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WGUS86 KEKA 251453
FLSEKA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
653 AM PST WED FEB 25 2026
...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED TO MINOR SEVERITY AND INCREASED IN
DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA...
NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY.
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.
EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK, SWIM,
OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS,
STOP, TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/EKA.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AT 1230 PM PST.
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653 AM PST WED FEB 25 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO.
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 23.0 FEET, FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 128 APPROXIMATELY 5
MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 IS CERTAIN AND THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE ALTERNATE ROUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:15 AM PST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 6:15 AM PST WEDNESDAY WAS 26.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 7.7 FEET SATURDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 24.2
FEET ON 12/16/2016.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3921 12354 3914 12366 3917 12375 3925 12376
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