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WGUS46 KEKA 250404
FLWEKA
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
804 PM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA...
EEL RIVER AT FERNBRIDGE AFFECTING HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
FOR THE EEL RIVER...INCLUDING FERNBRIDGE...MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
THIS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW ITS FLOOD
STAGE.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/EKA.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 815 AM PST.
CAC023-251615-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FL.W.0004.260225T0500Z-260226T0200Z/
/FRNC1.2.ER.260225T0521Z.260225T1400Z.260226T0046Z.NO/
804 PM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...EEL RIVER AT FERNBRIDGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EEL DELTA MAY BE
COMPLETELY FLOODED, ESPECIALLY IF AT OR ABOVE THIS LEVEL FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS INCLUDES AREAS NORTHWEST OF LOLETA
AND CANNIBAL ISLAND ROAD. A SPECIAL ACTION ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED
TO ALL OWNERS OF LIVESTOCK IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF THE EEL RIVER
DELTA. OWNERS OF LIVESTOCK SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. AT 24.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 211
TO FERNDALE SOUTH OF FERNBRIDGE. MUCH OF THE EEL DELTA MAY BE
FLOODED, INCLUDING AREAS NORTHWEST OF LOLETA AND THE WESTERN
PORTION OF CANNIBAL ISLAND ROAD. FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED FOR
LONGER DURATION EVENTS. A SPECIAL ACTION ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED
TO ALL OWNERS OF LIVESTOCK IN ALL LOW-LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE
EEL RIVER. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:15 PM PST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE
THIS EVENING TO A CREST OF 23.4 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.5
FEET ON 01/21/1993.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
ALL TIMES PST FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI
EEL RIVER
FERNBRIDGE 20.0 17.8 TUE 7 PM 18.1 10.7 8.3
LAT...LON 4052 12418 4058 12435 4069 12427 4063 12421
4058 12412
JLW
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