Street flooding in a photo taken from Hibiscus Court in Orcutt looking toward Parkland Drive.
Street flooding in a photo taken from Hibiscus Court in Orcutt looking toward Parkland Drive. Credit: Bob Nelson photo

Flooding forced the evacuation of several homes in an Orcutt neighborhood Monday evening.

At approximately 5 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters were dispatched to the 4200 block of Hibiscus Court, off Parkland Drive a block east of South Bradley Road, with assistance requested from Santa Maria firefighters and county sheriff’s deputies.

Water was streaming through the campus of nearby St. Joseph High School, at 4120 S. Bradley Road, and Parkland Drive residents also were calling for help.

One woman was trapped in a vehicle in the area.

Water estimated to be about two feet deep affected the area, with an apparent sinkhole on Union Valley Parkway near the end of the Hibiscus Court cul-de-sac, authorities said.

Overflowing stormwater retention basins reportedly were causing the troubles, and county flood control and road crews were dispatched to assist.

Hours earlier, at least one basin had started spilling onto nearby roads.

  • Street flooding in a photo taken from Hibiscus Court in Orcutt looking toward Parkland Drive.
    Street flooding in a photo taken from Hibiscus Court in Orcutt looking toward Parkland Drive. Credit: Bob Nelson photo
  • n apparent sinkhole on Union Valley Parkway near the end of the Hibiscus Court cul-de-sac.
    n apparent sinkhole on Union Valley Parkway near the end of the Hibiscus Court cul-de-sac. (Bob Nelson photo) Credit: Bob Nelson photo
  • Residents were evacuated Monday evening from an Orcutt neighborhood that was hit by flooding.
    Residents were evacuated Monday evening from an Orcutt neighborhood that was hit by flooding. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo
  • Monday’s storm cut a deep channel in a dirt road near the north end of Telephone Road, east of Highway 101 in Orcutt.
    Monday’s storm cut a deep channel in a dirt road near the north end of Telephone Road, east of Highway 101 in Orcutt. (Chris Hammell photo) Credit: Chris Hammell photo
  • A worker bulldozes gravel into a storm-caused channel in a dirt road off Telephone Road in Orcutt.
    A worker drags gravel into a storm-caused channel in a dirt road off Telephone Road in Orcutt. Credit: Chris Hammell photo

A light pole that had been leaning toppled over to the ground at some point Monday night.

Emergency personnel were staging on South Bradley in the area, requiring the closure of the roadway between Union Valley Parkway and East Foster Road.

American Red Cross of Central California personnel were requested to possibly provide shelter for approximately six residents displaced by the flooding.

— Noozhawk North County editor Janene Scully can be reached at jscully@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.