HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE SPRING SNOWMELT SEASON ARE EXPECTED ABOVE ALL MAJOR RESERVOIRS. THIS FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL CANCELLED. MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE RESERVOIRS...FROM YOSEMITE PARK SOUTH TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. * THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK. * POTENTIAL FLOODING OF RIVERS AND STREAMS WOULD INCLUDE THE MERCED RIVER IN YOSEMITE PARK...THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER ABOVE MILLERTON...THE KINGS RIVER ABOVE PINE FLAT...AND THE KAWEAH RIVER ABOVE TERMINUS DAM INCLUDING THREE RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Instruction:
.WARMING TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWMELT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE SNOWPACK REMAINS QUITE DEEP FOR JUNE...AND THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE VERY COLD WATER THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN RUNNING FAST AND DEEP. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE WATER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME UNPROTECTED... HYPOTHERMIA IS A DEADLY POSSIBILITY. * INCREASING SNOWMELT WILL OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES WARM SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLOODING. FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. REMEMBER...THAT HIGHEST RIVER FLOWS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS...USUALLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO EITHER SIDE MIDNIGHT. A CAMPGROUND OR TRAIL MAY BE DRY AND APPEAR QUITE SAFE DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT CAN QUICKLY TAKE ON WATER AT NIGHT. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD BE ALERT TO FLOATING DEBRIS...SUCH AS BRANCHES AND LOGS...THAT HAVE WASHED INTO THE LAKES FROM HIGH WATERS UPSTREAM.
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
Affected Counties or parts of: Tuolumne, Tulare, Mariposa, Merced, Kings, Kern, Fresno, Madera
Sent: 2011-06-12T10:59:14-07:00
Original Sender: KHNX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
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