A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. SWOLLEN STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS LATE TODAY NIGHT….ESPECIALLY IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, WHERE THE BULK OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL EXIST.
MUDSLIDES, ROCK SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ALSO VERY LIKELY.