COME DOWN. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS NOW? ORKO: THE RAIN IS STARTING TO FALL AND MORE RAIN IS COMING ON THE WAY SO SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED HERE. THIS IS KNOW THAT EVACUATION ORDER WAS ISSUED. WE HAVE SAW SOME PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN WILTON AND DILLARD ROADS TO GET OUT OF 10 BUT MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE SPEAKS TO ARE CHOOSING TO STAY HOME. WILTON HAS ALREADY BEEN HIT HARD BY THE RECENT WET WEATHER. >> THE WIND HAS SURROUNDED THINGS. IT BLOW TREES. >> MORE PROBLEMS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. THE KEY FEATURE IS THAT THE FORECAST RAINFALLS WILL CAUSE THE COSUMNES RIVER TO HEAVY SURROUNDING ROADS LIKE WILTON ROAD. Officials say the flood could make it impossible to leave the area. THEY WANT TO AVOID WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND WHERE THE EXIT ROUTES WERE QUICKLY FLOODED AND PEOPLE CANNOT GET OUT SO THERE IS AN EVACUATION ORDER NOW. >> IF YOU LIVE HERE LONG ENOUGH, IT IS EH. >> THE EMPLOYEE SAYS TO STOP. >> THE RIVER MAY REACH THE ROAD BUT IT WILL NOT AFFECT ME OR HERE. WE ARE AT A LEVEL HERE. >> MANY LOCALS SAY THAT THEY WILL WAIT AT HOME FOR THE STORM. >> WE HAVE GOED THAT 10 TIMES IN MY LIFE. I AM 28 YEARS OLD. IT’S NOT A BIG DEAL. WE ARE USED TO IT. >> A RED CROSS SHELTER WAS SET UP IN ELK GROVE WHERE KIMBERLY WANTED TO STAY BUT HER WAS WORDED THAT SHE COULD NOT BECAUSE SHE HAD HER DOG WITH HER. >> THERE IS NO PLAN. IT’S LIKE SURVIVAL MODE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WHAT CAN I DO? >> WHILE SHE TRYES TO KEEP WARM WITH A BLANKET IN HER CAR, THE PEOPLE OF WILTON BLIND IT UP. >> SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN BUT IT WILL NOT BAD. ORKO: WE HAD TALKED TO THE WILTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAD TOLD US THAT THEY BRING EXTRA PERSONNEL TO HANDLE WHAT THEY EXPECT
Sacramento County officials issue an evacuation order for the Wilton area
Updated: 5:21am PST Jan 9, 2023
Emergency officials in Sacramento County Sunday night urged people in the Wilton area to leave and said flooding was “imminent.” “As a precaution, residents must now leave before the roads become impassable,” the county said. “Rising water can overflow onto the nearest roads, cutting off access to exit the area. Last weekend, the egress routes for residents leaving Wilton flooded quickly so we are urging residents to exit now.” (Video above: Some Wilton residents choose not to evacuate.) The KCRA 3 weather team is calling Monday due heavy rain and wind on the alarm day.| RELATED | Follow the latest NorCal Storm updates here | Here is the schedule for the forecast | Where do you get sandbags when you need them | How to sign up for emergency alerts It will bring widespread, heavy rain to the valley and foothills, and gusts of wind that again could be strong enough to down tree branches and cause power outages. Severe flooding is possible on smaller streams and streams, as well as low-lying areas Monday through Tuesday of this next storm. Water rising to high tide is possible, including in southern Sacramento County, which was dealing with New Year’s Eve flooding. As of Monday morning, the Cosumnes River is expected to be 3.5 feet below Tuesday’s levels we had on New Year’s Eve. Sacramento County said the boundaries for the Wilton evacuation order include the following areas: Northbound: Jackson Road/Highway 16 Eastbound: Grant Line Road, south to Bond Road, southbound to Highway 99 South: Arno Road, westbound to Alta Mesa Road, south to Twin Cities Road, west to Clay Station RoadWest: Clay Station Road, about 4 miles north, then northwest to Jackson Road/Highway 16. The county said it has an evacuation center at the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation at 9040 High Tech Court in Elk Grove set up. Samantha Mott, a Sacramento County spokesman said people will need to take shelter again as roads close.
WILTON, California —
Emergency officials in Sacramento County Sunday night urged people in the Wilton area to leave and said flooding was “imminent.”
“As a precaution, residents must now leave before the roads become impassable,” the district said. “Rising water can overflow onto the nearest roads, cutting off access to exit the area. Last weekend the egress routes for residents leaving Wilton flooded quickly so we are urging residents to exit now.”
(Video above: Some Wilton residents choose not to evacuate.)
The KCRA 3 weather team has declared Monday an alert day due to heavy rain and wind.
| RELATED | Follow the latest NorCal Storm updates here | Here is the schedule for the forecast | Where do you get sandbags when you need them | How to sign up for emergency notifications
The first part of the next system, which was moved on Sunday night, lasts until Monday noon. It will bring widespread, heavy rain to the valley and foothills, and gusts of wind that again could be strong enough to down tree branches and cause power outages.
Severe flooding is possible on smaller streams and streams and low-lying areas Monday through Tuesday from this next storm. Water rising to high tide is possible, including in southern Sacramento County, which was dealing with New Year’s Eve flooding.
As of Monday morning, the Cosumnes River is expected to be 3.5 feet below Tuesday’s levels we had on New Year’s Eve.
Sacramento County said the boundaries for its Wilton evacuation order include these areas:
- Northbound: Jackson Road/Highway 16
- Eastbound: Grant Line Road, south to Bond Road, south to Highway 99
- Southbound: Arno Road, west to Alta Mesa Road, south to Twin Cities Road, west to Clay Station Road
- Westbound: Clay Station Road, approximately 4 miles north, then northwest to Jackson Road/Highway 16
The county said it has established an evacuation center at the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation at 9040 High Tech Court in Elk Grove.
Samantha Mott, a Sacramento County spokeswoman, said when roads close, people will need to take shelter again.
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