Rescuers called off the search for a 5-year-old boy swept away by flooding in central California, while the entire coastal community of Montecito was ordered to evacuate Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms hit the state. Tens of thousands of people were left without power, and some schools closed for the day. Streets and highways turned into raging rivers, trees fell, mud slid, and motorists screeched as they ran into roadblocks created by the debris. The death toll from a relentless series of storms rose from 12 to 14 on Monday after two people were killed by falling trees, state officials said. A roughly seven-hour search for the boy turned up only his shoe before officials called it off because the water level was too dangerous for divers, officials said. The boy was not pronounced dead, said spokesman Tony Cipalo of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The boy’s mother was driving the truck when it ended up in floodwaters shortly before 8 a.m. near Paso Robles, a small town located inland from California’s central coast. , according to Tom Swanson, assistant chief of the California/San Luis Obispo County Fire Department. Bystanders were able to pull the mother from the truck, but the boy was swept out of the car and downstream, possibly into the river, Swanson said. There was no evacuation order in the area at the time. About 130 miles (209 kilometers) south, the entire community of Montecito and surrounding canyons damaged by recent wildfires were under an evacuation order that came on the fifth anniversary of a landslide that killed 23 people and destroyed more than 100 homes in the coastal enclave. The National Weather Service reported rainfall rates of one inch (2.5 centimeters) an hour, with heavy downpours expected overnight in the upscale neighborhood, where roads wind along wooded hillsides dotted with large homes. Sandwiched between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Montecito is home to celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Jamie McLeod’s property was under a Montecito evacuation order, but she said there was no way for her to “get off the mountain” with a spillway on one side and a mudslide on the other. The 60-year-old owner of the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary said one of her employees came to make his weekly food delivery and also got stuck. Video below: Capitol wrecked after ‘bomb cyclone’ McLeod said she’s lucky her house is standing tall and power is still on. But she said she was growing tired of frequent evacuation orders after a massive wildfire followed by a deadly landslide five years ago. “It’s not an easy move,” McLeod said. “I really like it – except for the disaster.” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said the decision to evacuate nearly 10,000 people was “based on continued high rainfall rates with no signs of that changing before nightfall.” Streams overflowed and many roads were flooded. The northbound lanes of US 101, a key coastal route, are expected to be closed until Tuesday. Many other highways and local roads were closed due to landslides and flooding. On the coast in Santa Cruz County, evacuation orders were issued for about 32,000 residents living near rain-swollen rivers and streams. The San Lorenzo River was declared at flood stage and drone footage showed scores of houses standing in the murky brown water with the top halves of cars peeking out. Video below: Bomb cyclone to bring ‘atmospheric river’ to Northern California. Maria Cucchiara, who lives in tiny , flooded Felton, went for a walk to count her blessings after “a huge branch harpooned” into the roof of her small studio, she said. “I have two kittens and we could have been killed. It was more than a ton,” he said. “Of course, it was very disturbing.” Nicole Martin, owner of Fern River Resort in Felton, described a calmer scene on Monday. Her customers sipped coffee among the tall redwoods and “enjoyed the show,” she said. Martin said as picnic tables and other debris drifted across the swollen San Lorenzo. The river is usually about 60 feet (18 meters) below the cabins, Martin said, but it crept up to 12 feet (4 meters) from the cabins. In northern California, several areas closed schools and more than 35,000 customers were without power in Sacramento. – up from more than 350,000 a day earlier after 60 mph (97 kph) gusts toppled towering trees into power lines, according to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. A homeless man killed by a falling tree in the region was among the new deaths announced on Monday. The National Weather Service warned of an “unstoppable parade of atmospheric rivers” — long columns of moisture stretching toward the Pacific Ocean that could produce staggering amounts of rain. and snow. The rainfall, expected over the next couple of days, follows a storm last week that left power out, flooded streets and damaged coastlines. On Monday, President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency to support storm response and relief efforts in more than a dozen counties. The weather service has issued a flood watch for much of Northern and Central California, with 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) of rain expected through Wednesday in the already saturated foothills of the Sacramento area. The Los Angeles area had a chance of up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain in the foothills late Monday and Tuesday. Strong surf was also expected. Much of California is still in severe or extreme drought, although storms have helped replenish depleted reservoirs.
Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy swept away by flooding in central California, while the entire coastal community of Montecito was ordered to evacuate Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms hit the state.
Tens of thousands of people were left without electricity, and some schools were closed for the day. Streets and highways turned into raging rivers, trees fell, mud slid, and motorists screeched as they ran into roadblocks created by the debris. The death toll from a relentless series of storms rose from 12 to 14 on Monday after two people were killed by falling trees, state officials said.
A roughly seven-hour search for the boy turned up only his shoe before officials called off the search because the water level was too dangerous for divers, officials said. The boy has not been pronounced dead, said spokesman Tony Cipalo of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
The boy’s mother was driving the truck when it ended up in floodwaters shortly before 8 a.m. near Paso Robles, a small city off California’s central coast, according to Tom Swanson, assistant fire chief for the California/San Luis County Fire Department. Obispo.
Bystanders were able to pull the mother from the truck, but the boy was carried downstream from the vehicle, possibly into the river, Swanson said. There was no evacuation order in the area at the time.
About 130 miles (209 kilometers) south, the entire community of Montecito and surrounding canyons damaged by recent wildfires were under an evacuation order that came the fifth anniversary of the landslide which killed 23 people and destroyed more than 100 houses in the coastal enclave.
The National Weather Service said rainfall was one inch (2.5 centimeters) an hour, with heavy downpours expected overnight in upscale neighborhoods where roads wind along wooded hillsides dotted with large homes. Nestled between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Montecito is home to celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Jamie McLeod’s property was under an evacuation order in Montecito, but she said there was no way she could “get off the mountain” with a creek overflowing on one side and a landslide on the other. The 60-year-old owner of the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary said one of her employees came to make his weekly food delivery and also got stuck.
Video below: Capitol wrecked after ‘bomb cyclone’
McLeod said she was lucky because her home is on high ground and the power is still on. But she said she was growing tired of frequent evacuation orders since a massive wildfire followed by a deadly landslide five years ago.
“Moving is not easy,” McLeod said. “I really like it – except for the disaster.”
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said the decision to evacuate nearly 10,000 people was “based on continued high rainfall rates with no indication of that changing overnight.” Streams overflowed, many roads were flooded.
The northbound lanes of US 101, a key coastal thoroughfare, are expected to remain closed until Tuesday. Many other highways and local roads were closed due to landslides and flooding.
On the coast in Santa Cruz County, evacuation orders were issued for about 32,000 residents living near rain-swollen rivers and streams. The San Lorenzo River was declared at flood stage, and drone footage showed scores of homes standing in murky brown water with the top halves of cars peeking out.
Video below: Cyclone Bombs ‘Atmospheric River’ into Northern California
Maria Cucchiara, who lives in tiny, flooded Felton, went for a walk to count her blessings after what she said was a “huge branch that harpooned” into the roof of her small studio.
“I have two kittens and we could have been killed. It was more than a ton,” she said. “Because to say that it was very disturbing.”
Nicole Martin, owner of Fern River Resort in Felton, described a calmer scene on Monday. Her customers sipped coffee among the tall redwoods and “enjoyed the show,” she said, as picnic tables and other debris drifted across the swollen San Lorenzo.
The river is usually about 60 feet (18 meters) below the cabins, Martin said, but it crept up to within 12 feet (4 meters) of the cabins.
In Northern California, several districts closed schools and more than 35,000 customers were without power in Sacramento — down from more than 350,000 a day earlier after 60 mph (97 kph) gusts toppled majestic trees in power lines, according to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. . Among the new deaths announced Monday was a homeless man who was killed by a falling tree.
The National Weather Service warned of an “unstoppable parade of atmospheric rivers” — long columns of moisture stretching toward the Pacific Ocean that could bring staggering amounts of rain and snow. The rainfall expected over the next couple of days follows last week’s storms that knocked out power, flooded streets and damaged coastlines.
On Monday, President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency to support storm response and relief efforts in more than a dozen counties.
The weather service issued a flash flood warning for much of northern and central California, expecting 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) of rain through Wednesday in the already saturated foothills of the Sacramento area.
In the Los Angeles area, up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain could fall in the foothills Monday night and Tuesday. A high surf was also expected.
Much of California is still in severe and extreme drought, although storms have helped fill depleted reservoirs.
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