...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... ******** CHOOSE FORECAST POINTS TO INCLUDE FROM THIS LIST!! ******* NAPA RIVER NEAR ST. HELENA AFFECTING NAPA COUNTY NAPA RIVER NEAR NAPA AFFECTING NAPA COUNTY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING...WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...HAS CAUSED THE NAPA RIVER NEAR ST. HELENA AND NAPA RIVER NEAR NAPA TO APPROACH FLOOD STAGE. BOTH LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGES LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. CAC055-241017- /O.NEW.KMTR.FL.W.0004.121224T0036Z-121224T1852Z/ /SHEC1.1.ER.121224T0036Z.121224T0400Z.121224T0652Z.NR/ 217 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MTR HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAPA RIVER NEAR ST HELENA. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING ACROSS LOWER AREAS OF TOWNS ALONG THE REACH. WIDESPREAD CROP LOSSES AND EROSION OF LAND. MANY PRIMARY AND MOST SECONDARY ROADS WILL FLOOD, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. $$
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA 217 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... ******** CHOOSE FORECAST POINTS TO INCLUDE FROM THIS LIST!! ******* NAPA RIVER NEAR ST. HELENA AFFECTING NAPA COUNTY NAPA RIVER NEAR NAPA AFFECTING NAPA COUNTY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING...WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...HAS CAUSED THE NAPA RIVER NEAR ST. HELENA AND NAPA RIVER NEAR NAPA TO APPROACH FLOOD STAGE. BOTH LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGES LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. CAC055-241017- /O.NEW.KMTR.FL.W.0005.121224T0206Z-121224T2112Z/ /APCC1.2.ER.121224T0206Z.121224T0600Z.121224T0912Z.NO/ 217 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MTR HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAPA RIVER NEAR NAPA. * FROM THIS EVENING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * AT 26.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING WILL CAUSE CROP LOSSES AND EROSION TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS ALONG THE NAPA RIVER. SOME PRIMARY AND MANY SECONDARY ROADS WILL HAVE MODERATE FLOODING MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD PREPARE FOR FLOOD CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW EMERGENCY OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS. RIVER FLOODING CAN CAUSE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS LIKE BANK COLLAPSE AND SHIFTING CHANNELS. AVOID AREAS ADJACENT TO A FLOODING RIVER SINCE THE EARTH UNDERNEATH MAY BE ERODED. DO NOT LET CHILDREN PLAY NEAR FLOODWATERS...ESPECIALLY AROUND CULVERTS AND STORM DRAINS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD PRONE AREAS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...OR GO AROUND BARRICADES. THE ROAD AHEAD MAY BE UNDERMINED OR WASHED OUT AND THE WATER DEPTH TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TUNE TO YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATION. INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE NWS WEBSITE AT /LOWER CASE/ WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MTR THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. FOR THE LATEST STAGES AND FORECASTS GO TO HTTP://WWW.NCRFC.NOAA.GOV. && STRUDLEY
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 343 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE NAVARRO BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OVERNIGHT THEN END BY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... 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. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 AROUND 9AM OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-241030- /O.EXT.KEKA.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121224T1030Z/ /NVRC1.1.ER.121223T2307Z.121224T0100Z.121224T0430Z.NO/ 343 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23 FEET. * IMPACTS...AT 30 FEET...WATER WILL FLOW OVER THE BANKS OF THE RIVER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF HWY 128...AND WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD PROPERTY IN THIS AREA INCLUDING SEVERAL HOMES. EXPECT COMPLETE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 128. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE ALTERNATE ROUTES.--
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