SIT REP 2: Sunday, February 4, 2024

CALIFORNIA (USA) — A Wind Advisory and High Wind Warning went into effect last night with a Flood Watch also in effect. The coastline and higher elevations of North Bay were also upgraded to a High Wind Warning. It was to last until today but it appears the storm is just getting started.

KUDOS to the Emergency Dispatchers (The Thin Gold Line) for your excellent dispatching of resources, equipment, personnel, and everything in between. You are our Heroes and Sheroes!

INCIDENT COOPERATORS

Alert San Diego

Driving tips and road closures can be found here: https://www.countynewscenter.com/be-safe-when-driving-in-the-rain/

CA OES – State

State of Emergency Declared: The CA Gov. Gavin Newsom declared earlier today, a State of Emergency for eight counties (LA, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura) in Southern California to support storm response and recovery efforts.

Warming Centers by County: https://news.caloes.ca.gov/storm-season-safety-warming-center-02-04-2024/

CA OES – SLO County

Flash Flood Warning in effect from 2/4/2024 1458 PST until 2/5/2024 midnight for parts of San Luis Obispo County. Issued by NOAA.

CA National Guard

Los Angeles County

Evacuations in effect: Along La Tuna Canyon Road within the Foothill Trails District/Shadow Hills area. These areas are being given as they have a HIGH possibility of a debris flow that may be triggered by heavy rain from the storm from today through Tuesday. There is an increased risk of significant flooding, mudslides, and sediment flow due to the burn scars left by the Land Fire in 2022. 

Evacuation Shelter(s): Sunland Senior Citizen Center, 8640 Fenwick Street, Sunland, CA 91040 and Lake View Terrace Rec Center, 11075 Foothill Blvd, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342.

Large Animal Shelter(s): Hansen Dam Horse Park, 11127 Orcas Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342, and LA Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506.

(Source: LA City gov. Website: https://emergency.lacity.gov/updates. LAFD.org/alerts)

School Districts LA): Unified Schools LA

City of LA: The City of Los Angeles has directed her Office of Housing and Homelessness Solutions to increase the interim shelter and vouchers ahead of today’s weather warnings. Angelenos in need of shelter can call 2-1-1 for transportation to a shelter or visit any of the listed locations: Photo Credit: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Sonoma County

Sonoma County Fire District

Just before 0700 hours this morning, reports of high winds were being received by the Fire District, as well as trees coming down all over the County. As of 1545 hours, the winds have really picked up within the last two hours.

Sacramento County

Stockton

At around 1534 hours, it was reported of power outages in the City of Stockton and wind gusts at 54 miles per hour at the airport.

UPDATES

We will be posting more updates with resources, links, and from various sources. Some of our posts may be short though a lot of things are occurring in between updates but we will try to catch up and provide where you can find up-to-date information as well.

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