68% CAPACITY BUT IT COULD
TAKE NINE OR 10 WEEKS TO GET IT
THERE.
>> LEE, WHAT'S THE LATEST?
LEE: YOU'RE RIGHT THIS ONE IS
TAKING AIM A LITTLE FURTHER
SOUTH SOUTH.
NOT TO SAY THAT SANTA CRUZ ISN'T
GOING TO GET RAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT IN THE
HILLS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAN
LUE SAY -- LUE SIA AS MAY TAKE
THE BRUNT OF THIS ONE.
HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FRONT THIS
MORNING AS THAT MOVED THROUGH
DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT RAIN IS ALREADY
GETTING BACK INTO PARTS OF --
WELL, FROM ABOUT SANTA BARBARA
NORTHWARD AND ALONG THE COAST
NEAR BIG SUR, IT'S GETTING
CLOSE.
THAT WAS PART OF THAT
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER LAST NIGH.
YOU CAN SEE THAT MOISTURE PLUME
IS STILL THERE.
AND IT GOALS BACK A WAYS TOO.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD THIS AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE INTO THE MIX WITH A
FRONT.
SO ALL OF THIS KIND OF COMBINES
TOGETHER AND THAT'S GOING TO
GIVE US A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL FROM ABOUT THE MONTEREY
PENINSULA SOUTHWARD.
THERE WILL STILL BE AREAS OF
WHERE ALL THE CREEKS START OFF,
THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE WORRIED
AOUT.
RAIN FORECAST NEXT 4800, THE
BULK OF WHAT COMES DOWN, AND I
DON'T WANT TO IMPRESS UPON THAT
TOO MUCH BECAUSE THERE'S GOING
TO BE HEAVY RAIN IN THE
MOUNTAINS BUT THE SANTA LU IS
CIAS MAYBE FROM A QUARTER TO A
HALF OR MAYBE AN INCH.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY THE COAST
WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT BUT THE
INLAND AREAS OF MONTEREY COUNTY.
THIS IS ONE OF THE SITES WHERE
WE THINK THE RIVER MAY FLOOD.
FLOOD STAGE THERE AROUND 23
FEET.
THAT WILL BE MINOR FLOOD STAGE.
THE RIVER PROJECTED TO COME UP
PRETTY STEADILY.
THIS IS 5:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY.
IF WE DO GET FLOODING, IT WILL
PROBABLY START AROUND THEN AND
THEN IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER DAY,
DAY AND A HALF FOR THE RIVER TO
SUB SIDE.
WE'LL BE WATCHING IT CLOSELY.
LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A MINOR
FLOOD EVENT.
WE'LL SEE WHEN HE START ADDING
UP THE TOTALS.
>> THANK YOU, LEE.
MORE RAIN AND ANOTHER DAY OF
MOVING MUD AND DEBRIS FLOUT THE
SANTA CRUISE MOUNTAINS,
INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17.
PHIL GOMEZ HAS AN UPDATE.
PHIL: SO FAR, SO GOOD, NO MAJOR
NEW LAND SIDES TO REPORT.
CALLS TRANCE CREWS WORKED AROUND
THE CLOCK AROUND HIGHWAY
NORTHBOUND 17.
SHAKING THE HILLS SO IT DOESN'T
SLIDE DOWN AND BLOCK THE
SOUTHBOUND LANES.
WORK BEGAN NEAR SLIDER AND VINE
HILL ROAD IN THE VALLEY.
THE STABILIZE WAS USED.
CREWS KEEPING AN EYE FOR
MOVEMENT ON THE HILLSIDE.
>> THEY'RE WORKING IN BETWEEN
THE RAIN.
WORKING AS LONG A SHIFTS AS THEY
CAN TO TRY AND BRING STUFF DOWN
IN THE HILLSIDE.
>> TRAFFIC HAS BEEN REDUCED TO
ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION USING
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES.
TRAFFIC REMAINS AS A -- AT A
CRAWL BUT NOT AS MUCH GRIT LOCK
TODAY.
>> IT SEEMS LIGHTER TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BECAUSE
OF THE RAIN OR PEOPLE ARE TAKING
AT IT IN SITES.
>> NELSON ROAD, TWO 84-FOOT RAIL
CARS WERE PLACED OVER IT.
IT WILL BE AT LEAST A WEEK
BEFORE RESIDENTS CAN DRIVE ON
IT.
>> IT'S NOT WORKING BUT THERE'S
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
>> THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON
EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTY AND THE
FACT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO FIX
OUR BRIDGE IS GOOD NEWS.
>> HIGHWAY 9 REMAINS CLOSED AT
GLENN GARY ROAD.
