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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1237 PM PST MON MAR 6 2023
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND RAPID SNOW MELT LEADING TO A THREAT OF
FLOODING THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
FOOTHILLS AND SIERRA NEVADA BELOW 5000 FEET...
* FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS AND SIERRA NEVADA BELOW 5000 FEET
* FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN WILL APPROACH
THE COAST OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AN
ABUNDANCE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INLAND OVER CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MILD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
AIR MASS WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TO AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY.
IN ADDITION, HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE MILD AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN
SNOW MELT IN AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET.
IN THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS, TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.THE MAJORITY OF THIS RAIN
SHOULD FALL FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER
LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF THE THREAT OF
FLOODING BECOMES IMMINENT. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA OR NEAR
RIVERS AND STREAMS, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO PREPARE AND HAVE AN
EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN THE EVENT HIGH WATER BECOMES A THREAT TO
YOUR SAFETY.
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JM
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