The County of Santa Barbara will host a virtual El Niño community meeting to share information about this year's weather outlook, storm-season preparations, and additional emergency information. This meeting will take place on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
County departments and other agencies are working closely together to get ahead of winter weather and ensure the whole community is prepared. Preparations include water-rescue training, flood-control improvements, storm-response planning and road and drainage inspections.
To learn more about these preparations and other weather and emergency information, you can view the meeting on the county's YouTube page: County of Santa Barbara El Niño Community Meeting
The meeting will also be available in Spanish at this link: Reunión comunitaria sobre El Niño para el condado de Santa Barbara
Questions can be submitted ahead of time at this link. The deadline for questions is 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Additional resources on storm preparedness, real-time rainfall and stream gauge data and flood readiness guides can be found at countyofsb.org.
