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Monday Evening Traffic: Flooding Risk On Elkhorn/Waugh; Hwy 9 Overnight Closures

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Status

Confirmed by an official source

Independent sources

1

First seen

Oct 26, 6:11 AM PDT

updated Oct 29, 6:03 AM PDT

Topic

Local News

What Happened

Thursday morning traffic saw Hwy 1 closed at Park Ave. and lane closures on Hwy 9 at Pool Dr, Lookout Local, Inc. reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (1), version 3, Oct 29, 7:12 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 26, 6:26 AM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 26, 3:45 PM PDT

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Santa Cruz County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 26, 6:29 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 26, 4:48 PM PDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.