Tuesday, December 28, 2010

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flood Warning - Mendocino Co. (12/28/10-PM)



NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING IS PRODUCING SHARP RISES ON  THE RUSSIAN AND NAPA RIVERS. THE HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST TO DECREASE  LATER TONIGHT AND MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST BY LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...  THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010 AT 4 AM PST OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO.  * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT8:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.  * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BY 2 AM WEDNESDAY AND CREST AT 24.1 FT BY 4 AM THIS MORNING THEN RECEDE TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 7 AM WEDNESDAY.  * IMPACTS... AT 23.0 FEET... FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 128 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 1 IS CERTAIN AND THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE ALTERNATE ROUTES.

Instruction:
 DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT  TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST VEHICLES.FOR AREA ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623.  STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS.

Area: /NVRC1.1.ER.101229T0952Z.101229T1200Z.101229T1442Z.NO/

Affected Counties or parts of: Trinity, Mendocino, Del Norte, Humboldt

Sent: 2010-12-28T21:25:53-08:00

Original Sender: KEKA@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA




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