103  
WGUS66 KEKA 240421  
FFAEKA  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
821 PM PST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
CALIFORNIA...  
 
RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO  
INTERIOR ZONE.  
 
FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER...INCLUDING HOPLAND...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING.  
 
RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR  
RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/EKA.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY MORNING AT 900 AM PST.  
 
 
 
CAZ113-241700-  
/O.CON.KEKA.FL.A.0003.260224T2200Z-260225T0600Z/  
/HOPC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
821 PM PST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 175 IS EXPECTED AT THE  
APPROACHES TO THE RUSSIAN RIVER BRIDGE. EXPECT FLOODING OF CROPLAND  
ON THE RIGHT BANK OF RIVER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM PST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.4 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
ALL TIMES PST FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (3 PM)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU  
 
RUSSIAN RIVER  
HOPLAND 15.0 3.5 MON 2 PM 15.1 8.7 5.3  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3896 12314 3904 12320 3913 12324 3917 12315  
3909 12313 3894 12304  
 
 
 
DB/ZVS  
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