Flash flood warnings cancelled for Montecito, surrounding areas
Santa Barbara County has canceled all evacuation orders for south coast communities because the storm moving across Southern California has not dropped rain at critical rates.
The cancellation late Tuesday morning was effective immediately. The mandatory and recommended evacuation orders had been in effect since late Monday.
The move came as the National Weather Service canceled flash-flood watches for communities near wildfire burn scars. Forecasters say light to moderate rain will continue but at rates well below thresholds for debris flows.
Tuesday’s storm is the first of several expected this week. County officials say none of the coming systems appear to be capable of causing debris flows, but each will be evaluated.
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