MODESTO, Calif. — A rural area of Stanislaus County is under an evacuation order amid rising levels on the San Joaquin River and with another storm incoming this weekend.
The Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services issued the evacuation order Saturday for people who live or work in a rural area near the towns of Patterson and Grayson.
An estimated 280 homes are impacted by the warning. Evacuees are asked to call 209-552-3880 for more information regarding the evacuation warning.
"The San Joaquin River is still our main concern, it is continuing to rise and we are monitoring that very closely," said Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse in a video posted to Facebook on Friday. "There is a possibility of additional evacuations. Those are, generally speaking, on both the east and west side of the San Joaquin River from Crows Landing up to Grayson."
Dirkse said that wastewater plants for Modesto and Newman are also a concern for emergency officials as flooding there could lead to public safety risks, though no flooding has been reported yet.
Repopulation efforts in evacuated areas of Stanislaus County are not expected to begin until Monday or Tuesday.
A National Weather Service water gauge located along the San Joaquin River near Patterson shows the river's level has risen sharply since Tuesday and stands at 45.35 feet as of 3 p.m. Friday.
The San Joaquin River is expected to reach action stage in the Patterson area by Monday afternoon and will reach a peak of 49.3 feet by Tuesday afternoon, just two feet shy of the river's record high for that area.
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