Evacuation areas included Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond, Davenport and parts of San Mateo County. She and her husband were heading to a hotel in Santa Cruz to ride out the storm, she said. The area is expected to receive 5 to 7 inches of rain over the next three days, with isolated areas seeing more. According to geologists, the thresholds are 0.3 inches of rain within 15 minutes, 0.5 inches within 30 minutes, or 0.7 inches within an hour. “These thresholds, we’re going to meet them,” said Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Clark, of Santa Cruz County.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2021 02:16 UTC