Ahead of the most intense part of Wednesday storm, dangerous winter storms in Santa Cruz often conjure up memories of 1982’s disastrous storm.
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Santa Cruz County Storm: Where We Stand Wednesday Evening
We’re still midway through the impact of this storm. “The weather service is saying maybe not as much rain as initially expected, but higher winds,” says Melodye Serino, deputy county chief administrative officer. “So we may not have as much flooding, but we’ll have road problems because trees will come down, debris will get into the waterways.” As dawn breaks tomorrow, we’ll see the extent of the damage.
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Capitola, Soquel told to evacuate, but some residents say they plan to stay
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office ordered neighborhoods in portions of Soquel, Felton, Rio Del Mar, Watsonville and Pajaro Valley to evacuate immediately. In a separate order, the city government placed portions of Capitola Village under evacuation. But as police officers went door to door in the neighborhoods at risk, they found a mix of people choosing to stay and deciding to leave.
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Hotels filling up as evacuees look for shelter
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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26 PG&E crews gear up in Soquel, as large power outages hit mountain communities
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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Misery loves company: Locals take to social media to share stories of the approaching monster storm of ’23
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Thursday that he struck a deal with the insurance industry to encourage…
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Mandatory Evacuation orders issued for Soquel Village, Rio Del Mar, and Paradise Park
Officials are now calling for mandatory evacuation for increasing areas of the county, with Mid-County being a focal point.
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‘We can’t produce the sandbags as fast as we’re handing them out’
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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Santa Cruz County expects soil to fail soon, downed trees and landslides to follow
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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Take a look inside the City of Santa Cruz’s emergency operations center as it readies for storm damage
Set up at the City of Santa Cruz’s regional 911 dispatch center inside DeLaveaga Golf Course, the emergency operations center hums with late-morning activity, as neon vest-clad representatives from public works, parks and recreation, water, police, fire, finance, and other city departments gather around a conference table to discuss strategy, a live graph of the storm pattern and the San Lorenzo River’s water level broadcasted across six television screens.
