Update: National Weather Service issues flood advisory for SLO County
Updated 1:05 p.m. March 16
The National Weather Service has extended the flood advisory for San Luis Obispo County to 2:30 p.m. Monday. Rain and showers may continue into the night.
Original story:
The National Weather Service announced a flood advisory for San Luis Obispo County on Monday.
The agency wrote that the advisory would be in effect until at least 12:30 p.m.
At 10:48 a.m., doppler radar continued to indicate moderate rainfall across San Luis Obispo County. Automated rain gauges reported rainfall rates up to four-tenths of an inch per hour.
With such rainfall rates, flooding of roadways are expected to continue into early Monday afternoon.
The California Highway Patrol has reported several incidents of roadway flooding, the national weather service reported.
Locations expected to experience flooding include San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, Cambria, Grover Beach, Cayucos, Baywood-Los Osos, and Templeton.
The agency urges motorists to “turn around, don`t drown,” when encountering flooded roads, as most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
This story was originally published March 16, 2020 at 12:01 PM.
