Mandatory Evacuations Lifted Near Holy Fire Burn Scar [UPDATED]

UPDATE 6 P.M.: All evacuation orders have been lifted, according to fire officials.

ORIGINAL STORY AS FOLLOWS:

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Riverside County fire officials are urging residents living near the Holy Fire burn scar to leave their homes now, as storms are forecast to potentially cause dangerous debris flows in the region.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for those living in the following zones at 7:17 a.m.:

• Amorose
• Alberhill (Pacific Clay)
• Glen Eden
• Glen Ivy-A
• Glen Ivy-B
• Grace
• Horsethief-A
• Laguna-A
• Maitri (Quarry)
• McVicker-A
• Rice
• Withrow-A

Those living in Alvarado A and Lakeside A are under an evacuation warning.

You can find zone maps here, by scrolling down the page.

"Residents in the Holy burn area should verify the zone where they live because some boundaries have changed since previous evacuation warnings," the county fire department said.

An evacuation center has been opened up at Elsinore High School, located at 21800 Canyon Drive in Wildomar. Small animals are being accepted at the San Jacinto Animal Campus, located at 581 S. Grand Ave. in San Jacinto. If you have large animals and are evacuating, call Riverside County Animal Services at (951) 358-7387.

"Because debris flows can happen with little to no warning, emergency officials might only be able to provide residents a few minutes’ notice, or none at all," officials said. "As always, residents are urged to remain vigilant and take personal responsibility for their safety."

A wide area skirting the eastern side of the national forest, bordering Lake Elsinore and the Temescal Valley, was left exposed to potential flood damage because of the 23,000-acre Holy Fire in August. The blaze, allegedly the work of an arsonist, denuded steep terrain below Santiago Peak, permitting water to flow unchecked onto lower slopes where subdivisions are situated.

Earlier this month, a separate series of storms prompted widespread evacuations as well.

Water is flowing across Bosley Lane in Horsethief Canyon. Video taken at approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, January 17th, 2019. Video by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department. #HolyFloodWatch @RivCoReady pic.twitter.com/mV7jmfPx1G
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) January 17, 2019

— Image via Riverside County Fire Department / City News Service contributed to this report