National Weather Service warns of flooding, high winds as storm hits Central Coast
Get your rain boots and sand bags ready. There’s a slight chance a storm could cause flooding and high winds around the Central Coast on Thursday.
According to the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center, there is a 5% chance that rain could cause flooding along California’s coastline, with the potentially impacted area stretching as far north as Napa and as far south as Long Beach. That area includes the Central Coast.
The risk is only marginal, however, and appears to go away Friday as the brunt of the storm system dissipates.
On the Central Coast, some places could see as much as 1 inch of rain Thursday through Friday morning, according to the latest estimates from the National Weather Service.
The heaviest amount of rainfall is expected in San Luis Obispo County between 6 p.m. and midnight, according to the NWS.
There is also a chance of more rain on Saturday and Sunday, with the most intense rainfall on Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight.
Meanwhile, interior valleys of San Luis Obispo County is under a wind advisory starting at noon Thursday and lasting through 3 a.m. Friday. The advisory warns of southwest winds of between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
According to the NWS, gusty winds can blow around unsecured objects and make driving difficult, “especially for high-profile vehicles.”
Tree limbs could also be blown down, the Weather Service warned, resulting in power outages.
Organizers canceled Thursday’s Downtown SLO Farmers Market and postponed the Morro Bay Lighted Boat Parade to next Saturday due to the wet weather forecast, though other local holiday events are expected to continue regardless of the rain.
This story was originally published December 1, 2022 at 10:54 AM.
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