Flood watch issued for SLO County as another storm approaches Central Coast

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for San Luis Obispo County ahead of a storm rolling in over President’s Day weekend.

The flood watch starts on Sunday at 4 p.m. and ends on Wednesday at 10 a.m., according to the Weather Service.

“Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, urban areas, low-lying and poor-drainage areas, along with other flood-prone locations,” the warning said. “Debris flows including landslides will be possible.”

The flood watch impacts western San Luis Obispo County and central Ventura County, along with the south coast, coastal valleys and mountains for Santa Barbara County, according to the Weather Service.

This includes the cities of Arroyo Grande, San Miguel, Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Cambria, Templeton, Lake Nacimiento, Lopez Lake, Atascadero, Paso Robles and Nipomo.

Moderate-to-heavy showers and thunder storms could bring 2 to 5 inches of rain to lower elevations and 4 to 8 inches of rain to the foothill and mountain areas, according to the Weather Service.

Rain could start to fall on Saturday after 4 p.m., with a higher likelihood of rainfall in the evening, the watch alert said.

Rain will continue to fall intermittently from Sunday to Tuesday, with a slight chance of rain on Wednesday, the Weather Service said.