SAN ANDREAS - HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURING IN CALAVERAS COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY IS PREDICTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE MULTI AGENCY COORDINATING (MAC) GROUP ACTIVATED ITS INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER AT 1500 HOURS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 4, AT THE CALAVERAS COUNTY AIRPORT.

COSGROVE CREEK HAS OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS CAUSING FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY SPRINGS AREA. CASTLE ROCK MOBILE HOME PARK, SIX HOMES ON GROUSE CREEK CIRCLE, AND TEN HOMES ON ST. ANDREWS DRIVE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED BY THE CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS’ DEPARTMENT. SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL ARE ON STANDBY FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS.

AN EMERGENCY SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED BY THE RED CROSS AT THE VALLEY SPRINGS VETERANS HALL AND IS STAFFED BY RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION (CDF) PERSONNEL ARE ASSISTING WITH EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD CONTROL.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING WITHIN THE COUNTY.

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