The Central Coast is facing a wind advsory that starts later tonight (Monday) and goes through tomorrow. The National Weather Service says an approaching front will bring wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour!

The cold front has passed through the Central Coast and will continue to move Southeast. The front drove heavy to moderate rain into our area overnight. We picked up between .50" - 2.00" of rainfall. The storm also produced gusty Southerly winds and some localized flooding. We are starting to dry out, with the exception of a few leftover showers this morning. Temperatures will be very cool today. Inland areas will top out in the low to mid 60's. Coastal highs will top out in the low 60's.

Another batch of energy is digging in behind the front. This will swing through late in the afternoon. It will sock us with another round of cold air. This will be enough to produce instability and create thunderstorms later today. Most of the storm activity would be in Monterey and San Benito Counties. Lightning, heavy rain and hail may accompany these stroms.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the San Lorenzo River that is expected to last till 6:00 pm. The San Lorenzo River at Big Trees Gage location is now at flood stage of 18.3 feet .

The Santa Cruz Office of Emergency Service says that they have issued evacuations because the San Lorenzo River has reached the flooding point. 

The Siren system was activated at approximately 2:54 pm to evacuate approximately 224 homes along the San Lorenzo River. 

In addition, the Reverse 911 system was activated at approximately 3:25 to evacuate the areas of Felton Grove, Paradise Park and Gold Gulch.  The Reverse 911 system affected approximately 825 people.  The evacuation is not anticipated to last for an extended period of time.

A staging area has been established at the Safeway parking lot in Felton.  The Red Cross has been dispatched to the staging area.

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