With warm rains in forecast, Sutter County officials push need to sign up for emergency alerts and avoid flooded roadways

Sutter County officials encourage county residents to sign up for emergency alerts and to visit a website to learn their emergency evacuation zones.

"It is always a good idea to be prepared for an emergency," said Sutter County Board of Supervisors Chair Karm Bains. "This is a particularly important time because of the potential for a significant rise in river levels in the valley if the near-record snow pack in the mountains melts quickly due to warm rains."

Sutter County and its cities rely on Code Red as a text, phone, and e-mail alert system. Residents can sign up for alerts by visiting the Sutter County Office of Emergency Management's website: https://www.bepreparedsutter.org, or by texting "SutterAlert" to the number 99411.

In the event of an emergency, residents may be evacuated by "zones." By visiting https://community.zonehaven.com residents will learn what their "evacuation zone" is.

Officials encourage residents to avoid driving through flooded roadways. During floods, half of all drownings occur in vehicles. Turn around, don’t drown.

For updates on winter storms, follow the Sutter County Office of Emergency Management Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/SutterCountyOEM