The County of Orange on Oct. 9 launched an El Niño emergency-response website to centralize updates, county and city resources and preparedness guidance, the county said.

The site is www.ocgov.com/el-nino; OC Public Works added a companion page at pwom.oc.gov/el-nino with steps residents and businesses can take to prepare homes and travel safely and with an outline of infrastructure-readiness measures.

The county said El Niño is expected to bring repeated rounds of heavy rain, strong winds, mountain snow, flooding, landslides, debris flows, large waves and coastal flooding, especially when storms coincide with very high tides; those impacts can cause road closures, power outages, infrastructure damage and evacuations, and the county said it will post developments on the new site.

The county said it proclaimed a local emergency on Sept. 17 over coastal impacts related to Hurricane Marie; on Sept. 21 Governor proclaimed an El Niño-specific state of emergency to mobilize state resources.

Residents and businesses are encouraged to prepare now by creating an emergency plan, assembling a portable emergency kit and signing up for emergency alerts at AlertOC; the county listed its social channels and local media as additional ways to stay informed, including @OCGovCA on X, @OCGov on Facebook, @OCGov on Instagram and the hashtag #ocelnino.

For information and assistance the county directs residents to www.ocgov.com/el-nino, the OC Public Works page at pwom.oc.gov/el-nino and County Directory Assistance at 855.886.5400.

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