Authorities in Ventura County have issued evacuation orders and warnings for multiple communities ahead of the severe storm rolling into SoCal.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office initially announced the evacuations early Saturday morning.
In unincorporated Ojai, residents near Matilija Canyon, the North Fork Matilija Creek Trail and Camino Cielo are ordered to evacuate by 5 p.m. Saturday night until at least 5 p.m. Sunday.
Evacuation warnings have been issued for the following areas:
- Community of Foster Park near Camp Chaffee Road (unincorporated Ojai)
- Creek Road near Old Creek Road (unincorporated Ojai)
- Two homes on Grada Avenue and two other homes on Trueno Avenue (unincorporated Camarillo)
- Ventura Beach RV Resort
In addition, a hazard advisory has been issued to residents living in the community of La Conchita, which has already received nearly four inches of rain in the last two weeks, VCSO said.
“It’s a very heightened level of concern for this storm,” said Capt. Brian McGrath from the Ventura County Fire Department. “If you know your streets and your surroundings, and you know the area normally floods, please get out early so that way you and your family members are safe.”
An emergency shelter is available to evacuated residents at the Ventura College gymnasium located at 4667 Telegraph Road.
Sign up for emergency alert notifications here. For the latest information on evacuations, including detailed maps, visit VCEmergency. For more information on this weekend’s storm, visit the KTLA weather page.