IT IS OPEN TO HIGHWAY 17 BUT IT
TAKES TIME TO NAVIGATE THE MAZE.
>> SLOW.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME.
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO LIVES ON MY
PROPERTY.
IT TAKES TWO HOURS TO GET HOME
FROM SANTA CRUISE.
>> THIS SHOVEL DEMONSTRATION
TAKEN EARLIER THIS WEEK BY THE
C.H.P. SHOWS THE DANGER OF
DRIVING OVER THIS SECTION OF
ROAD.
THERE'S A BIG HOLE UNDER THERE.
THESE TWO STEEL POLES WERE
CONNECTED YESTERDAY.
TODAY THEY'VE MOVED FOUR INCHES
APART.
THE ROAD IS CLOSED IN BOTH
DIRECTION.
DESPITE AWAY,, PEOPLE CONTINUE
TO IGNORE THEM.
>> THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE SO WE
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ONLY.
PEOPLE WANT TO USE IT BECAUSE
THEY SEE THEY CAN GET THROUGH.
WE'D RATHER THEY DIDN'T.
>> WE'VE JUST LEARNED THAT AS A
PRECAUTION, THE -- UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS CLOSED
LINDSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRIDAY
WHEN STUDENTS RETURN TUESDAY, IT
WON'T BE AT THEIR REGULAR
LOCATION.
SO THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
>> HARD TO KEEP EVERYTHING
STRAIGHT BUT THANK YOU, PHIL.
AND THIS SATURDAY, CONGRESSMAN
JIMMY PE NETA IS SET TO GET A
TOUR OF STORM DAMAGE,
SPECIFICALLY HAVE LENSA ROAD IF
THE -- VALENCIA ROAD AND THE
PROBLEMS GETTING IN AND OUT OF
THAT AREA.
>> IN BIG SUR THEY'RE VERY
WORRIED ABOUT THIS BIG ROUND OF
STORMS COMING UP.
ACTION NEWS REPORTER CAITLIN
CONRAD HAS DETAILS LIVE FROM
MONTEREY RIGHT NOW.
>> THERE ARE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS
THAT ARE AFFECTING GREATEST
NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
ONE IS THE CLOSURE OF PAUL
COLORADO ROAD AND THE OTHER IS
THE CLOSURE OF PFEIFFER CANYON
BRIDGE.
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS
ENFORCING A HARD CLOSURE AT
PFEIFFER CANYON BRIDGE.
THEY PUT UP CONCRETE BLOCKS AND
NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO CROSS.
THE BRIDGE IS SITTING ON AN
ACTIVE LAND SLIDE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THIS MATERIAL
THAT'S COME OFF THE MOUNTAIN.
I CAN TELL WITH MY FOOT THE
GROUND IS VERY UNSTABLE.
ONE OF THE TWO COLUMNS HOLDING
THE BRIDGE UP IS MOVING WITH THE
SLIDE AND STARTING TO CRACK.
IT'S LEFT EVERYONE SOUTH OF THE
POST OFFICE CUT OFF.
IT'S BEEN A HARD WINTER IN BIG
SUR.
>> IT HAS BEEN CRAZY, NOT TO
MENTION THAT WE ARE SCARRED FROM
THE FIRE.
>> NORTH OF THE BRIDGE IN PAUL
COLORADO CANYON, THE ROAD HAS
BEEN CLOSED OFF ON AND OFF FOR A
MONTH.
>> WE HAD A TOWN MOUNTAIN
MEETING, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
WHAT IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY?
>> THE ROAD STARTED TO COLLAPSE
AFTER THE FIRST BIG STORMS HIT
IN JANUARY.
THE COUNTY'S PUT IN A TEMPORARY
BRIDGE FOR THE ABOUT 60 LOCALS
WHO LIVE ABOUT THE CLOSURE BUT
THEY'VE ALSO BEEN REMOVING IT AS
MORE STORMS HIT THE AREA.
>> FROM WHAT I HEAR, THEY'RE
GOING TO LEAVE IT OPEN THIS
WEEK.
I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE OF THE WATER VOLUME IN
ROCKY CREEK.
>> WITH BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS,
THERE'S NO EASY SOLUTION.
THEY CAN'T WORK ON PUTTING IN A
PERMANENT BRIDGE OR CULVERT
UNTIL THINGS AGREE OUT AND ON
THE BRIDGE, THEY CAN'T START
WORK ON POST UNTIL THE LAND
SLIDE STOPS MOVING.
DAN: CALTRANS IS GOING TO BE
SURVEYORS OUT ON TUESDAY BUT
IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BRIDGE
COULD REOPEN FOR CARS ANYTIME
SOON.
CALTRANS SAID THEY COULD REOPEN
HIGHWAY 52 MAYBE TOMORROW.
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