Current Emergency Information

2023 Winter Storm/Atmospheric River

Alerts, Warnings, and Evacuations

Weather Alerts

The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and warnings for Monterey County. Remember a Watch means flooding may occur, while a Warning means flooding is occurring or is imminent. For current National Weather Service Alerts check Here

Emergency Alerts

• Register to receive emergency alerts from Alert Monterey County. Sign up at www.alertmontereycounty.org
• To view all emergency alerts visit the Alert Monterey County Notification Feed

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

All Evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted for all areas of Monterey County effective 1:00pm January 19, 2023

Information, Resources, and Assistance

Emergency Shelters

The County of Monterey wants to emphasize that emergency shelters are available to any and all resident impacted by flooding, regardless of immigration status.

Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds 2061 E. Lake Blvd, Watsonville

Temporary Evacuation Points

No Temporary Evacuation Points are open at this time.

Local Assistance Center

Power Outage Information

• PG&E power outage information is available here
• 24-hour Power Outage Information Center: Call 1-800-743-5002 

Hotlines

• 211: Call or text 211 or 833-814-1211 to find resources and get information. Open 24/7, available in 170 languages.

Social Media

• Monterey County Office of Emergency Services | Facebook | Twitter 

Significant Events Logs

1/26/23 7:00PM: The Local Assistance Center in Spreckels closed. A new Local Assistance Center will open in Salinas on Saturday morning at 9am 1/28/23.

1/25/23 12:00PM: Big Sur Commodity Distribution January 27th and 28th from 12pm to 2pm via CHP helicopter to get needed supplies to communities isolated by landslides. Link

1/23/23 12:00PM: Disaster Unemployment Assistance has been approved for those impacted by the recent storms.

1/21/23 9:00AM: Local Assistance Center opened until Thursday January 26th at the Spreckels Veterans Memorial Building

1/19/23 1:00PM: All Evacuation warnings have been lifted for all areas of Monterey County. Link

1/18/23 1:18 PM: : Evacuation Warnings Lifted for All Zones of the Arroyo Seco River In Effect 1 PM Today, 01/18/23. Link

1/18/23 1:18 PM: : Evacuation warnings lifted for zones along the Salinas River south of Spreckels. Link

1/17/23 2:33 PM: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for zones of the Salinas River for zones south of Chualar River Rd. Link

1/17/23 1:31 PM: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for all zones of the Carmel River In Effect 1 PM Today. Link

1/17/23 1:21 PM: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for all zones of Bolsa Knolls In Effect 1 PM Today, 01/17/23. Link

1/17/23 1:17 PM: Evacuation Orders downgraded to Evacuation Warnings for all zones of the Arroyo Seco River, In Effect 1 PM Today, 01/17/23. Link

01/17/23 1:01 PM: Evacuation Orders Downgraded to Warnings for all zones of the Pajaro River In Effect 1 PM Today Link

01/16/23 2:37 PM: Evacuation Orders downgraded to Evacuation Warnings for all zones of the Salinas River. Link

01/15/2023 3:08 PM: Evacuation Orders Downgraded to Warnings for zones of the Salinas River. Link

01/15/2023 1:30 PM: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for the Carr Lake area in the City of Salinas. Link

01/15/2023 1:29 PM: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for all zones near the Big Sur River in Big Sur. Link

01/15/2023 1:28 PM: Evacuation Orders Downgraded to Warnings for all zones of the Carmel River effective immediately. Link

01/14/23 1:01 PM: Evacuation Warnings Upgraded to Evacuation Orders for areas of Carmel River Effective Immediately. Link

01/14/2023 12:06 PM: Evacuation Warning for areas of Las Lomas Effective Immediately. Link

01/13/2023 11:34 PM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has downgraded Evacuation Orders to Evacuation Warnings for residents of areas South of San Lucas to San Ardo near the Salinas River. Link

01/13/2023 12:07 AM: Evacuation Warning for areas of Moss Landing and Monterey Dunes. Link 

01/12/2023 6:45 PM: To allow for access in and out of the closure area on Highway 1 for resupply runs ahead of another storm this weekend, Caltrans will be running a limited convoy operation on Friday, Jan. 13. Link

01/12/2023 1:19 AM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has downgraded Evacuation Orders to Evacuation Warnings for residents in the low-lying areas of Salinas River Zones E-016b and E-015. Link

01/11/2023 11:35 PM: Warning Upgraded to an Evacuation Order for the Salinas River zones E-004,  E-013, E-015, and E-016 between Chualar and Soledad. Link

01/11/2023 11:00 PM: Caltrans provided a press release noting that the Salinas River on US 101 in Soledad is stable and the roadway will remain open even as levels of the river are forecast to rise. Link

