More roadway flooding, vehicle collisions, downed trees and power outages were reported Monday as another wave of rain hit Santa Barbara County.
Southern California Edison reported several outages in Santa Barbara on Monday including one affecting about 1,100 customers as of 5:30 p.m. SCE spokesman David Eisenhauer said there have been several storm-related outages, some caused by trees falling down into equipment.
The Upper State Street outage had crews on the scene working to restore power, and all power was expected to be restored by 11 p.m., he said.
An earlier outage affected about 2,640 customers along Upper State Street, La Cumbre Road and Hitchcock Way.
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Eisenhauer also reminded residents to stay 100 feet away from downed power lines and call 9-1-1.
The National Weather Service extended a flood advisory until 2 p.m. Monday for the entire county, with more mild-to-moderate rain expected into the afternoon.
As of 12:30 p.m., Santa Barbara police sent out alerts about significant flooding and road closure barricades on the lower Eastside, including Cacique Street, Calle Cesar Chavez, East Gutierrez Street and Salsipuedes Street. Some waterfront areas were also flooded.
In the North County, Highway 1 was closed for flooding near Black Road and Solomon Road west of Santa Maria.
Highway 246 was closed east of Lompoc, near Mission Gate Road, after a semi-truck jackknifed in the roadway around 8 a.m., according to Caltrans officials.
There was no estimate for reopening either roadway.
Officials remind people to avoid flooded roadways and turn around, don’t drown. Most flood deaths occur when people drive a vehicle into hazardous flood waters, or people walk into or near flood waters.
“People underestimate the force and power of water. Many of the deaths occur in cars swept downstream,” the National Weather Service says. Just 6 inches of fast-moving water can knock over an adult, and 12 inches of water can carry away most cars.
Never drive around barriers or signs blocking a flooded road, and do not drive into flooded roadways since you can’t know the condition of the roadway, the NWS says.
Many low-lying intersections, like ones under freeway underpasses, flooded in Santa Barbara Saturday night after heavy downpours soaked the area.
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