A neighborhood in the Santa Cruz Mountains flooded Monday after the San Lorenzo River crested overnight due to heavy rains on Sunday.
On Monday night, it's the calm before the next storm. Those who spoke with KTVU remember the Felton Grove floods of 1982 and 1998. They say they haven’t experienced anything like this since then, and unfortunately this time, they don’t know if or when the flooding will be over.On Monday night, it's the calm before the next storm. Those who spoke with KTVU remember the Felton Grove floods of 1982 and 1998.
The water was so high in the small logging community that first responders used jet skis to rescue people from their homes. Santa Cruz County issued an evacuation order Monday morning telling people to immediately move to higher ground. Selling’s husband Dan says, although they’ve lived in the area for decades, he hasn’t gotten used to the flooding and no storm should ever be underestimated. Now he’s just waiting for it all to be over.
The latest storm also wreaked havoc on State Highways 9 and 17 which were closed temporarily because of mudslides. Selling says the Felton Grove community is resilient and just like before, they’ll regroup and rebuild.
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