Santa Barbara County orders evacuations near Alisal Fire burn due to flood, mudslide risk
Residents living near the Alisal Fire burn scar have been ordered to evacuate their homes immediately, as a winter storm moves through the area.
Santa Barbara County officials issued the order Monday afternoon, saying that heavy rainfall had increased the risk of flooding and mudslides in the areas west of Las Flores Canyon, east of Mariposa Reina, south of West Camino Cielo and down to the ocean.
Residents were told to leave the area immediately, or by 4 p.m. at the latest.
The Alisal Fire burned about 16,960 acres in the Los Padres National Forest in October, blazing a quick trail from the hillside down to Highway 101.
Residents living near the remaining burn scar were warned of the possibility of mudslides on Sunday, but officials updated that warning to an order on Monday after a recent storm began dropping rain on the region.
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