Storm updates: Rep. Carbajal to view SLO County damages, road closures still in place
Update, 1:25 p.m.
The SLO County Office of Emergency Services (OES) put out a call for volunteers at 40 Prado Homeless Services Center, a release from the OES said.
Volunteer aid with check in, serving meals, setting up cots and other tasks is needed amid an increased bed capacity during the past week’s storm, the release said.
“With the heavy rains, the emergency shelters who have been providing care for our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness have been working around the clock,” Jeff Al-Mashat, a SLO County Homeless Services Unit said in the release. “We would be grateful to anyone who is able to give some time to support this important work. Evening and overnight hours are where the need is the greatest.”
Interested volunteers can call 805-534-3668 or visit CAPSLO.org to register.
Update, 12:45 p.m.
Rainfall totals from the last round of storms to hit San Luis Obispo County topped out at about 2 inches over the last 24 hours.
As of 10:45 a.m. Monday, Rocky Butte had received 2.05 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
Santa Margarita received 1.80 inches, Arroyo Grande 1.13, Lake Nacimiento 1.11, Atascadero 0.99 and Cal Poly 0.93.
Los Osos totaled 0.85, followed by Cambria at 0.64, Templeton at 0.48, Paso Robles at 0.36, Oceano at 0.32, Nipomo at 0.26 and Morro Bay at 0.11.
Update, 11:27 a.m.
Rep. Salud Carbajal will visit SLO County today, accompanied by Assemblymember Dawn Addis, SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson and local first responders, a news release from Carbajal’s office said.
Carbajal, Addis and Gibson planned to view storm and flood damage in Morro Bay and Los Osos, and meet with local officials and first responders.
The group will be in at 1598 Main St. in Morro Bay at 3:45 p.m. to view storm damage with Morro Bay City Manager Scott Collins, the release said, before traveling to Vista Court in Los Osos to view more damage with SLO County Fire Department Battalion Chief Provence Quinn Brady at 4:30 p.m.
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Road closures across SLO County continue
Traffic across San Luis Obispo County remains disrupted through the start of the week following one of the biggest winter storms the county has seen in recent memory.
Several major roadways are still closed as of Monday morning, with Highway 229’s southbound and northbound routes closed and Highway 1 near Ragged Point staying shut between Elephant Seal Vista to south of Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn.
Highway 101’s on- and off-ramps to Marsh Street in the city of SLO were closed Monday morning but were later reopened.
Many smaller roads in the county remain closed or impassable due to flooding, rock slides or other hazards.
The following SLO County roads were still closed as of Monday morning.
- Airport Road at Estrella River Crossing
- Salinas Avenue between Hawley Street and Eddy Street
- Vaquero Road, 450 feet north of El Pomar Drive
- Cypress Mountain Road, 2 miles south of Klau Mine Road
- Cholame Valley Road between Highway 46 and McMillan Canyon Road
- Shell Creek Road from 2½ miles north of Highway 58 to Truesdale Road
- San Simeon Creek Road
- Old Creek Road between Highway 1 in Cayucos and Highway 46 west
- Santa Rosa Creek Road between Main Street in Cambria and Highway 46 west
- South El Pomar Road between Homestead Road and Rancho Road
- Cripple Creek Road between Homestead Road and Rancho Road
- San Marcos Road at Wellsona Road
- Redondo Road
- Adelaida Road between Vineyard Road and Nacimiento Lake Drive
- Dirt portion of Santa Rita Road
- Los Palos Road at Santa Barbara Road
- Chimney Rock Road between Angus Ranch Way and Running Deer Road
- O’Donovan Road at 7620 O’Donovan Road
- Buena Vista Avenue Between Circle B Road and Airport Road
- N River Road between Estrella Road and Wellsona Road
- River Road between Parkhill Road and Pozo Road
- Creston Road between South El Pomar Road and Creek Bridge
North County PG&E customers experiencing outages
About 670 PG&E customers across the county were without power as of 10 a.m., according to figures reported by PG&E to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The largest outages are for homes west of Templeton (119) for a downed wire and Cambria (25).
Areas west of Templeton could be restored as soon as 1:15 p.m. Monday, the utility said.
This story was originally published January 16, 2023 at 10:14 AM.
