Flood in Monterey County, California

Flooding was reported along the northbound side of Highway 1 just south of Pardington Lane with rocks in the roadway. Additional rockslides were reported on the highway between Lucia and the Monterey-SLO county line. The cumulative impact of all the rockslides forced the closure of Highway 1 from Pardington Lane to Ragged Point at 11 PM on February 10, reopening at 8:45 AM the next day.

A surface cyclone approached the Central Coast on February 10, resulting in the first substantial rainfall in over a month for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast. A Wind Advisory was issued for all of Monterey and San Benito Counties as wind gusts up to 50 mph were expected across the region late on the 10th and into the early morning of the 11th. The orientation of the low favored rainfall for the Santa Cruz and Santa Lucia ranges, where rain totals reached 1-3 inches in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and 2-5 inches in the Santa Lucias.