We
test the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM. (unless the river is
high).
There are two tones:
Alert(click here
to listen)
- The Alert tone announces that the Santa
Cruz County OES believes that flooding is possible.
Evacuate(click here to listen) - The
Evacuate tone announces that the Santa
Cruz County OES believes that flooding is eminate.
We
can monitor the San Lorenzo River by looking at this
gauge that measures the rivers flow and height.
This graphic shows the rivers historical peak level.
The flood siren has been operational for 4 years!