A ‘Parade’ of Storms Continues to Pass Through the Central Coast with Gushing Rain Totals

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - With over 30 inches of rain in some areas of the Central Coast since November 1st, this wet weather season is already one to remember for years.

Some of the more intense areas have been San Marcos Pass and Gibraltar Lake.

Another weekend of rain, at times very steady, has arrived.

This, combined with the winter King Tides during the full moon cycle – and there is likely to be more impacts to the coastline, creeks, and some of the two lane highways. Already tons of debris have been pushed out by the runoff and then pushed back on shore with the tides. This includes full sized trees.

Rainfall totals will vary from 1 - 3 inches along the already saturated coast.

The tides will be among the highest the area will experience. Saturday morning about 8 a.m. will be an active hour. Barricades are already up along the breakwater wall near the Santa Barbara Yacht club.

Just as one crashed boat has been removed from a Santa Barbara beach east of Stearns Wharf this week by Marborg, another is on shore by the volleyball courts.

(More details, photos and video will be added here later today.)

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Wrecked Boat Removed From a Santa Barbara Beach

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A sailboat you may have seen before Christmas on a Santa Barbara beach is now gone.

This large sailboat came ashore to the east of Stearns Wharf. The mast hit a protective fence and the dredging pipe while it was bobbing back and forth for days.

Earlier this week a Marborg Industries crew was hired to come in with a piece of heavy equipment and take the broken boat away in a dumpster. All of the remaining splinters and debris was removed by hand to make sure the beach was safe.

One day after this vessel was removed, another boat hit the beach further down towards the volleyball courts. It does not have hull damage.

That issues is now the focus of a boat-rescue plan.

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High Tides to Create Dangerous Beach Conditions Through Monday

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning beachgoers about dangerous conditions along the coastline for the next few days.

A "Beach Hazards Statement" for Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties has been issued by the NWS through Monday morning.

According to the NWS, dangerous rip currents and elevated waves are expected along the Central Coast coastline.

It also said other impacts may include minor coastal flooding due to abnormally high tides between seven to seven-and-a-half feet, along with gusty southerly winds.

The conditions come with the arrival of "king tides," a seasonal occurrence when tides are at their highest and lowest point of the year.

Peak tide times are expected in each morning between 7 a.m. to 11 a. m.

With the Beach Hazards Statement now in effect, the NWS is advising the public to keep out of the water due to dangerous swimming conditions or to stay near occupied lifeguard towers.

Anyone who visits the coastline is also warned to especially avoid rocky areas along the coastline.

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Coast Village Road Sign Wiped Out in New Year’s Day Crash

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - One of the the first repair orders for Santa Barbara's Coast Village Road to start the year will be a repaired sign.

The wooden sign that welcomes the public to the popular street near Montecito was damaged in a car crash on New Year's Day.

It's the oldest of the two signs welcoming people to the area coming from west to east. Half the sign is still up and twisted. The bottom half is broken off and on the ground.

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Sin cambios importantes de tropas luego de que Trump dijera que EE.UU. está “listo” para defender a manifestantes iraníes

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Por Alayna Treene y Kevin Liptak, CNN

El presidente Donald Trump buscaba enviar una “fuerte advertencia” a Irán este viernes cuando sugirió en una publicación de madrugada en Truth Social que Estados Unidos intervendría por la fuerza si Teherán disparaba y mataba a manifestantes. Pero hasta ahora, no ha habido cambios importantes en el número de tropas en la región y no se ha tomado ninguna acción directa, dijeron funcionarios a CNN.

“Por ahora fue una fuerte advertencia, no se ha tomado ninguna acción de la que yo tenga conocimiento”, dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca.

Trump había escrito de manera provocadora poco antes de las 3 a. m. en Truth Social: “Si Irán dispara y mata violentamente a manifestantes pacíficos, como es su costumbre, los Estados Unidos de América acudirán en su rescate. Estamos listos y armados para actuar”. La publicación —la primera declaración oficial del Gobierno sobre las protestas mortales que han estallado en varias provincias de Irán esta semana— provocó una reacción inmediata de funcionarios iraníes, quienes advirtieron que las tropas estadounidenses en la región podrían ser atacadas si Washington interviniera.

Aunque el comentario parecía sugerir una acción militar, un funcionario de EE.UU. dijo que no se han hecho cambios importantes en el número de tropas, ni se han realizado preparativos en Oriente Medio. El Comando Central de EE.UU. declinó hacer comentarios. CNN ha contactado a la Casa Blanca para obtener comentarios.

EE.UU. tiene varias opciones para apoyar a los manifestantes iraníes, según funcionarios familiarizados con el tema, aunque muchas no llegan a una intervención militar total. Entre ellas se encuentran medidas tomadas previamente por la gestión del presidente Joe Biden durante las protestas generalizadas de 2022, como fortalecer la conectividad a internet utilizando satélites, lo que dificultaría los esfuerzos del régimen por cortar el acceso a la información. También podría incluir nuevas sanciones contra figuras del régimen o sectores de la economía iraní.

Y si Trump diera la orden, EE.UU. podría realizar acciones más secretas, incluidas operaciones cibernéticas para interrumpir las actividades del régimen.

La publicación del presidente este viernes generó reacciones previsiblemente mixtas entre los legisladores republicanos. La representante Marjorie Taylor Greene, una firme aliada convertida en crítica de Trump y que se retira del Congreso este mes, dijo este viernes que Trump “amenazando con la guerra y enviando tropas a Irán es todo lo contrario a lo que votamos en el ‘24”.

El senador Lindsey Graham, generalmente más belicista en asuntos de política exterior y partidario de Trump, argumentó que, “En cuanto a la paz y la lucha contra el mal, el presidente Trump va camino de superar al gran Ronald Reagan”.

“Un Irán debilitado —una nación gobernada por nazis religiosos— se debe a los esfuerzos del presidente Trump por aislar económicamente a Irán y usar la fuerza militar con sabiduría. Es momento de Hacer Grande a Irán de Nuevo”, publicó en X.

La amenaza de Trump se produce en medio de crecientes tensiones entre Estados Unidos e Irán tras su reunión con el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, en Florida a principios de esta semana. Durante su encuentro, los dos líderes discutieron la posibilidad de renovar la acción militar contra Teherán, meses después de que una guerra de 12 días entre Israel e Irán terminara con Estado

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