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WGUS66 KSTO 242119
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
119 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
.A SERIES OF WARM ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN TO THE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS, AND MOUNTAINS THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS.
THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL BRING THE RISK OF FLOODING TO THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE COASTAL RANGE.
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BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN
PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER, QUINCY, BURNEY, AND BLUE CANYON
119 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY,
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN
PARK.
SNOW LEVELS ARE DROPPING TO 4500-5500 FEET AND PRECIPITATION IS
TRANSITIONING OVER TO SNOW. SEE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.
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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-MOUNTAINS
SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY-NORTHEAST
FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED BLUFF, FAIRFIELD/SUISUN, STOCKTON,
GRASS VALLEY, MODESTO, ALDER SPRINGS, CHICO, PARADISE, JACKSON,
OROVILLE, MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY, SACRAMENTO, REDDING, AND SHASTA
DAM
119 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA, SACRAMENTO VALLEY, MOTHERLODE,
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY,
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, AND SHASTA LAKE
AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY .
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL RESULT IN RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR
BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING, POOR DRAINAGE, AND URBAN
AREAS. MUDSLIDES AND ROCKSLIDES MAY OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE FORECAST THE WEEK OF
CHRISTMAS. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER RECENT BURN
SCARS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT DO ANTICIPATE ENHANCED
RUNOFF IN/BELOW SCARS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
JS
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