MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The City of Merced issued a mandatory evacuation order Tuesday morning. 

The city says they are urging people to leave the following areas immediately due to flooding in Bear Creek.

The following streets are affected by the mandatory evacuation:

• Massasso Street 
• Thurman Drive 
•  Harnisch Drive 
• Morse Drive  
• Sydney Lane 
• Dewitt Court 
• Demoss Court 
• Jurgensen Court 
• Jurgensen Drive 
• Rogina Avenue 
• Rogina Court 
• Fultz Court 
• Demoss Court 
• Griffin Street 
• Virginia Street

The following streets are affected by the mandatory evacuation:

• West 25^th Street – from M to I Street
• West 26^th Street – from M to I Street
• West 27^th Street – from M to I Street
• West 28^th Street – from M to I Street
• Canal Street from 24^th Street to West 28^th Street
• K Street from West 24^th Street to West 28^th Street
• East South Bear Creek Drive
• West 28^th Street
• West 27^th Street
• West 26^th Street
• West 25^th Street
• I Street from East Santa Fe to West 28^th Street
• H Street from East Santa Fe to West 28^th Street
• Santa Fe from G Street to 6^th Ave
• East 25^th Street from G to 6^th Ave
• East 26^th Street from G to 6^th Ave
• 1^st Ave from 26^th to27th Street
• 2^nd Ave from Santa Fe to E. South Bear Creek
• 3^rd Ave from Santa Fe to E. South Bear Creek
• 4^th Ave from Santa Fe to E. South Bear Creek
• 5^th Ave from Santa Fe to E. South Bear Creek
• 6^th Ave from Santa Fe to E. South Bear Creek
• W. North Bear Creek Drive
• La Cresenta Ave
• La Palma Ave
• La Mirada Drive
• Willowbrook Drive
• Corona Court
• Marietta Ave
• Portola Way
• Madrid Ave
• Stoneybrook Ave
• Dry Creek Court
• Creekside Drive
• Silver Creek Court
• Springfield Court
• Brookside Drive
• Shadowbrook Drive
• Driftwood Drive
• Crystal Springs Ave
• 2500 N. Hwy 59

The city is asking that residents and businesses should take the following protective actions and leave immediately:

• Gather all family members. 
• Gather all pets. 
• Gather only essential items. 
• Be sure to bring essential medications with you.  
• Turn off all appliances and lights in your home  
• Lock your home

An Evacuation Center is open at the Merced County Fairgrounds, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

For a link to the evacuation area maps, click here.