Winter Storm Barrels Through Laguna Beach Wednesday, Thursday

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A winter storm will impact Laguna Beach Wednesday and Thursday, and was expected to bring heavy rain and potential localized flooding, the city reported.

"The most significant part of the storm will be Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon," Emergency Operations Coordinator Jordan Villwock advised.

Downtown and Canyon residents and business owners were encouraged to put floodgates into place Wednesday night, while your business is closed, as an extra layer of precaution "to protect your property and inventory," Villwock said.

As a reminder, the City of Laguna Beach is providing pre-filled sandbags to residents and
business owners from two locations. These sandbags are not for contractors.

• Act V parking lot – 1900 Laguna Canyon Road
• Aliso Beach East parking – 31118 Coast Highway

Sandbags are also available at Laguna Beach’s four fire stations. They are free; however, you must provide your own sand. It is not permitted to fill them with sand from Laguna’s beaches or playgrounds.

• Station 1 - 501 Forest Ave
• Station 2 - 285 Agate Street
• Station 3 - 2900 Alta Laguna Blvd
• Station 4 - 31646 2nd Ave

Sand can be purchased at the following locations. Please call ahead to make sure sand is available and prices are subject to change. The City does not place sandbags for the public except where there are known problems of flooding from City Streets.

Ganahl Lumber - 1765 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach - 949-494-6538
Home Depot - 27301 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel - 949-831-3698
Home Depot - 24332 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods - 949-598-9171
Larry's Building Materials - 1975 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach - 949-494-1107

Stay AlertOC:

Go to AlertOC.com to register your cell phone numbers, text numbers, and email addresses into the mass notification system. It is recommended that you register your work and home addresses separately to ensure you receive proper notifications for each location.

AlertOC is a critical link for residents and businesses to immediately learn of any required actions. To avoid being trapped when floodwaters threaten your area, the best way to protect yourself and your family is to evacuate before the flooding starts. Weather watches, warnings, and evacuations notices are science-based predictions that are intended to provide adequate time for evacuation.

Those who wait for actual confirmation of catastrophic levels may be trapped by flooding or traffic.

Please visit www.lagunabeachcity.net for further information about Emergency

Preparedness and for video footage from past Laguna Beach disasters

(949) 497-0389 or jvillwock@lagunabeachcity.net