01/11/2023  5:28 PM: Evacuation Orders Downgraded to Warnings for areas of the Carmel River.  Link

01/11/2023  5:00 PM: Evacuation Warnings upgraded to  Orders for the low-lying areas of Salinas River. Link 

01/11/2023 11:07 AM: Evacuation Warning lifted for  Zone C-001A in Bolsa Knolls, Salinas. Link

01/10/2023 9:26 PM: Evacuation Order downgraded to an Evacuation Warning for Big Sur. Link

01/10/2023 1:36 PM: Evacuation Warnings Upgraded to Evacuation Orders for residents in the low laying areas of Salinas River North of Chualar River Rd. and South of Highway 68. Link

01/10/2023 1:31 PM: Evacuation Warning has been upgraded to an Evacuation Order for the Spreckels Community. Link

01/10/2023 1:05 PM: Evacuation Order lifted for Zones G-007a and G-700B in King City. Link

01/10/2023 12:20 PM: Evacuation Warning for all areas of Spreckels. Link

01/10/2023 9:49 AM: Evacuation Warning near San Antonio Park and the Salinas River in King City. Link 

01/10/2023 9:36 AM: Evacuation Order downgraded to a Warning for Bolsa Knolls. Link 

01/10/2023 6:56 AM: Evacuation Order for areas of the Salinas River. Link

01/10/2023 6:37 AM: Evacuation Order In Effect for Areas of San Lorenzo Creek. Link

01/10/2023 6:07 AM: Evacuation Order for San Ardo. Link

01/10/2023 4:12 AM: Evacuation Order for residents in the low laying areas of the Salinas River. Link

01/09/2023 7:58 PM: Evacuation Warning for low laying areas of the Salinas River. Link 

01/09/2023 2:37 PM: Evacuation Order  for residents of areas of Villa Dr. and San Lorenzo Creek in King City. Link

01/09/2023 12:30 PM: Evacuation Warning for areas of San Lorenzo Creek between San Lorenzo Park Rd. and Highway 101. Link

01/09/2023 1:00 PM:  Evacuation Warning for areas of Bolsa Knolls between Russel Rd / San Juan Grade Rd and Santa Rita Creek in Salinas. Link

01/09/2023 11:30 AM: Evacuation Order for areas in the vicinity of Santa Rita Creek, in the Bolsa Knolls neighborhood. Link

01/09/2023 10:40 AM: Evacuation Order expanded for the low-lying areas of the Carmel River. Link

01/09/2023 8:30 AM: Evacuation Order issued for low-lying areas of the Pajaro River, including zones: B-007a, B-012a, B-006, B-005, B-003.

01/09/2023 8:30 AM:  Evacuation Order issued for low-lying areas of the Big Sur River. Link

01/09/2023 8:30 AM:  Evacuation Order issued for low-lying areas of the Arroyo Seco River. Link

01/09/2023 8:00 AM: School closures - Monterey Peninsula USD, Pacific Grove USD, Carmel USD, Bradley USD, San Ardo USD, San Antonio USD, Monterey Bay Charter, Big Sur USD. Link

01/09/2023 7:30 AM: The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Pajaro River. Link

 01/09/2023 7:00 AM: Evacuation Order issued for low-lying areas of the Carmel River. Link 

01/08/2023 9:00 PM: Evacuation Warning for low areas of Carr Lake has been issued to include Sherwood Lake and Rancho Salinas Mobile Home Parks in Salinas. Link

01/08/23 12:00 PM:The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued Evacuation Warning for the Pajaro River, Carmel River, and Big Sur River.

01/06/2023 5:00 PM:  The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has lifted the Evacuation Warnings for all Zones effective immediately until further notice. Link

 01/06/2023 10:25 AM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has downgraded the Evacuation Order to a Warning for residents of the Yankee Point Community in Carmel. Link

01/05/2023 2:36 PM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has downgraded the Evacuation Order to a Warning for residents near the Carmel River Lagoon. Link

 01/05/2023 11:26 AM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued an Evacuation Order for areas of the Yankee Point Community in Carmel. Link

01/05/2023 9:33 AM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued an Evacuation Warning for areas of the Fourth Addition Neighborhood and Carmel Point. Link

01/05/2023 9:23 AM: High wind and surf conditions. Link

01/05/2023 08:42 AM : The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued an Evacuation Order for the Mission Fields Community. Link

01/04/ 2023 8:00 AM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued an Evacuation Warning for areas of the Pajaro Community. Zones:  B-003, B-005, B-006, B-007a and B-0012a. Link