Category: Williams Canyon

Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Chrismas as Winter Storm Approaches

December 24, 2021
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As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…

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Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Christmas as Winter Storm Approaches

December 24, 2021
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As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…

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Mudslide Fears Linger After Devastating Fire

July 19, 2021
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Nearly eight months after the Bond Fire in Orange County, Calif., residents say they fear deadly mudslides are on the horizon, despite the state-wide drought. The Bond Fire, which erupted in Silverado Canyon Dec. 2, 2020, burnt away vegetation that previously played a crucial part in capturing and storing rainfall. Without it, rain can fall…

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Mudslides Force Evacuation Orders in Orange County

March 10, 2021
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SILVERADO CANYON—Overnight rains saturated hillsides in Silverado Canyon March 10, prompting a mudslide that trapped some vehicles and led authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation order for the area. No injuries were immediately reported from the slide, which occurred around 7 a.m., sending thick mud cascading onto Silverado Canyon Road between roughly Ladd Canyon Road…

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As Orange County Braved Storm, Community Efforts Helped Prevent Major Mudslides

January 29, 2021
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Orange County endured several mudslides late Jan. 28, but no injuries as a rainstorm hammered down on the region, causing numerous car crashes and prompting evacuation orders. Heavy rains triggered mudslides near Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon, where two major fires in 2020 ravaged foliage that once played a critical role in controlling water flow in rural valleys….

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Williams Canyon Fire Victims Brace for Mudslides, Prepare to Evacuate in Orange County

January 28, 2021
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Residents of Williams Canyon are preparing to evacuate their community as potential mudslides caused by fierce rains threaten to destroy their homes and livestock in rural Orange County, California. At noon on Jan. 28, Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies drove through the canyon, urging residents to leave the area and blasting warnings of a “voluntary…

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Williams Canyon Fire Victims Make Impassioned Plea for Help

December 23, 2020
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With mudslide season approaching, fire victim Susan Iwamoto is making an urgent plea to the County of Orange, as well as California state and federal authorities to help struggling residents in what she calls “the lost canyon.” Iwamoto, 56, and her husband, Wayne, 69, have been living in their ash-and-soot-filled home in Williams Canyon since…

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