Evacuations along the Salinas River in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties were expanded Monday morning as the river spilled over its banks.
U.S. Highway 1 is closed from Salinas Road to Highway 129 because of flooding, Watsonville, Calif., March 13, 2023.Evacuations along the Salinas River in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties were expanded Monday morning as the river spilled over its banks, flooding low-lying areas in the Salinas Valley and shutting down a section of Highway 1 in Watsonville, officials said.
The flooding comes after an atmospheric river dumped rain over Northern and Central California on Thursday and Friday; aFlood stage on the Salinas River is 23 feet; this is the point at which it rises above its banks and inundates nearby areas with water. At 2 a.m. Monday, the river rose to 26 feet, and was forecast to hit 27.
FILE - Farm equipment is submerged in floodwaters from the Salinas River near Chualar, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2023.
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