Live Updates: Wind advisory issued in SLO County, search delayed for Kyle Doan due to weather
Update, 3:47 p.m.:
A wind advisory is in effect in San Luis Obispo County until 9 p.m. with winds expected to reach 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
In the foothills, isolated gusts may reach up to 45 mph.
The flood advisory in San Luis Obispo was lifted at 2:30 p.m. according to a news release from the City of San Luis Obispo.
The City of San Luis Obispo advises “extra caution” for driving and to be aware of surroundings.
“Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” the news release said.
Fallen trees and power outages are also expected as a result of the weather.
Update, 2:32 p.m.:
The search for 5-year-old Kyle Doan from San Miguel will not continue Saturday due to rising water levels and dangerous road conditions.
“The decision to search will be made on a day by day basis, a tweet from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said. “The search will continue when weather and conditions allow.”
Multiple agencies have been looking for the kindergartner since Tuesday after flood waters swept him away, previous Tribune coverage reports. Monday’s weather was too severe for search parties to look for Kyle Doan.
There have been more than 600 donations for Bring Kyle Home, a GoFundMe started by Katarena Messer, friend of Kyle Doan’s family.
There had been $31,468 out of $35,000 raised for the Doan family as of noon Saturday.
The GoFundMe started Wednesday by Messer who wrote that the Doan family is “devastated and anything helps.”
“Unfortunately the current was too strong and took Kyle with it,” Messer wrote.
Update, 1:32 p.m.:
As of early Saturday afternoon, San Luis Obispo County had received rainfall totals ranging from about an inch to more than 4 inches, according to the Public Works Department.
Over the 24-hour period, Rocky Butte had recorded 4.57 inches, while Morro Toro had received 2.4 inches, Santa Margarita 2.24, Camp San Luis Obispo 2.01, Cambria 1.79, and Los Osos and Nipomo 1.65.
Templeton was at 1.64, San Luis Obispo 1.38, Atascadero and Arroyo Grande 1.34, Morro Bay 1.12, and Shandon 0.66.
Evacuation warning in Los Osos
Update, 12:49 p.m.:
An evacuation warning was issued Saturday for the Los Osos neighborhood hit hard by floodwaters that breached a hillside containment basin.
Montana Way, Vista Court, Los Arboles Way and Los Padres Court were affected. In addition, El Dorado Street and the southeast side of Marianela Lane were affected as well.
Pecho Valley Road and Montana Way were closed as a result of the warning.
Other coastal areas have flooding concerns as well.
An evacuation warning was still in place for residents south of the Arroyo Grande Creek Levee for one mile, west of Highway 1.
“An Evacuation Warning has been issued for residents in the Oceano Area near the Arroyo Grande Creek Levee due to the incoming storms, potential flooding, or overtopping of the levee,” the San Luis Obispo Office of Emergency Services posted online. “Residents are urged to be prepared to evacuate should the situation worsen.”
According to the Office of Emergency Services, there are no emergency shelters currently open.
Inland roadways also flooded across San Luis Obispo County.
Highway 229 north of Highway 58 near Santa Margarita was fully closed due to a mudslide. The closure ran from Rocky Canyon Road to Dapple Gray Lane.
A small mudslide was reported in the southbound lane of Highway 227 a mile north of the Arroyo Grande city limits.
Another mudslide was reported in the second lane going into the first lane on the Highway 101 near the Cuesta Grade at 12:29 p.m.
The North Marsh Street off-ramp from Highway 101 was closed as of 12:59 p.m.
Vehicles were reported stuck in water on northbound Highway 1 just south of Oso Flaco Lake. More flooding was also reported on East Battles Road and Rosemary Road.
New storm brings flood advisory, closed roads
Original story:
The next storm hit San Luis Obispo County on Saturday morning, prompting a flood advisory and forcing road closures.
Already, more than 3 inches of rain had been reported at Rocky Butte, according to the National Weather Service.
Moderate rain is expected through the afternoon, the Weather Service said, with rates between 0.25 and 0.50 inches an hour.
A flood advisory was issued for the county until 12:30 p.m. Saturday, with minor flooding expected in “low-lying and poor drainage areas,” according to the National Weather Service.
Other areas experienced road closures and flooding as early as 6:38 a.m.
Cal Fire SLO tweeted that people should “watch out for road hazards” with the rain expected through the weekend.
The right shoulder of the southbound Highway 101 was closed at Oak Park Boulevard near Pismo Beach due to drainage work as of 10:13 a.m.
Division Street in Nipomo from South Las Flores to Riverside is closed due to a possibly unstable hillside, SLO County Public Works tweeted, noting it would keep an eye on the site through the weekend storm.
A section of Webster Road in San Luis Obispo was closed in both directions from a washed-out roadway, with an unknown reopening time.
And in Santa Barbara County, Figueroa Mountain Road was closed north of Highway 154 due to poor conditions.
In Templeton, Duncan Road along the Highway 101 was closed from road and weather conditions.
Following the impacts from this week’s earlier, Congressman Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, and Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, planned to survey storm damage Saturday morning with community members at the Paso Robles Police Department.
From 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., they will ask “how the federal government can support ongoing recovery efforts,” according to a news release from Panetta.
This story was originally published January 14, 2023 at 10:58 AM.
