In a press conference on Wednesday, Sheriff Tina Nieto announced that the county is preparing for the Monterey Peninsula be cut off from the rest of the state due to on-coming flood waters if the Salinas River continues to flood. >>Watch the press conference in the video player above. If the Salinas River goes under Highway 68 and Highway 1 on its way to the Monterey Bay. During extreme flooding, the river can block people from moving on or off the peninsula by blocking both highways. This last happened in 1995. Nieto also wanted to alert the public to possible flooding in Chualar, Spreckels, Los Palmas Ranch 1 and Los Palmas Ranch II. After back-to-back-to-back atmospheric rivers, river levels across the Central Coast have risen to drastic levels and have caused devastating flooding. The most recent concern for officials is the currently rising Salinas River. The river, which continues to rise even after the rain halted, has been steadily swelling between Chualar and Monterey Bay, where it lets out. As of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the river gauge at the Highway 68 cross reported the height of the river at 20 feet and in the “action” stage. This means that the river is not yet flooding but at bank level. The National Weather Service is predicting that the river will be at the flood stage Thursday afternoon. Nieto: List of road closures caused by Salinas River flooding
In a press conference on Wednesday, Sheriff Tina Nieto announced that the county is preparing for the Monterey Peninsula be cut off from the rest of the state due to on-coming flood waters if the Salinas River continues to flood.
>>Watch the press conference in the video player above.
If the Salinas River goes under Highway 68 and Highway 1 on its way to the Monterey Bay. During extreme flooding, the river can block people from moving on or off the peninsula by blocking both highways. This last happened in 1995.
Nieto also wanted to alert the public to possible flooding in Chualar, Spreckels, Los Palmas Ranch 1 and Los Palmas Ranch II.
After back-to-back-to-back atmospheric rivers, river levels across the Central Coast have risen to drastic levels and have caused devastating flooding. The most recent concern for officials is the currently rising Salinas River.
The river, which continues to rise even after the rain halted, has been steadily swelling between Chualar and Monterey Bay, where it lets out.
As of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the river gauge at the Highway 68 cross reported the height of the river at 20 feet and in the “action” stage. This means that the river is not yet flooding but at bank level. The National Weather Service is predicting that the river will be at the flood stage Thursday afternoon.
Nieto: List of road closures caused by Salinas River flooding