California’s rainy season begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains
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California’s rainy season begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains

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ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER BROOKE KINEBREW IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN BOULDER CREEK. ## ERIN – FIRST HEAVY RAINFALL OF THE SEASON IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. I am in BOULDER CREEK and people in this area have been preparing for the upcoming rain for the past week. They all say when you live up here: THIS IS SOMETHING YOU’RE USED TO.. (CARLOS / CLIP 0365 / 00;26;38;09-00;26;53;15) CARLOS TREVINO LIVES IN BOULDER CREEK AND IS ONE OF MANY WHO PREPARE FOR THE HEAVY RAINFALLS IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS…IT IS THE FIRST MAJOR DOWNWARD OF THE (CARLOS / CLIP 0365 / 00;27;45;17- 00;27; 57;09) On Monday, residents began shopping for supplies, purchasing tarps, generators, chainsaws… (GLENN/CLIP 0295/00;02;25;18-00;02;37;20) Down the road in Ben Lomond, Morris Ridgeway is ready to help his neighbors when trees fall… (Morris / Clip 0334 / 00;15;27;08-00;15;43;18) He says you just have to be prepared for what could happen. (MORRIS / CLIP 0334 / 00;16;49;21-00;17;02;25) IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. LEE SOLOMON WILL BE HERE ALL EVENING WITH UPDATES… I’M BK, KSBW AC, IN BOULDER CREEK

California’s rainy season begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Residents are preparing for the first heavy rains in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Carlos Trevino lives in Boulder Creek and is one of many preparing for the heavy rains in the Santa Cruz Mountains. “Cleaning the gutters and making sure the gutters are draining and flowing properly,” Trevino said. “There was a flood out here in front of my house, so I’m dealing with that too and trying to use other ways to destroy the runoff.” It’s the first big downpour of the year. “I’m sure there will be a few fallen trees tonight and some of the roads will probably be closed and diverted in other directions, but up here in the mountains it’s pretty difficult because there’s only one way in and one way out said Trevino. Many residents began shopping for supplies Monday, purchasing tarps, generators and chainsaws. “I think like most people, if you’ve lived up here through a rainy season, you prepare early,” said Glenn Ullom, branch manager at Scarborough Lumber in Ben Lomond. “A lot of things that need to be done last minute are batteries and flashlights, just to make sure they’re ready.” Down the road in Ben Lomond, Morris Ridgeway is ready to help neighbors when trees fall. “I get equipment for my chainsaws because I live in an area full of trees and we have a messaging system. I want to let people know if they need help with the trees. Just call me,” Ridgeway said. “It’s the neighbors, that’s what we do.” Ridgeway said they need to be prepared for what could happen. “We are here to take care of ourselves. It just is. We don’t live downtown. We.” “Live in the trees and you learn to deal with what can happen and you look forward,” Ridgeway said. For more coverage of the Central Coast’s top stories, click here | Download our app | Download Very Local

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Carlos Trevino lives in Boulder Creek and is one of many preparing for the heavy rains in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

“Clean the gutters and make sure the gutters are draining and flowing properly,” Trevino said. “There was a flood out here in front of my house, so I’m dealing with that too and trying to mitigate the runoff water in other ways.”

It’s the first big downpour of the year.

“I’m sure there will be a few fallen trees tonight and some of the roads will probably be closed and diverted in other directions, but up here in the mountains it’s pretty difficult because there’s only one way in and one way out said Trevino.

Many residents began shopping for supplies Monday, purchasing tarps, generators and chainsaws.

“I feel like most people, if they’ve lived up here through a rainy season, they prepare early,” said Glenn Ullom, branch manager at Scarborough Lumber in Ben Lomond. “A lot of people grab batteries and flashlights at the last minute just to make sure they’re ready.”

Down the road in Ben Lomond, Morris Ridgeway is ready to help neighbors when trees fall.

“I get equipment for my chainsaws because I live in an area full of trees and we have a messaging system. I want to let people know if they need help with the trees. Just call me,” Ridgeway said. “It’s the neighbors, that’s what we do.”

Ridgeway said people need to be prepared for what could happen.

“We are here to take care of ourselves. It just is. We don’t live downtown. We live in the trees and you learn to deal with what can happen and you look forward,” Ridgeway said.

For more coverage of the Central Coast’s top stories, click here | Download our app | Download Very Local

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