MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER NEAR PORTOLA... MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER NEAR PORTOLA. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 11:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * UNOFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST... RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING... THEN CREST NEAR 8.3 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 17. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACT... AT 8.0 FEET... MINOR FLOODING FROM PORTOLA TO CLIO CALIFORNIA.
Instruction:
HEAVY RAIN SINCE SUNDAY OVER THE MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER BASIN IN EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES CALIFORNIA IS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT RISE ON THE MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER IN THE PORTOLA-CLIO AREA. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE UNOFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING IN THE PORTOLA AREA. BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN UPSTREAM OF YOUR LOCATION WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. STAY TUNED TO LATEST DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
Area: /MFTC1.1.RS.110317T0100Z.110317T1100Z.110317T2200Z.UU/
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine
Sent: 2011-03-16T13:11:21-07:00
Original Sender: KREV@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
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