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COME DOWN THERE. WHAT ARE CONDITIONS LIKE NOW? ORKO: THE RAIN IS STARTING TO FALL AND MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY SO SOME FLOODING HERE IS EXPECTED. THAT IS WHITE THAT EVACUATION ORDER WAS ISSUED. WE HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE DRIVE DOWN WILTON AND DILLARD ROADS TO GET OUT OF 10 BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH DECIDED TO STAY HOME. WILTON HAS ALREADY BEEN HIT HARD BY RECENT WET WEATHER. >> THE WIND HAS BLOWN THINGS OVER. IT HAS BLOWN TREES. >> MORE PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE FORECASTED RAINFALL WILL CAUSE THE COSUMNES RIVER TO FLOOD NEARBY STREET SUCH AS WILTON ROAD. OFFICIALS SAY THE FLOODING COULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE AREA. THEY WANT TO AVOID WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND WHERE EXIT ROUTES FLOODED QUICKLY AND PEOPLE COULD NOT GET OUT SO THERE IS NOW AN EVACUATION ORDER IN PLACE. >> IF YOU LIVED HERE LONG ENOUGH, IT IS EH. >> THE EMPLOYEE SAYS SHE IS STAYING PUT. >> THE RIVER MAY REACH THE ROAD BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT ME OR HERE. WE ARE ON HIGH GROUND HERE. >> A LOT OF LOCAL SAYING THEY WILL WAIT OUT THE STORM AT HOME. >> WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROBABLY 10 TIMES IN MY LIFE. I AM 28 YEARS OLD. IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL. WE ARE USED TO IT. >> A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS BEEN SET UP IN ELK GROVE WHERE KIMBERLY WAS GOING TO STAY BUT SHE WAS TOLD SHE COULD NOT BECAUSE SHE HAS HER DOG WITH HER. >> THERE IS NO PLAN. IT IS KIND OF LIKE SURVIVAL MODE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WHAT CAN I DO? >> AS SHE TRIES TO STAY WARM WITH A BLANKET IN HER CAR, PEOPLE IN WILTON ARE BRACING FOR WHATEVER COMES. >> SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE BAD. ORKO: WE SPOKE TO THE WILTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD US THEY ARE BRINGING IN EXTRA STAFFING TO HANDLE WHAT THEY EXPECT TO BE

Sacramento County officials contented evacuation bid for Wilton area

Emergency officials successful Sacramento County connected Sunday evening called for radical successful the Wilton country to leave, saying flooding "is imminent.""Out of an abundance of caution, residents indispensable permission present earlier roads go impassable," the region said. "Rising h2o whitethorn spill implicit onto the nearest roadways and chopped disconnected entree to permission the area. Last weekend, exit routes flooded rapidly for residents leaving Wilton, truthful we are urging residents to get retired now."(Video above: Some Wilton residents determine against evacuating.) KCRA 3's upwind squad is calling Monday an Alert Day due to the fact that of dense rainfall and wind.| RELATED | Track the latest NorCal tempest updates present | Here's the timeline for the forecast | Where to get sandbags if you request them | How to motion up for exigency alertsThe archetypal portion of the adjacent strategy moved successful Sunday nighttime lasts into Monday midday. It volition bring widespread, dense rainfall to the Valley and Foothills locations, and upwind gusts that could erstwhile again beryllium beardown capable to bring down histrion limbs and origin powerfulness outages.Impactful flooding is imaginable connected smaller creeks and streams arsenic good arsenic low-lying areas Monday into Tuesday from this adjacent storm. Water rising to flood signifier is imaginable including successful confederate Sacramento County, which dealt with flooding connected New Year's Eve.As of Monday morning, the Cosumnes River is forecast to highest Tuesday 3.5 feet beneath the level we had New Year's Eve.Sacramento County said the boundaries for its evacuation bid for Wilton see these areas:Northbound: Jackson Road/Highway 16Eastbound: Grant Line Road, southbound to Bond Road, southbound to Highway 99Southbound: Arno Road, westbound to Alta Mesa Road, southbound to Twin Cities Road, westbound to Clay Station RoadWestbound: Clay Station Road, northbound astir 4 miles, past northwest to Jackson Road/Highway 16The region said it has acceptable up an evacuation halfway astatine the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation, astatine 9040 High Tech Court successful Elk Grove.Samantha Mott, a spokesperson with Sacramento County, said that if roads adjacent down, radical volition person to structure successful spot again.

WILTON, Calif. —

Emergency officials successful Sacramento County connected Sunday evening called for radical successful the Wilton country to leave, saying flooding "is imminent."

"Out of an abundance of caution, residents indispensable permission present earlier roads go impassable," the region said. "Rising h2o whitethorn spill implicit onto the nearest roadways and chopped disconnected entree to permission the area. Last weekend, exit routes flooded rapidly for residents leaving Wilton, truthful we are urging residents to get retired now."

(Video above: Some Wilton residents determine against evacuating.)

KCRA 3's upwind squad is calling Monday an Alert Day due to the fact that of dense rainfall and wind.

The archetypal portion of the adjacent strategy moved successful Sunday nighttime lasts into Monday midday. It volition bring widespread, dense rainfall to the Valley and Foothills locations, and upwind gusts that could erstwhile again beryllium beardown capable to bring down histrion limbs and origin powerfulness outages.

Impactful flooding is imaginable connected smaller creeks and streams arsenic good arsenic low-lying areas Monday into Tuesday from this adjacent storm. Water rising to flood signifier is imaginable including successful confederate Sacramento County, which dealt with flooding connected New Year's Eve.

As of Monday morning, the Cosumnes River is forecast to highest Tuesday 3.5 feet beneath the level we had New Year's Eve.

Sacramento County said the boundaries for its evacuation bid for Wilton see these areas:

Northbound: Jackson Road/Highway 16
Eastbound: Grant Line Road, southbound to Bond Road, southbound to Highway 99
Southbound: Arno Road, westbound to Alta Mesa Road, southbound to Twin Cities Road, westbound to Clay Station Road
Westbound: Clay Station Road, northbound astir 4 miles, past northwest to Jackson Road/Highway 16

Wilton

The region said it has acceptable up an evacuation halfway astatine the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation, astatine 9040 High Tech Court successful Elk Grove.

Samantha Mott, a spokesperson with Sacramento County, said that if roads adjacent down, radical volition person to structure successful spot again.

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