If you’ve paid any attention to the weather on the west coast, you know they are getting hammered by rain. This is very unusual. And just as when Texans get snow, Californians are not equipt to handle rains of this magnitude.
Ellen DeGenerous became a roving reporter of sorts when she began filming the scene from her property in Montecito, California.
In a clip posted on Twitter, the former talk show host, 64, can be seen standing on a bank, showing off the raging water behind her. DeGeneres said the creek is located right by her house and “never flows,” but the heavy rains from a recent storm have changed that.
“It’s probably about 9ft up, and it could go another 2ft up,” she said in the video, moving the camera to display just how powerful the water was. “We have horses ready to evacuate.”
Montecito is under mandatory evacuation. We are on higher ground so they asked us to shelter in place. Please stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/7dv5wfNSzG
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) January 9, 2023