Flash Flood Watch, Optional Evacuation In Orange County Burn Area

Miranda Ceja
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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County canyon residents were strongly encouraged by authorities to prepare for evacuation, as a major winter storm expected to hit southern California Monday night brings flash flood warnings and wind advisories across the Southland.

A Voluntary Evacuation Warning for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon — all located in the Bond Fire burn area — was issued Monday afternoon due to possible flash floods along or near the burn scar, the Orange County Sheriff's Department reported.

The order comes after the National Weather Service put a Flash Flood Watch in place for the burn scar area from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Voluntary Evacuation Warning is expected to remain in place through the Flash Flood Watch.

A map with details of the areas affected by the Voluntary Evacuation Warning (Courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff's Department).
A map with details of the areas affected by the Voluntary Evacuation Warning (Courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff's Department).

This article originally appeared on the Orange County Patch