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"We issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Felton Grove area. That is a very low-lying, flood-prone area," said Ashley Keehn, a spokesperson for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday due to heavy rains and likely flooding from the arriving storm.

Santa Cruz County officials have lifted evacuation warnings for all impacted areas. Those include: CTL-E048, CRZ-E070, CTL-E027A, CTL-E027B.

An evacuation warning was issued near Seacliff State Beach, according to Santa Cruz County officials. The evacuation warning was issued for zone CTL-E048 at around 8:30 a.m., […] ...

Santa Cruz County has issued an evacuation warning for Capitola Village. A temporary evacuation point has also been set up at New Brighton Middle School, 250 Washburn Ave. in Capitola.