to note that what really sets this event apart are the antecedent conditions,” the National Weather Service office in San Francisco said. The threat will shift further south Tuesday, with a level 3 of 4 risk centered over Los Angeles. Parts of the county will experience “widespread flooding at shallow depths,” and the city of Santa Cruz will have serious flooding, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and US Geological Survey. The San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz County has risen 14 feet in just over four hours and is in major flood stage. Owners of a restaurant in Aptos, California, place sandbags in front of their establishment Monday. “Now is the time to prepare if you have not already!”Īlmost 92,000 homes, businesses and other power customers had no electricity Monday evening, according to .Īnd the central California coast could be at risk of a tornado, CNN Meteorologist Dave Hennen said. “Expect widespread power outages, downed trees and difficult driving conditions,” the National Weather Service in Sacramento tweeted.

Residents in Washoe City, Nevada, were hit with a 98-mph gust, the Weather Prediction Center said. More than 37 million people were under wind alerts Monday in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Arizona and Wyoming.Ī 132-mph wind gust lashed Oroville, California. Isolated amounts of 6 to more than 10 inches have been observed in the higher terrain near the coast.Īs the rain shifted slowly to the south Monday toward Los Angeles, the National Weather Service there warned of the risk of flooding, debris flow in land scarred by recent wildfires and an increased risk of rock and mudslides in mountains and on canyon roads.Ī flash flood warning is in effect Monday evening for downtown Los Angeles until midnight local time, an area including more than 7 million people.Īnd hurricane-force wind gusts topping 74 mph thrashed states across the western US. Widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches have been observed from just south of San Francisco to just north of Los Angeles. Extensive rainfall there Monday triggered significant flooding, mudslides, debris flows and closed roadways. Parts of the central California coast got walloped with 1 to 1.25 inches of rainfall per hour, the Weather Prediction Center said. Most of California could experience significant flooding this week

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