Ellen DeGeneres Shares Terrifying Video Of Flash Flooding In Montecito, CA.
By MLC on January 10, 2023 at 2:15 AM EST
Ellen DeGeneres is in the direct path of a terrifying storm in Montecito, CA.
The former talk-show host shared a video showing the insane strength of the flash flooding.
Ellen Shows Terrifying Scene In Montecito, CA.
“So, Montecito is under evacuation, the entire town,” she said to the camera while water rushed behind her. “This is the five-year anniversary from the fire and mudslides that killed so many people, and uh, people lost their homes, lives. This is crazy! On the five-year anniversary we’re having unprecedented rain. This creek next to our house never flows, ever. It’s probably about nine feet up and will probably go another two feet up.”
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DeGeneres reassured fans that she and her wife, along with their fur babies were planning to evacuate.
Ellen Urges Everyone To Be "Nicer To Mother Nature"
Before signing off she reminded her millions of followers that “we need to be nicer to Mother Nature, because mother nature is not happy with us. Let’s all do our part. Stay safe everybody.”
Many of her followers agreed with her Mother Nature statement and chimed in down in the comments section.
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“Mother Nature is NOT happy at all!” one follower wrote.
“I agree Mother Nature is not happy with what humans have done to this earth 🌍,” another echoed.
“The earth is not happy right now,” yet another person wrote.
One person noted the insanity of this evacuation happening on the five-year anniversary of a different evacuation.
“Really insane that it’s happening the same day as 5 years ago. Stay safe,” they wrote.
Famous Faces Of Montecito!
Some fans urged DeGeneres to get away from the rushing creek and go back inside.
DeGeneres and de Rossi live among multiple other celebrities in Montecito.
Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Rob Lowe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adam Levine and George Lucas are among her famous neighbors. They too have had to evacuate from the area.
The Montecito Fire Department urged residents of Montecito to GTFO ASAP!
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Five-Years Ago To The Date Montecito Was Hit With Mudslides & Rain
According to the New York Times, this winter storm comes five-years after a mudslide killed 23 people and destroyed multiple homes in Santa Barbara County.
Per the outlet, 30,000 residents were ordered to quickly evacuate Montecito, CA. on January 9th.
“We’re in the midst of a series of significant and powerful storms,” Sheriff Bill Brown of Santa Barbara County said in a briefing. “Currently, we’re experiencing a storm that is causing many problems and has the potential to cause major problems across our county, especially in the burn scar areas.”
The hardest hit area was Santa Cruz County, which is located about 70 miles south of San Francisco.
Mudslides blocked two highways in the Santa Cruz Mountains that connect the region to the San Francisco Bay Area.
