Voluntary Evacuation Orders In Trabuco Canyon: Wed, Thurs.

TRABUCO CANYON, CA — A voluntary evacuation warning was underway for the Holy Fire burn area, issued by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department due to potential flooding and debris flows.

Residents were advised as of 3 p.m. that homes located within Trabuco Creek, Rose Canyon and the Mystic Oaks / El Cariso areas were all under voluntary evacuation.

Trabuco Creek Road will be in a soft closure (residents only) starting at Wednesday afternoon.

A hard road closure will be in effect at Trabuco Canyon at Rose Canyon and Trabuco Canyon at Plano Trabuco starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday night.

No traffic is allowed past these road closures, Orange County Sheriff's Department said.

Significant rainfall is expected Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, and subsequent flooding and debris flows are possible. Evacuation routes can quickly become impassable due to mud, debris or flooding.

Residents with large animals should follow their personal plans to move their animals before the rainfall arrives.

For evacuation maps and additional information please visit www.ocgov.com/emergency

Any person with disabilities and those with access and/or functional needs requiring assistance in evacuating should call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch at (714-647-7000), and press 9.

Elsewhere in the county, residents are watching the skies and the radar as the rain has approached Orange County. Now, with stormy weather predicted over much of the next ten days, local law enforcement reminded drivers to slow down and pay attention when you are driving wet streets.

In Trabuco Canyon

"It feels like a deja vu, but everyone needs to slow your speed and watch for localized flooding," Aliso Viejo police services said in a recent Tweet.

Officials also rely on residents to alert them of issues, such as downed trees and power lines.

• If you see downed trees, report them to your local Public Works by calling 949-425-2530.
• After hours, contact the after hours Orange County Sheriff Department at 949-770-6011.

Sandbags are available from Orange County Fire Authority stations across the county. In Aliso Viejo, that is station 22 in Laguna Hills.

Trabuco Canyon area residents were allowed 50 sandbags each, thanks to the Orange County Department of Public Works. Sandbag distribution was to take place until 6 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Santiago Canyon Road and Modjeska Canyon Road lot.

CANYON AREA UPDATE: OC Public Works will distribute unfilled sandbags today until 6pm and tomorrow from 7am-3pm in the lot at Santiago Canyon Road & Modjeska Canyon Road. The sandbags are for canyon residents only – ID is required for proof of residence. Limit 50 per resident. pic.twitter.com/CEAN9v9Xqn
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Elsewhere in the county, if you need sandbags, Orange County Fire Authority has them available for you. These will be unfilled, they say.

Further north in Seal Beach, the city has replenished all sandbag supplies. Residents have been asked to monitor the surf and conditions, and take necessary steps to protect their homes and property.

Photo: In Newport Beach officers were on scene during a vehicle roll-over to assist with traffic control and safety of the drivers involved in an accident during the last storm. Newport Beach Police Department.