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Posted on: March 8, 2023

[ARCHIVED] City of Watsonville opens two sandbag self-serve stations ahead of March storm

SANDBAGS MARCH 2023

With another atmospheric river expected to bring heavy rain to our area, we have opened two self-serve sandbag stations. 


Free sandbags are available for Watsonville residents at Fire Station 1 (115 2nd St.) and the lot across the Buddhist Temple (423 Bridge St.). The lot across the Buddhist Temple will have pre-filled bags until supplies last. Ensure that your sandbags are properly stacked.  


The National Weather Services predicts that the heaviest rainfall is expected to occur Thursday into Friday. As such, a Flood Watch has been issued from Thursday afternoon into Sunday morning for our region. 


Emergency notifications, if needed, will be made through CodeRed, an emergency phone notification system. Residents must register to receive information at www.scr911.org or text SCR911 to 99411. You can also receive notifications by downloading the Watsonville Police Department mobile app or the CodeRED app. 


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Dado que se espera que otro río atmosférico traiga fuertes lluvias a nuestra área, hemos abierto dos estaciones de sacos de arena de autoservicio.


Sacos de arena gratuitos están disponibles para residentes de Watsonville en la Estación de Bomberos 1 (115 2nd St.) y el lote frente al Templo Budista (423 Bridge St.). El lote frente al Templo Budista tendrá bolsas de arena precargadas hasta agotar existencias. Asegúrese de que sus sacos de arena estén correctamente apilados.


El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional predice que se espera que las lluvias más intensas ocurran de jueves a viernes. Como tal, se emitió una Alerta de Inundación desde el jueves por la tarde hasta el domingo por la mañana para nuestra región.


Notificaciones de emergencia, si es necesario, se realizarán a través de CodeRed, un sistema de notificación telefónica de emergencia. Residentes deben registrarse para recibir información en www.scr911.org o enviar el mensaje de texto SCR911 al 99411. También puede recibir notificaciones descargando la aplicación móvil del Departamento de Policía de Watsonville o la aplicación CodeRED.

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